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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:23 PM Original message |
Memo to those who speculate on why poor people buy "expensive" fast food. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Or... |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. another good point. A member of the "working poor" is often a f*cking exhausted person |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Don't forget the ketchup, too |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I've known kids who eat ketchup sandwiches |
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CaliforniaHiker (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Ketchup "soup" |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
77. Here in Argentina, I've seen ads on TV suggesting using ketchup for pasta sauce |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 01:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
153. That's also known as "musician soup" |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
102. I always liked my ketchup sandwiches with a slice of onion on them |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
116. Mayonnaise sandwiches...here...not lately, but I haven't forgotten. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #116 |
126. Mayonaise and sugar sandwhiches on Wonder bread for breakfast and lunch |
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sam11111 (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. good sig line |
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Hatchling (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
33. They charge for xtra ketchup packets now. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. great post, JVS. Thank you for posting this -- excellent points. |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Also, the value menu |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
57. You are exactly right. They make it almost impossible to locate, especially for someone in a hurry |
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DollyM (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. I always say "just a minute please" . . . |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. all I know is |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. yep -- the fat is satisfying, the protein too. n/t |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
109. I'm having yak jerky. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. Thank you for this! |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. When I was short of money I would buy a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I'm not saying this is the cheapest way to eat. But when you've got your crew and are on the go... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
90. I remember doing that! |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
108. Reminds me of |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
111. Bag of rice and dried beans. |
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bengalherder (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. Don't forget the cheap-ass burritos |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
112. I still eat those on road trips. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. Don't forget the multivitamin with minerals, because you sure didn't get them with dinner |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. Vitamin supplements are a terrible value |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I'm not proposing that you overdose on vitamins |
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dragonlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Inner city grocery stores don't often sell apples |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. The scenario in the OP was specifically driving to the MacDonalds in a car with the kids |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #43 |
115. And that sucks. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
104. RDA quotas are very easy to meet |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. Yes, there have been multiple large studies recently showing that taking vitamins is a bust or even |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
105. I find a quantifiable different in my energy and hormonal balance |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
114. Please - a note of caution regarding those studies. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. K & R |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. k&r |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
101. Or, eat nothing but beans and rice because you can get a |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. I think the point of the stories about this... |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. You betcha it is! |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I work 12 hour shifts |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Thank you for posting this - many people struggling to make ends meet may not |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #36 |
45. You're welcome. I love my crockpot |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
117. crockpots are good investments |
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DollyM (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
76. I love my crock pot as well! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
61. I like my slow cooker.. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Sorry, no sympathy from me... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Have you ever been poor? From what I remember, the answer is no. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. What does that have to do with the issue? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Everything - esp. speaks to your stated lack of sympathy. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I won't fall into cliches if you won't... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Well, whatever - you don't sympathize; I can and do. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
136. Exactly. Can't a poor person get a break once in a while and go to a fast food restaurant? |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #37 |
95. I don't quite see the OP in that light |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Bingo. You are right. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. I have and eating out, EVEN AT MCDONALDS WAS A FUCKING TREAT |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. If you have been poor, the prior poster told me that - contrary to my implication - it is irrelevant |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I don't think you can truly undertand till you have walked in those shoes |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. That's my viewpoint; obviously, everyone is entitled to their own views. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #62 |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. We often project the unmet desires of our youth |
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Muskypundit (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
86. Yea poor people are lazy!!!!! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #86 |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. Economic status does not dictate whether lazy or not |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #91 |
134. I am finding |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #86 |
119. probably want to drop a sarcasm tag there |
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Muskypundit (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Yea..... I forget that sometimes people cant pick it up. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. I don't think you lack sympathy or empathy |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Actually, no... |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #56 |
152. Even if you didn't learn to cook from your family, |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
138. I think it's alright for a well meaning non judgmental person to try to tell poor people that they |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
50. no sympathy from you? big fucking surprise there.. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. When's the last time you donated a crock pot (or crock pots) to a local food bank? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
73. I imagine we often believe that what we do with convenience and ease... |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
