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In reply to the discussion: Hull House closes doors after more than 120 years [View all]judesedit
(4,590 posts)24. I wish this had reached the national spotlight so the poor could help the poor. The rich bastards
won't let go of a penny. They don't even pay their bills or the contractors they hire half the time. And the real greedy slime tries to get out of paying for their restaurant bills by screaming and hollaring about how lousy the food was....AFTER they've licked the plate clean. Of course the establishment will just want them out of the building. Could these bought and paid-for scumbags be any more disgusting! Sorry, Hull House, I would have helped if I had known. And I'm sure others among the 99% would have, too.
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OMG So much for the trickle-down economy Reagan/Bush touted.Thank the greedy, glutonous millionaires
judesedit
Jan 2012
#1
Yes, what happened to Hull House is yet more evidence of the lie that lowering taxes on the
closeupready
Jan 2012
#40
plenty of rich on the left could step up too, would love to see this saved, no matter who funds it
stockholmer
Jan 2012
#6
Would be nice for Warren Buffet and/or Gates to donate a couple of million to keep them in business
nanabugg
Jan 2012
#14
Buffett is pure oligarchic scum as well, just cloaked in a bullshite 'aw shucks' PR machine
stockholmer
Jan 2012
#39
With an Admin. dominated by Chicago pols, they couldn't scrape together a few bucks to keep it open?
leveymg
Jan 2012
#5
Another stake in the ground as America progresses on its path to dystopia. Thank you Mr. Reagan,
RKP5637
Jan 2012
#7
Exactly. It's all about Romney and that's all it will ever be. Newty boy no different.
judesedit
Jan 2012
#25
I wish this had reached the national spotlight so the poor could help the poor. The rich bastards
judesedit
Jan 2012
#24
I remember when the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy were being pushed - they said
UpInArms
Jan 2012
#26
You have to be a multimillionaire in America to have hope. Everyone else is at risk. nt
valerief
Jan 2012
#31
The damn SCOTUS opened the floodgates to millions of dollars for advertizments
Guy Montag
Jan 2012
#44