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Eliot Rosewater

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101. It sure as FUCK is otherwise there is NO Reason for it to exist.

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 02:07 PM

Aug 2017

Accountability?

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Corporations by their very existence and design, should be abolished.

They state as their goal to maximize profit regardless of how.

Wall Street must go, corporation model must go.

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Fran works six days a week in fast food, and yet she's homeless: 'It's economic slavery' [View all] turbinetree Aug 2017 OP

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer...have a nice future! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1

And I can still remember it was for kids in high school, to save money for a car...ha, not anymore.. turbinetree Aug 2017 #3

Republicans still say that... LakeArenal Aug 2017 #7

So fast food restaurants should be able to hire *only* teenagers More_Cowbell Aug 2017 #12

Yet FF restaurants are busy when a teenager is typically in school crazycatlady Aug 2017 #31

And most are open for breakfast TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #64

The reply is obvious, 'When people have more money to spend, they do.' nt procon Aug 2017 #37

There is a LOT of evidence for it. Adrahil Aug 2017 #113

Thats how it use to be, Sems like a million years ago..... Old Vet Aug 2017 #8

and with automation, fewer workers now make more cars DBoon Aug 2017 #108

All corporations are guilty WinstonSmith00 Aug 2017 #2

I will not go into any of these places----------I just will not............. turbinetree Aug 2017 #4

Love this tune... Heartstrings Aug 2017 #5

Tax the rich and feed the poor WinstonSmith00 Aug 2017 #6

The song lyrics don't mean what you think it means. PBass Aug 2017 #19

not knowing the song at all or the group or the author ProfessorPlum Aug 2017 #29

Children are expensive FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #9

This. Sad truth. It's really sad, to me, how "the biological urge" overpowers everything. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2017 #13

Heard that. Maynar Aug 2017 #18

circumstances change and not in a good way.... dembotoz Aug 2017 #27

How dare you...completely misinterpret my point. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2017 #62

sounding very eugenics to me dembotoz Aug 2017 #66

What part of ALL is eugenics? n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2017 #74

Cites? sharedvalues Aug 2017 #78

Amen to that. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #44

Wow, good for them! BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2017 #73

Those experiments are now thought to be flawed sharedvalues Aug 2017 #80

Women's health care is so key. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #79

No. The developed world is BELOW replacement rate. We need more kids sharedvalues Aug 2017 #76

I feel the same way about this subject LittleGirl Aug 2017 #15

In many states, all forms of family planning are under attack by the Right Wing. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #35

Yep, I was born in Indiana LittleGirl Aug 2017 #42

Best way to keep woman poor. FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #46

as long as it's their LittleGirl Aug 2017 #71

That's why Hillary campaigned on affordable child care. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #82

I took several courses on this very subject. phylny Aug 2017 #65

I probably read the same LittleGirl Aug 2017 #88

We need gov't and society to improve child care and health care sharedvalues Aug 2017 #81

It's awful LittleGirl Aug 2017 #89

I still say the conservatives want to outlaw or kill abortion services Stargazer99 Aug 2017 #21

They want women trapped in poverty FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #38

Someone has to do the low paying, shitty jobs TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #59

The world is not that black and white; I'm surprised you don't know that. procon Aug 2017 #39

You read a lot into a simple fact that children are expensive FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #40

You based your argument on the poor "choices" women make. procon Aug 2017 #43

Having children when you can't afford them is a poor choice. Period. FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #45

Is it a terribly poor choice when wealthy and later bankrupted by medical bills? LanternWaste Aug 2017 #47

That wasn't her situation though FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #51

This is why it is imperative that we have fact based sex education in public schools TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #57

So poor people should know better than to have children & if they do it's their fault they're poor? hedda_foil Aug 2017 #96

What is controversial about not having children when you can't afford them? FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #112

I suspect many do choose not to have children due to economics DBoon Aug 2017 #109

Which is why it's no surprise the GOP is taking away birth control options. FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #110

Several fast food chains around us have signs up starting @ $10-$12 and benefits Omaha Steve Aug 2017 #10

