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Thu Mar-03-05 12:41 PM
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Gas prices hitting the roof, my utilities are up, everything costs more |
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and I'm getting less hours, less pay.
I know this is not just me.
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:43 PM
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1. I know for a FACT it's just you. |
bigtree
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:47 PM
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2. I can't afford the cable to view Fox news |
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:47 PM
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3. I'm out of work in less than 2 weeks (company closing) |
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I am VERY scared :scared:
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:50 PM
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5. I haven't been this insecure since I was a teenager starting out |
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with a new family.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:59 PM
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It's very scary, and I know there are a lot of people that are much worse off than me, people who have been out of work for a LONG time, etc. It's so depressing :(
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:48 PM
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4. No no no. The economy is roaring and everyone is happy. |
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Come now... drink this wonderful koolaid.
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bigtree
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:51 PM
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I used to be able to afford juice.
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:57 PM
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11. Ah but this kool aid is special. You will really like and everything |
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will seem so much better once you try it. Just a little sip... come on now...
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:52 PM
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7. That giant sucking sound you hear |
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is the sound of the middle and working classes being flushed down the economic toilet courtesy of your elected representatives in Washington D.C.
Enjoy the ride down.
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:52 PM
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8. You must be mistaken. The core rate of inflation (excluding |
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food, energy, and housing) is very low and quite manageable!
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:59 PM
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12. Don't you just love that? |
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So, if I cut back on luxuries like food, shelter, heat and transportation... why, shucks, I'll be just fine!
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:59 PM
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13. I was wondering - is there anything else they can exclude? |
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-05 01:02 PM by hatrack
Since we must leave no stone unturned in making the "core" inflation look as low as possible, what else can we leave out? Medical care? College tuition? Food?
Oh, wait, they already left out food (as per your post)!
Maybe clothing, consumer durables and consumer non-durables would make the numbers even prettier if excluded! Soon we'll have a "core" inflation rate based on the price of postage stamps and lawyers' fees.
:puke:
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:07 PM
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no health insurance. Had a health scare the other day and all I could think about was how much it would cost.
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:21 PM
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When you have a health scare, and you're more concerned about what it's going to COST...rather than the effect it will have on your health... Jesus christ, what a fucking society we've become, haven't we??
It's "uniquely American" isn't it?
P.S. I think we need to use that shit as our rallying cry..."uniquely American."
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:53 PM
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9. No...It's NOT Just You |
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-05 12:53 PM by mermaid
I am, in two weeks time, having to move back home with Mommy...a 34-year old failure at life!
FUCK YOU, GEORGE W BUSH!!
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:02 PM
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15. One of my sons is here with me now |
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helping out his economically hobbled mom and dad.
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Thu Mar-03-05 12:54 PM
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:06 PM
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16. I guess I could do without sleep and take on more than the 60+ hrs. |
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-05 01:14 PM by bigtree
I work now. :hi:
edit: -the 10 I lost this week for company profit taking.
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:08 PM
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18. How uniquely American we are, eh? |
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;) :hi: You're not alone.
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:21 PM
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19. Where does it go from here, I wonder |
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record debt, record bankruptcies . . .
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:24 PM
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21. We've already got three times the credit card delinquancies, foreclosures |
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and bankruptcies than the national average here in MI. :(
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