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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:08 PM Original message |
The Heritage Foundation's description of poor |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Have to play devils advocate for a second... |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. But they weren't making that comparison n/t |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. It is invalid argument to compare U.S. poor with other countries' poor, unless.... |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. There are those in foreign countries that would gladly trade the condition |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. The first picture is NOT a picture of the'poor'. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Oh really. You have an unusual definition of poor. If they had money would they be starving? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. If they have no food or water, yes. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. What would keep a person that has the means from traveling where food is available? |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. It is irrelevant to matters involving OUR poor how others in other countries are faring. |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. GOP's new motto: "When losing the game, change the rules." |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. Poor people aren't using those cars for leisure activities. And do they even MAKE color tvs anymore? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I sure HOPE they still make color TVs, 'cause there is a heckuva demand for them..... |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Oops, I meant black & white tvs. LOL! |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. I don't know how the Heritage people manipulated the numbers but I find several |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:50 PM Original message |
Yes... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Most doublewides have 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths. |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. He won't be sitting pretty when a storm takes his home....and they |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Yeah, just a 'touch' of facetiousness, there. |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. Thank you for being so patient! When I re-read your reply I took |
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pingzing58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Poor people live in apartments or trailer houses it depends on how you define "house." |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Right...house,apartment,mobile whatever is considered "home". nt |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. It could be an "inherited" house. One that's been in the family n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Just because the poor have washers and dryers doesn't mean those washers and dryers are functioning |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Bedrooms are mandated by law |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. I would question where, how, and from whom they came by these findings. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. If poor people have it so good, why don't these guys give up their |
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TexasBushwhacker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well, like they say .... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. They would prefer that, in order to be classified as poor, a family |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Arrogant snobs. nt |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. All you need to do is get married... |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. Many of the footnotes refer back to other Heritage Foundation articles |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. So, the whole RW noise machine actually *IS* a masturbatory cluster fuck? |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
21. Color TVs? Cars? Those bastards! |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. If you have... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. Those Lucky Ducks! |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. Oh! Those Lucky Duckies! |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 01:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. That is so perfect |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. People who live in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. No need for them to go overseas for that comparison... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. And the idea that living standards in Europe are low shows that the writer |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
34. You can't believe a word the Heritage Foundation says. They're paid to churn out stats for the Right |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-28-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. Resourefulness |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
41. Almost anyone in America can come up with appliances |
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bascule (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
43. I decided to fact check one of their numbers and immediately found a discrepancy |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 06:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. What a great first post! |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 06:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Welcome to DU! |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
46. A massive steaming pile of elephant shit... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
47. They lost me with "73% own a microwave" |
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