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10. At least you didn't have to do it yourself

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 10:57 AM

Nov 2015

Grampa lived through the depression, he couldn't believe it when mom wanted to take us to the dentist.

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The unbearable burden of being poor [View all] eridani Nov 2015 OP

kick Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #1

If it is a new car in Texas, Sorry, no EBT card. Downwinder Nov 2015 #2

Here too. bravenak Nov 2015 #3

WHAT?? SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #7

Our daughter with breast cancer was turned down for SNAP Downwinder Nov 2015 #9

Sounds like that limit was way too low. SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #14

Yes I think there has always been a limited value on the one jwirr Nov 2015 #18

Follow the comments to that story. artislife Nov 2015 #4

Greatest country in the world! 'Merica! Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #6

That should not happen here. SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #8

Thanks. artislife Nov 2015 #11

Of course it's hard. SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #16

At least you didn't have to do it yourself Facility Inspector Nov 2015 #10

I remember Laura Ingalls Wilder artislife Nov 2015 #12

Yeah, but I'm thinking that was probably baby teeth? SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #15

Most people are one or two paychecks away from disaster Warpy Nov 2015 #5

Part of the problem in our society is automobiles and rent. hunter Nov 2015 #13

Being poor sucks the life out of you Marrah_G Nov 2015 #17

Thank you for this post. 30+ years ago when we started on jwirr Nov 2015 #19