If we had gov't healthcare* that would look even better. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #83

And by all means--- zentrum Aug 2017 #11

This is the main reason why St Louis MO increased the min. wage SWBTATTReg Aug 2017 #14

And some DU posters were cheering liquid diamond Aug 2017 #16

I didn't see anyone cheering necessarily. PragmaticLiberal Aug 2017 #20

I think it's great a woman of color is successful. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #48

It's not a corporation's duty to provide a living wage for a single mother of two taught_me_patience Aug 2017 #17

Morality and fairness are values Stargazer99 Aug 2017 #22

37 yo mother of two, fast food worker for 22 years bigbrother05 Aug 2017 #23

THAN YOU someone here is looking at reality Stargazer99 Aug 2017 #26

+1! sharedvalues Aug 2017 #85

Corporations are human and planetary destroyers-they need to be controlled Stargazer99 Aug 2017 #24

And what choices are those? BainsBane Aug 2017 #25

Having a second child taught_me_patience Aug 2017 #36

Do you think $9.50 an hour would support her and a first child? BainsBane Aug 2017 #41

I'd pretend to know her skill-level as well as her choices as well if it validated my biases LanternWaste Aug 2017 #50

Internet discussion boards. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #99

How does she pay for school? Ilsa Aug 2017 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Aug 2017 #68

I didn't say anything about school taught_me_patience Aug 2017 #86

Sounds to me like her life has plenty of stress, Ilsa Aug 2017 #94

The racism is DRIPPING off this board Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #102

It's making me sick. Can anything be done about it? NurseJackie Aug 2017 #103

Welcome to America. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #104

I know. I just wish it was less common... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #105

It is really disgusting, INDEED! Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #107

Are you calling me racist? taught_me_patience Aug 2017 #106

or cold-hardheartedness anyway BainsBane Aug 2017 #111

That whole "personal responsibility" bullshit started by whites against blacks. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #114

It's not that, it's that it's an entry level job. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #30

Yes, it is -- with supplemental help from the government obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #49

Minimum wage never has been nor never will be a living wage for a single mother of two taught_me_patience Aug 2017 #56

It's society's (read government's) role to give poor people like her a chance sharedvalues Aug 2017 #84

How very Republican of you. white_wolf Aug 2017 #100

It sure as FUCK is otherwise there is NO Reason for it to exist. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #101

Started with Reagan. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #28

CEO wants a bigger bonus. moondust Aug 2017 #32

Is the father supporting his kids? nt MichMan Aug 2017 #33

I wondered about that too n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #58

I'm guessing not on a regular basis, if at all nt steve2470 Aug 2017 #61

Thank you. The children weren't immaculate conceptions. Tatiana Aug 2017 #72

I call it "economic terrorism". Initech Aug 2017 #34

Many of the comments on this thread sicken me obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #52

+! jalan48 Aug 2017 #54

+1 leftstreet Aug 2017 #55

Yep. Thought I had ventured into FR for a moment. SMC22307 Aug 2017 #63

+infinity BainsBane Aug 2017 #70

It's fucking horrifying Nevernose Aug 2017 #75

+1 raven mad Aug 2017 #87

Some people have broken moral compasses, instead of attempting to shame them... Humanist_Activist Aug 2017 #91

I concur. stranger81 Aug 2017 #92

You said it so much better than I ever could. phylny Aug 2017 #95

+10 HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #97

Absolutely correct Orrex Aug 2017 #98

Interesting that this is being covered in a British newspaper oberliner Aug 2017 #53

harsh realities are downplayed or completely ignored by our media steve2470 Aug 2017 #60

Marion just needs to work hard liquid diamond Aug 2017 #69

We need a higher min wage. $12 or $13. And we must require 40 hrs/wk w/ benefits. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #77

It's only going to get worse for these people. Fast food jobs are being phased out LittleBlue Aug 2017 #90

Everyone should earn a livable ($15+/hr) wage mvd Aug 2017 #93

The real tragedy here isn't Marion's situation, HeartachesNhangovers Aug 2017 #115