79. Poor people tend to pick up crap food en route |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #79 |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #79 |
122. hear hear |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #122 |
125. Yep, I know from experience... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
69. +1 |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
129. Only millionaires cook dinner for their families? |
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Rozlee (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #129 |
150. Same here. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Of course it is. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
149. Uh, $10 for 5 Banquet family dinners or $10 for one meal. Easy choice for a poor person. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #149 |
157. You're ASSuming that poor person has access to a microwave and a fridge |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
20. you sure are getting lots of kudos |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Presentation is key. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. you mean |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. sometimes that's what it takes to get the point across.. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
23. JVS, thanks. I know you are right. |
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foreigncorrespondent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
24. I don't know about the U.S... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
30. Or, sometimes, working people make bad choices. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I'm not saying it's the best choice or only choice, just that it's one choice and an easy choice... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Right. We all eat 3 times a day (if we're lucky.) |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
38. All you people who are so self-righteous about how the poor COULD cook nutritious meals |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. If that poster is driving while sleep deprived she's endangering a lot more than just her health.. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #38 |
48. I probably would like more sleep |
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Left Brain (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
135. Exactly, Lydia |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #135 |
148. The downtown churches here feed people who live exactly like that |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
140. You're talking about the working poor. And your points are valid. But a lot of newly poor people |
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Nydari (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
42. Yep. If you're really hungry, skip the fries and get |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. And when you're broke cheap |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. +1 |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. +10000 nt |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #49 |
93. Same folks used to be judgemental about food stamps and unemployment too....until some now |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #49 |
97. That's pretty much it. Sometimes a burger and fries out of a bag can be the highlight of the day. |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:06 AM Response to Reply #49 |
154. ++++ and besides, that $ burger is going to fill you up more than an apple and a |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #154 |
160. Yep. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
63. Yup, you have to have a kitchen to make meals (higher rent) |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #63 |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
92. At a one-room apartment where I used to live with my wife... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #92 |
99. Might have saved your life. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #99 |
124. No, it was a small gas stove and another small camp stove. |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #63 |
127. +1 n/t |
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yeswecanandwedid (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
64. The value menu is where it's at... |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
67. Totally bang on |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
70. K&R! |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
75. Awesome thread, JVS! |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
78. Sometimes I order food instead of cooking |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
80. Many poor did not have family who taught them how to even cook/shop so these |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #80 |
146. Really? |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
81. Or go to Lil Caesar's |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #81 |
118. If you buy their hot n ready for 5.00 you can feed 4 |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #118 |
141. Once of those can feed four? Heck, I can sit down and eat one of them all by myself. n/t |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
82. well said.... |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
89. You really need to post this for repubs to see |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. This web site is a good place from prior postings I have read....it is not just repugs |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #94 |
106. really? |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
96. Whe I was in college, I ate off the bargains durring the week |
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Dutchmaster (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
100. ITT: rationalizations for eating shitty fast food. |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #100 |
145. Who the FUCK said one fucking word about 'being fat'? |
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RedRocco (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:24 AM Response to Reply #145 |
155. the ITT: is a major clue |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
103. ... but, but .... poor folk should do as "I say" |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
107. Yep and the same goes for taco bell and wendy's |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
110. One of my secret, guilty pleasures is a McDonald's cheeseburger |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
113. I never get a beverage, no matter where I eat. All chains have a value section. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #113 |
120. A lot of places charge you for a cup of water. I walk out then. |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
123. That is the truth. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
128. Here in Argentina, supermarket inflation beats restaurant inflation sometimes |
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Harmony Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #128 |
139. Same case in Florida |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
130. I never even *tasted* "fast food" until I was well into my teens. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
131. I wonder if the people who don't think we should be paternalistic towrards the poor |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
132. Are you nuts? |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #132 |
143. Please tell me where I can buy hot dogs for 69 cents, tomato sauce for 49 cents? |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #132 |
158. I'll bet you walked uphill five miles in the snow, barefoot, to get to school |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
133. K&R |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
137. K&R n/t |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
142. Because if you can feed yourself and 5 kids 2 tacos each for ten dollars |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
144. Here's another reason: |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
147. It's a VALUE choice. It's all about calories for the buck. You got it completely dead on. |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
151. A cheeseburger? Fuck that. That's 30 extra cents. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #151 |
156. Yup - in college I worked fast food and managers would quietly feed us the mistakes. nt |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #156 |
159. Let's think good thoughts for people who know others are hungry, and help out.. n/t |
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