We got's family of 3 a few k greater than, BUT, where you live plays a big roll, a few k greater than iin Oklahoma means my family would be livin large, few k greater than in CT means we scrape by...
I am considered low income. I do not have internet or TV service in my home, at this time mainly because I can't afford it. I am online though through my work and I have a laptop that automatically picks up open access internet in many places... including in my home.
In my work though, I have to go over the finances of people applying for charity health care. I am always amazed at the people who pay high cable and internet monthly. They always have cell phones too...yet can't pay their medical bills and are on foodstamps.
I have cell phones too, but no home phone. I always say, you put your money where you want it.
Woohoo, FB is a wardriver.... whoduv thunk...
Bold 2: My wife volunteers at the local toy charity at christmas. I went to take her lunch last Monday and there was a ton of people there... they handed out toys for over 5000 kids.
Anyhow, I am standing there and this one guy was getting toys for his kid, dude has on 125 dollar air jordan's, a leather coat that would have been over $300 and about a thousand dollars worth of bling around his neck. I wanted to tell the jerk to go sell a necklace and buy some toys for his kids. Oh, and he was yakking on a cell phone. Gotta keep the crack deals rolling I guess.
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[QUOTE=John Atkinson;856617]Woohoo, FB is a wardriver.... whoduv thunk...
Bold 2: My wife volunteers at the local toy charity at christmas. I went to take her lunch last Monday and there was a ton of people there... they handed out toys for over 5000 kids.
Anyhow, I am standing there and this one guy was getting toys for his kid, dude has on 125 dollar air jordan's, a leather coat that would have been over $300 and about a thousand dollars worth of bling around his neck. I wanted to tell the jerk to go sell a necklace and buy some toys for his kids. Oh, and he was yakking on a cell phone. Gotta keep the crack deals rolling I guess.[/QUOTE]
It's funny how some groups get bent out of shape if there are negative stereotypes made about them, and yet daily there are thousands who justify the stereotype. Ghetto people wearing FuBu plush jumpsuits with grillz and bling using foodstamps to buy groceries, rednecks with mullets wearing plaid and driving pickups, 15 mexicans crammed in a little minivan living in one apartment working hanging sheetrock or doing lawncare.
They get bent out of shape and scream "racist" yet they live in ways that epitomize the stereotype EVERYDAY!
I'm a big fan of personal responsibility. You dig your own holes, you should climb your own way out.
Our society has grown more and more weak towards making people pay for their own stupidity and it has created an environment of laziness and feelinglike the Fed should just bail out everyone. Everyone expects someone else to pay for them when they get buried in debt.
You get a mortgage, you are responsible to pay your mortgage. If you can't...you lose your house. It's no ones fault but your own. No one held a gun to ones head and demanded they sign the papers to take on the loan. No one demanded you buy a couple new vehicles. No one demanded you get multiple credit cards and run them up to max. No one demanded you buy lots of "toys" on credit or "rent-to-own". We make our own choices, and even if they are dumb and get us in lots of trouble, we will never learn our lesson if someone else bails us out.
No one's fault but your own....unless you lose your job or have medical issues beyond your control. There are valid reasons for people to default, but you are right....our culture has created an environment of laziness and irresponsibility. Just because you can qualify for a loan doesn't mean you should get one!
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
I am considered low income. I do not have internet or TV service in my home, at this time mainly because I can't afford it. I am online though through my work and I have a laptop that automatically picks up open access internet in many places... including in my home.
In my work though, I have to go over the finances of people applying for charity health care. I am always amazed at the people who pay high cable and internet monthly. They always have cell phones too...yet can't pay their medical bills and are on foodstamps.
I have cell phones too, but no home phone. I always say, you put your money where you want it.
When I worked at the domestic abuse shelter, it was usually low income people that needed to stay in the shelter (not only low-income people that were abused, but that needed the shelter), and they nearly ALWAYS had cell phones! I did not have a cell phone at the time. My husband decided to get me one because of the nature of that job. We had some cell phones to give away that were to use for 911 calls only and gave very few away.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
We got's family of 3 a few k greater than, BUT, where you live plays a big roll, a few k greater than iin Oklahoma means my family would be livin large, few k greater than in CT means we scrape by...
That's true.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
It's funny how some groups get bent out of shape if there are negative stereotypes made about them, and yet daily there are thousands who justify the stereotype. Ghetto people wearing FuBu plush jumpsuits with grillz and bling using foodstamps to buy groceries, rednecks with mullets wearing plaid and driving pickups, 15 mexicans crammed in a little minivan living in one apartment working hanging sheetrock or doing lawncare.
They get bent out of shape and scream "racist" yet they live in ways that epitomize the stereotype EVERYDAY!
What was even funnier was this guy was white. And that wasn't even the best, another guy was gripping at my wife saying, "Whats up with this? I got way more toys last year!"
Again I was trying hard to keep myself from maling comments like, "So, a whole year and you haven't done jack to better your kid's lot in life?"
Glad my wife can do that kinda volunteering.
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