YOU ARE A RACIST!!!!!
Seriously though, it is because the system is broken. The liberals will not acknowledge this and think we need to contribute more money to the black hole.
Anyone have a link to the video of millionaire rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard pulling up in his limo to get his food stamps? When asked why he wasn't turning down the food stamps he said "Cause that's free money!"
Red Dawn
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Steeplerot
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This guy I used to hang out with had a family across the street from him like that. Fucking ridiculous.
That is not true at all. It had to be LESS then 20 years old. I traded in my 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 for cash for clunkers last September.
Lemon law
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There always have and always will be people who want their government to support them in the lifestyle they would like to be accustomed to, including the idle rich.
But smarter people watch these trends long term and also realize that the Horatio Alger myths and this whole thread are crocks of shit invented by the rich.
Most people, will, given the option, work for a living and contribute to society. Its the opportunity to succeed that has made America great, and in tough economic times, that opportunity is greatly reduced. So if we create enough threads saying the poor are a bunch a slobs, we can justify doing things like not extending unemployment to
people who can't find work. And then better yet, we can eliminate the minimum wage, outlaw unions, eliminate the middle class, so we can have a Haitian style economy with a few very rich people and the rest very poor.
Of course the problem with such an economy is that there are no customers for all those businesses started by fire in their belly ambitious people, nor can any large established businesses find any customers for their output. So they lay off more workers and have even fewer customers. Its called a depression and that is where we are headed if we can't pump up the economy and better distribute the wealth.
When the base of the food chain goes, everything goes down with it.
Human governments are always in that struggle, because the rich run the show, they rig the game in their favor, then get overthrown when the food chain collapses.
Then we try something new, and repeat the same old process.
For 40 years or so, the gap between rich and poor has been growing ever greater in the USA, and now we wonder why we have problems now?
But smarter people watch these trends long term and also realize that the Horatio Alger myths and this whole thread are crocks of shit invented by the rich.
Most people, will, given the option, work for a living and contribute to society. Its the opportunity to succeed that has made America great, and in tough economic times, that opportunity is greatly reduced. So if we create enough threads saying the poor are a bunch a slobs, we can justify doing things like not extending unemployment to
people who can't find work. And then better yet, we can eliminate the minimum wage, outlaw unions, eliminate the middle class, so we can have a Haitian style economy with a few very rich people and the rest very poor.
Of course the problem with such an economy is that there are no customers for all those businesses started by fire in their belly ambitious people, nor can any large established businesses find any customers for their output. So they lay off more workers and have even fewer customers. Its called a depression and that is where we are headed if we can't pump up the economy and better distribute the wealth.
When the base of the food chain goes, everything goes down with it.
Human governments are always in that struggle, because the rich run the show, they rig the game in their favor, then get overthrown when the food chain collapses.
Then we try something new, and repeat the same old process.
For 40 years or so, the gap between rich and poor has been growing ever greater in the USA, and now we wonder why we have problems now?
BoberFett
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Are you stupid? Well that's a stupid question, I already know the answer. Of course you are. The landlord didn't rent the house for $200. They rented it for full price. It was the tenant who paid $200, you stupid fool.
Section 8 is the holy grail for many landlords, as long as they're willing to put up with some of the programs requirements. You NEVER have to worry about the rent because the government sends a check like clockwork.
highland145
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Correct. Can't keep my shit straight. Should have been for the older cars imo. Or better yet, not at all.
nick1985
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Are you saying there aren't hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people, just how I described?
Phokus
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Considering we're heading towards Haiti, this is a big concern. Rich getting richer, poor getting poorer, and middle class shrinking. It's like a GOP fantasy come true.
nick1985
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BoberFett
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Phokus
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If by 'same shit as dave', you mean 'actual studies'.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003723064_men26.html
Only dumbasses (aka conservatives) would believe anything else than a downward trend of the middle class and poor
nick1985
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Phokus
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I don't know why you're laughing at your own stupidity? I guess you have a self deprecating sense of humor. That's something, i guess.
This is true. One of my ex's moms was on section 8, she was handicapped and unable to work, and she lived in a rather nice apartment in a very good area of southern california. She wasn't getting a crazy amount either because her rent was much lower than surrounding area because she lived there before even getting section 8.
nick1985
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No, I'm laughing at your dumb ass that thinks giving my money to these lowlife worthless degenerate fucks is a good idea and some noble cause.
Phokus
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Ah, i get it, first you think that the middle class and working class getting hurt was a myth, and after i made you look like a total buffoon, it's now about you not wanting to give up your money.
Gotcha.
nick1985
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Ahh I get it, the entire thread is about giving tax dollars to worthless sacks of shit, you fool. You are the one who tried to change topics to something else you were ranting about.
Phokus
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I was responding to icebergslim's comment about america being nothing like haiti when in fact that's the direction we're slowly heading. The very fact that you thought the american middle class being decimated was some crazy story made up by dave makes you a complete imbecile.
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