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Quackers

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6. I'm poor, and white.

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 10:19 AM

Jun 2015

I tried to get a couch from the Salvation Army store a few years ago. I even had a $100 voucher from the Catholic Church to help buy it. The workers at every Salvation Army store I went to were rude and even said they could only give me $50 credit for my $100 voucher. Then I was told the couch was $800 after the voucher was applied. Turns out, the local used furniture salesman had a side deal with the workers. He bought all of the furniture in bulk and got a lot cheaper price.

So maybe the majority of SA workers are assholes!?

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Poor Whites more likely to be racists. [View all] vinny9698 Jun 2015 OP

Maybe the poor whites you know. This poor white is not a racist CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #1

I wrote a long response to the OP but decided you said it best. DawgHouse Jun 2015 #16

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #35

"The South is uneducated." What a ridiculous statement. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #42

if "The South is uneducated" why am I 10 miles from three top research universities & RTP? zazen Jun 2015 #43

I'm poor and many of my friends are poor; antiquie Jun 2015 #2

Are you actually posting your own views by DURHAM D Jun 2015 #3

+1 Quackers Jun 2015 #8

that's an unkind accusation Duppers Jun 2015 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2015 #36

No, poor whites in the south absolutely did not hate slavery. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #4

Agree. This explains my entire Texas family to a tee. ananda Jun 2015 #25

A couple of things gratuitous Jun 2015 #5

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #15

+1 haikugal Jun 2015 #27

I'm poor, and white. Quackers Jun 2015 #6

"maybe majority of SA workers are assholes" ? Duppers Jun 2015 #34

The irony of my post was lost on you. nt Quackers Jun 2015 #44

They seem to me to madokie Jun 2015 #7

Conservative whites are far more likely to be racist. Zorra Jun 2015 #9

The data suggests as education increases... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #10

The key ward is "education" SoCalDem Jun 2015 #20

I am poor. SamKnause Jun 2015 #11

Lyndon Johnson said it best.... Bigmack Jun 2015 #12

^^ This x1000 ^^ Myrina Jun 2015 #26

+1000 Duppers Jun 2015 #37

Everyone knows rich people are morally superior to poor ones Fumesucker Jun 2015 #13

Poor whites know they're getting screwed. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #14

I have seen poor people who are racists, but most I have known are not. logosoco Jun 2015 #17

Great post. Duppers Jun 2015 #38

"The blunt truth is that ill-used people are worse than well-used people" Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #18

I think it is classist to blame poor people for their poverty, whatever their color. betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #19

White privilege is so hurtful to poor whites... Orsino Jun 2015 #21

What a crap load of codswallop... Spazito Jun 2015 #22

Cool story, bro. GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #23

This is idiotic. johnp3907 Jun 2015 #24

divide & conquer ... might be a better way to explain... Myrina Jun 2015 #28

Wealthy whites are much more racist. WDIM Jun 2015 #29

Blaming the homeless for being homeless. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #30

That is an us vs them thing One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #32

Uneducated people AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #33

What constructive point are you trying to make? Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #39

The bulwarks of right-wing racism are in middle class suburbs DemocraticWing Jun 2015 #40

Right on, democraticwing SCantiGOP Jun 2015 #41

Agreed. What the hell is going on around here? n/t prayin4rain Jun 2015 #45

Of course. Most problems facing this country can be placed squarely on the shoulders of the poor prayin4rain Jun 2015 #46

What an inspiration you must have been to those in need. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #47