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Show me where poor Americans are talking about how much worse their lives are
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Posted by fanofnothing on 2012-03-01 11:57:06

In Reply to: What context is that? posted by live on 2012-03-01 11:48:56

than Somalians, to Somalians. Would these be poor Americans writing articles in Somalian newspapers?

Not sure exactly how many aspects of that hypothetical are implausible, but it's quite a few.

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“People who don’t have money don’t understand the stress,” - Flashfire 2012-03-01 08:05:25 (119 views)

I recall not having the RENT...that was stress. I recall having $2 in coins to gas the car..that .. - rem rehab 2012-03-02 10:09:59 (45 views)

Saw Megan McArdle's reaction to this yesterday. - live 2012-03-01 10:20:32 (79 views)

I'm sure there's stress involved, but worrying about whether you are going to be able - shikantaza 2012-03-01 10:55:53 (73 views)

I stubbed my toe, and it hurts. I mean, god damn. Seriously. - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:04:32 (59 views)

That's not the point of her article. - live 2012-03-01 11:03:45 (59 views)

well, yea... and that's why I felt her article wasn't even really responding to what is infuriating - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:10:48 (41 views)

It's shitty to pull all your kids out of private school to put them into the public school system - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:06:18 (53 views)

That's still not the point, though. - live 2012-03-01 11:08:11 (65 views)

Oh cry me a fucking river. - Earl j. Slick 2012-03-02 18:07:21 (35 views)

That's a silly place to fixate on tho lol - blue 2012-03-01 11:24:12 (62 views)

The prevalence of this mentality, though, is why Mitt is dead meat. - Dick Nikon 2012-03-01 11:30:13 (48 views)

Agree - live 2012-03-01 11:24:51 (37 views)

yes, but again, it's not responsive to what people are frustrated about. - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:15:31 (47 views)

If your kids changing schools once is the worst thing that happens to them or you - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:12:57 (53 views)

If being unemployed for a couple years is the worst thing that happens to you, how bad is your life? - live 2012-03-01 11:24:08 (47 views)

Bad argument to make - Flashfire 2012-03-01 11:58:10 (46 views)

Why? - live 2012-03-01 12:00:15 (36 views)

Do you really have to ask? Like fanofnothing said, it's all about context - Flashfire 2012-03-01 12:08:17 (47 views)

So just imagine that rich Americans look at poor Americans like people in another country - live 2012-03-01 12:09:17 (50 views)

No need to imagine it. They do. - Earl j. Slick 2012-03-02 16:09:53 (33 views)

Because we couldn't care less about subhumans in other countries. See: Iraq - Dick Nikon 2012-03-01 12:07:01 (33 views)

see being unemployed goes along with a loss of health care... - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:29:00 (45 views)

Wow, you are missing the point - live 2012-03-01 11:31:22 (47 views)

Poor here is rich nearly anywhere else, yes. Cost of living here is also higher compared... - Flashfire 2012-03-01 11:58:55 (37 views)

LMAO - cost of living is also much higher on the Upper East Side lololl - live 2012-03-01 12:00:41 (31 views)

Yeah, no shit. And they chose to buy there. - Flashfire 2012-03-01 12:06:56 (33 views)

Americans choose to buy in America! - live 2012-03-01 12:08:31 (43 views)

Let me know when you take this more seriously, thanks. - Flashfire 2012-03-01 12:09:06 (34 views)

No, I think you're missing the point. Protecting your health is in a different class of concern - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:36:51 (46 views)

Do poor Americans get to complain when their house is broken into and their TV and jewelry stolen? - live 2012-03-01 11:43:06 (53 views)

sure... my point is that it's a different class of concern than being stabbed in the process. - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:45:35 (30 views)

Its all about context. - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:44:52 (39 views)

What context is that? - live 2012-03-01 11:48:56 (43 views)

Show me where poor Americans are talking about how much worse their lives are - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:57:06 (41 views)

Even the idiots in that article didn't say their lives were worse than poor people - live 2012-03-01 12:06:39 (47 views)

I guess you could interpret the statement two ways - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 12:31:21 (48 views)

FWIW, all those unemployed in Spain - They still have health care. - Dick Nikon 2012-03-01 11:39:09 (28 views)

for real... or having to give up yearly vacations or fancy cars - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:16:31 (44 views)

You see both sides? - Hoser 2012-03-01 10:50:30 (60 views)

Cambodian national: "If a person makes over $700 and complains about money, their worldview..." - live 2012-03-01 11:05:54 (57 views)

article on the topic: "Cambodians just can't understand the stress of being American and having - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:18:33 (42 views)

It's a dumb quote and a dumb article - don't believe it justifies the reactions about "the rich" - live 2012-03-01 11:22:11 (46 views)

of course they aren't representative, but this sort of shit is more common than you are letting on.. - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:34:51 (45 views)

I agree btw - Hoser 2012-03-01 11:11:56 (40 views)

Your view is inconsistent...try to follow - live 2012-03-01 11:17:30 (53 views)

oh jesus... I'd much rather be living in Cambodia than have terminal cancer - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:20:14 (39 views)

Cambodians just don't understand the stress of being an American. - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:09:12 (56 views)

Agree - it's a dumb article to begin with. - live 2012-03-01 11:14:46 (45 views)

maybe not! - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:25:28 (52 views)

You hate poor people more than anyone here, lol - live 2012-03-01 11:30:21 (39 views)

btw, love that my hippieness gets you all hot and bothered - shikantaza 2012-03-01 12:01:48 (44 views)

did you learn that in Handshaking 101 - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:43:26 (47 views)

Got me good - your professional degree is way less 1% than mine - live 2012-03-01 11:47:51 (38 views)

well you got me so good, I could only return the favor - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:53:18 (65 views)

Business school is basically non-intellectual - live 2012-03-01 11:55:56 (41 views)

you'll have to fill me in on why I hate poor people, ben - shikantaza 2012-03-01 11:59:17 (41 views)

OK - live 2012-03-01 12:05:12 (49 views)

hate isn't really the right word... and hating Wal Mart =/= hating people who shop there - shikantaza 2012-03-01 12:14:10 (48 views)

people who advocate for the poor actually get off on helping them - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 12:04:39 (45 views)

Having money makes it easy to "see both sides". - fanofnothing 2012-03-01 11:00:19 (59 views)

"Sure, we make a lot of money. But we spend a lot too." Patrick Ewing, trying to garner sympathy - BackseatGM 2012-03-01 11:15:45 (49 views)

It's a simple problem - Flashfire 2012-03-01 11:07:22 (52 views)

I'm not sticking up for obnoxious rich people. - live 2012-03-01 11:09:42 (51 views)

They're free to complain about things, sure - Flashfire 2012-03-01 11:55:40 (49 views)

OMFG - shikantaza 2012-03-01 08:33:18 (42 views)

I would like the opportunity to kick ol' Alan in the balls. - Earl j. Slick 2012-03-01 08:34:54 (70 views)

I see this shit stupid complaining a lot - blue 2012-03-01 08:20:32 (67 views)

I used to see guys making $750K complaining that they were underpaid and deserved way more. - Earl j. Slick 2012-03-01 08:33:10 (78 views)

I can see your point if they are saying they want more to buy stuff - DC Warrior 2012-03-01 09:01:53 (63 views)

I guess you don't see my point. - Earl j. Slick 2012-03-02 14:36:49 (25 views)

It's the whole "living within your means" thing - Flashfire 2012-03-01 08:38:12 (56 views)

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