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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:07 AM Original message |
"Barely Squeaking By On $300,000 A Year" |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Anyone else reminded of the South Park episode... |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. oh |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. Even in New York, that's still a king's ransom. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. in upstate NY where i live, I could live like a queen on that amount of money!! |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. She IS living like a queen on that money. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. very true |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. In bloated America, expenses (luxuries) always manage to rise to income |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. How many of us survive on a few HUNDRED dollars a week |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. My gross is about $2200 a month |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
60. I net less than $1500 a month and barely survive |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. Same here and I've got 3 years of college left. and I know there will be loans to pay at that point |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. If it wasn't for selling cast off computer stuff on Ebay I couldn't |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I remember when I was younger... 22.... I didn't ahve kids and lived on my own. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
46. I make about $2k month BEFORE taxes. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
48. I am creaking on $674 a month. (age pain you know) |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. $300,000? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. Allriighty then |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. Last year our combined income was LESS than $35K. |
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Tsar_Bomba (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. The wealthy |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
87. What might you be suggesting? n/t |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. Perhaps she should as her Nanny how she gets by. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. At $40K a year, her nanny makes more than I do. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
42. Not sure what the point here is. |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. What do you bet she pays no Social Security on said Nanny? |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. $75K for a Nanny is NOT minimum wage -- |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. To be precise... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
74. For taking care of a little snot-making machine that whines? Disgusting. |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
13. our nouveau riche have absolutely no personal discipline |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Why is it "pilfering her husband" to get child support if they have any child living with her? |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
62. yeah, you are right.. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
66. $75,000 for child support |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Depends... |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
77. With that kind of child support |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
50. Just FYI, this lady is not a parasite on consumers... |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
61. What? |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. thank you and the other poster setting me straight regarding who sets the fees |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Hey I know where you are comming from. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. Two words |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. Awwww, poor things. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
20. Gee, maybe this idiot should think about getting a smaller house. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. To be entirely fair. |
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FLDCVADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
83. Where are you getting these numbers? |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 07:55 AM Response to Reply #83 |
98. DOH |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
21. It's not so much that this woman |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It's also about how out of touch the media is--a huge industry in which |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Good point. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. The fact that they are willing to say this OUT LOUD shows you |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
80. That was my first thought .... |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
23. My guess is that Sirota sees this as true hardship. It is breath taking |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I think you're wrong. From the article... |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. toon in response to this |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
29. At a trade show recently I had one of the vendors try to explain to me that $200,000 |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
30. $9k will bankrupt this woman... on some other planet. Here on earth... |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
32. Maybe we should all call MasterCard and ask them to lower executive pay. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
33. Recommend ... another quality thread by a poster who has many |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
34. This should have been a story on divorce not the recession.... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
35. I read that article over the weekend. I cannot accept it at face value. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Some of the rich really are that clueless |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. This IS the same paper that offered to sell access to its editorial staff to the insurance industry. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
36. My advice for Laura..... Lose the live in nanny, the pool guy, the gardener. |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Exactly... |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. I'm sure those people will be glad to lose their jobs |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. +1 well said. n/t |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #53 |
72. I don't have any problem with the lady making as much as she does or with her hiring people to |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 07:55 AM Response to Reply #72 |
99. Very well stated. n/t |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
37. Her assets should be seized, nationalized and redistributed. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. Why? |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #37 |
59. Yewww...just a tad Bolshiviki authoritarian don't you think? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
43. SOYLENT GREEN IS RICH PEOPLE!!! |
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YoungAndOutraged (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
44. Why is it? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
45. This woman needs a serious smack of reality to the head |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:17 AM Response to Reply #45 |
88. +1 |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
47. I think Sirota had his sarcasm-o-meter turned off when he read the article. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
49. Flame me if you want, but... |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. I see what you are saying... |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
51. Put her working in a sweatshop. Then instead of squeaking she will be squealing nt |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
55. You get the feeling that some time soon |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
57. She is 'sharing' her wealth - she seems to be keeping five people working |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
64. Un-fucking believable... Gee can't survive in the city on 300K? |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
67. We recently spent a lakehouse weekend with a couple |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
69. Glass Half Empty vs Half Full |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
71. ... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
75. One of my best friends lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
76. Yeah, baby.. Try just living on a govt. pension |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
79. it's impossible to live in the city on a half million dollars? |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Well it's fine for THEM.... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
81. my heart bleeds purple panther piss for this VP |
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Snarkoleptic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
84. Sounds a lot like my self-absorbed brother & sister in law. |
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Mixopterus (568 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
85. Solution to the problem |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Seriously, though, |
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Mixopterus (568 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:52 AM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Not advocating it... |
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lib_wit_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:35 AM Response to Reply #85 |
91. I'm not opposed to Dems picketing Insurance companies carrying similar signs. In fact, |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
86. I would dearly love trying to squeak by with that kind of money... |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
89. pardon me while I puke |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
92. She makes more in child support than my kid's dad and I make put together. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
93. I really wish the media would stop doing this |
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Mixopterus (568 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #93 |
96. Agree 100% |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
95. another reason I'm cutting up my credit cards ASAP: |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
97. This is obsence |
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