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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:01 PM Original message |
middle class america |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. welcome aboard, and yes -- we're all on the precipice |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Welcome to DU. |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. right... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Many of us are in the same situation |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. sorry |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. When gas hits $5/gallon |
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SutaUvaca (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yep, all in the boat with you. |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. funny you said that... |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. healthcare |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. Haven't you heard? |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. will hang on... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
83. you need to hang onto your house |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Unfortunately, your experience is not at all uncommon |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. charity begins at home |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. Welcome to DU... |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. they'll need a drink after they leave here |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 09:36 AM Response to Reply #31 |
78. I'm a copier salesman... |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-11-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #78 |
93. you have a positive attitude.... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. I spent the last 3 years living on $800/month |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. We should be managing the nation's money |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. We're in the same boat too |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. this country is on it's knees. |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. That Sweet Sixteen show is horrible! |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:11 AM Response to Reply #47 |
59. did you want to smash your tv? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. Hi there, and welcome to DU |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. cool! a fellow scooterist |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
84. Lovely little bike! |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. thanks! I painted it myself |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. I plan on sticking around |
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lindac07 (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. WELCOME to DU!!!!!! |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
41. keep around the healthy poor to work for the upper class |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. YES! IT MATTERS! |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
42. thanks for the info |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. things seem to be falling apart |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. people need to wake up, I think I woke up too late |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 01:20 AM Response to Reply #44 |
67. Have you been to this site? |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
18. Middle Class America? |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Seriously though..... |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
61. HI Wiley!! |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. bump n/t |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
62. I'm not sinking!!!! |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. Another kick to keep it going n/t |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. At first I thought this post was satire. Then I realized that |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
45. satire...my life should be a reality show : ), i'm glad I found this place |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. Another Bump for the Mad Mommy |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. I feel your pain. |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
48. thank you for making me feel not alone |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #48 |
81. You're welcome! |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. HEY M> MOMMY! Come Back and tend your thread! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Welcome to DU, glad you found us! Seriously, you are far from alone |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. glad I found you too |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. Welcome to DU, and you are not alone, as others have said! |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
50. amen |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
35. We are in a corporate class war. It rages on daily without much notice. |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. right! people wake up! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Welcome to DU mad-mommy. |
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misternormal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
36. Welcome to DU... |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. i think dad would like you.... |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
37. Don't sell the home |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. welcome to DU,and as an RN I've taken a second job |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. I don't know, you sound like my dear friend |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
40. Don't feel alone. |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
55. except the wealthy |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
43. Used to be that being Middle-Class was a sweet deal |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. exactly |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:10 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Welcome to DU |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-09-06 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
46. man...I have become the coupon queen. |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:03 AM Response to Reply #46 |
57. i use to think... |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
60. Damn I feel for ya |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:42 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. hey there |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
63. There are plenty of hints for living poor |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:46 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. great minds think alike |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
66. wake up wiley...my thread is on fire! |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 10:44 AM Response to Reply #66 |
80. Oh Honey, You stay up too late for me |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. oh there you are.... |
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McKinneyIsAHero (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
68. What you can do is speak out that's the most important thing! |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
69. I can empathize with you. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 05:07 AM Response to Original message |
70. Every morning when I log on I scroll looking for a thread that |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #70 |
76. your welcome... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-11-06 04:17 PM Response to Reply #70 |
91. It's not just the repukes... |
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salitine (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
71. 10,000$ electric car. 40 mile range. 40 cents a day to run |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 09:25 AM Response to Reply #71 |
77. need more info |
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salitine (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. it's cheap. and it's the first one of it's kind. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
72. What middle class? |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 07:06 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. How many foreign nurses with visa's do you work with? |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I can't believe that the health field |
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Chimichurri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
74. You're not alone. It's tough right now but together we can all make |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
82. Also Bush eliminated the ability to filing for bankruptsy at a time when |
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Amelie (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
85. Don't get me started |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. no matter how bad you think you have it, someone has it worse |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
89. Happy holidays and seasons greetings... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
90. You have a 401K? What...are you a Hilton?? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-11-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
92. I didn't realize there still WAS a middle class in Murka |
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