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Orrex

(67,112 posts)
28. I agree!
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:12 PM
Mar 2017

"Oh, you cut your finger off? Well Bob has stage 4 cancer, so why don't you suck it up?"




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What is weird is that 99% of American poor would be considered middle class in another country HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #1
We are not in another country... Talk Is Cheap Mar 2017 #3
Thank you. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #52
...yet. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #57
Yes, in a third-world country like Papua New Guinea. subterranean Mar 2017 #5
What's really weird is that that's absolutely meaningless Orrex Mar 2017 #6
RWTP, that's irrelevant to the conversation and is used as a red herring on mixed and KGOP boards uponit7771 Mar 2017 #8
I doubt that HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #36
Then you're incorrect Orrex Mar 2017 #38
Indeed. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #45
What's REALLY weird is that 99% of the Milky Way galaxy would be considered poor... TygrBright Mar 2017 #12
Those slackers in the Virgo Cluster could stand to work harder. Orrex Mar 2017 #14
You rationalize a creative pretense. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #13
Siiiiiiigggggghhhhhhhh . . . . HughBeaumont Mar 2017 #16
What else is "weird" is that the minimum wage TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #17
Thanks for adding a "#6" for the article. bullwinkle428 Mar 2017 #23
LOL nicely done. n/t trotsky Mar 2017 #32
Nice. ck4829 Mar 2017 #48
Sounds like something one of the Koch brothers would say. tenderfoot Mar 2017 #33
Try it for yourself IronLionZion Mar 2017 #35
Which country? ck4829 Mar 2017 #49
India, China, Mexico and Cuba are pretty well known HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #58
Again, that's irrelevant, as has been pointed out several times. Orrex Mar 2017 #60
Kick for the visibility The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #2
K&R. dchill Mar 2017 #4
Sad Johnny2X2X Mar 2017 #7
#4 needs to be kicked out of our minds ck4829 Mar 2017 #50
K&R Thank you! It is an excellent article. Solly Mack Mar 2017 #9
When you don't have money in the U.S., you're entire life is about obtaining it. Yavin4 Mar 2017 #10
Sad but true Orrex Mar 2017 #11
Pretty sure the solution isn't tax cuts for the obscenely wealthy at the expense of everyone else. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #53
The sad part is that the Republican drones believe it too Orrex Mar 2017 #54
Great article! Thank you! flygal Mar 2017 #15
You're welcome! Orrex Mar 2017 #19
I stepped thru the Looking Glass from the middle class Mountain Mule Mar 2017 #18
I'm sorry to hear about your horrible situation! Orrex Mar 2017 #21
What you describe is not trivial at all Mountain Mule Mar 2017 #31
You're absolutely right Orrex Mar 2017 #39
That's a huge an inaccurate generalization. George II Mar 2017 #20
No, it's not. And there is more that was not mentioned. raging moderate Mar 2017 #29
FYI, toilet paper is free Nevernose Mar 2017 #42
Cracked is an under-rated site, IMO. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2017 #22
I should add that that the conclusion of my post is meant... BobTheSubgenius Mar 2017 #24
I agree! Orrex Mar 2017 #28
I see your point about the article's first example... Orrex Mar 2017 #26
Guilty as charged TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #25
It's a shitty deal, made all the more shitty by society's denial of responsibility Orrex Mar 2017 #27
What would you do? oldcynic Mar 2017 #30
Strong points Orrex Mar 2017 #34
Even weirder are the people who grew up poor, became middle class/rich and now hate poor people Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #37
Really? Dr. Strange Mar 2017 #40
I don't care to be judged by you or your oval face, you worm-rider wannabe Orrex Mar 2017 #44
"Wormrider Wannabees" is another good band name. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #46
Closer than you think to losing it all Johnny2X2X Mar 2017 #41
Losing it all - how many of us have seen fundraisers for medical bills? sharedvalues Mar 2017 #43
I wonder *why* this is ck4829 Mar 2017 #47
GREAT article! Brainstormy Mar 2017 #51
OK you talked me into it! It's staying in my heart & head! Kittycow Mar 2017 #55
The Republicans think the Middle Class starts at an income level MineralMan Mar 2017 #56
Number 2 resonates the most for me. ananda Mar 2017 #59
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