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Old 03-08-2009, 04:32 PM
 
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Tammy Day, who has recently become homeless, sits outside of her tent at a homeless tent city on March 5, 2009 in Sacramento, California. Sacramento's tent city is seeing an increase in population as the economy worsens with more people becoming unemployed and having their homes slip into foreclosure. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

SF Gate: Tammy Day, who has recently become homeless, sits outside... (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Multimedia (image)
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Old 03-08-2009, 04:36 PM
 
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But we still have taxpayer money going to support illegal aliens. True Americans should be ashamed.
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Old 03-08-2009, 08:01 PM
 
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But we still have taxpayer money going to support illegal aliens. True Americans should be ashamed.
Why should we be ashamed? I have it on reliable sources that this woman is simply lazy and irresponsible. I am told by these same sources that jobs are bountiful and if she had simply not bought a home that she could have ill afforded she would not be in her present situation. I also have it from these same sources that given the fact that the best thing the US can do is allow the markets to simply correct themselves that this woman is just an unfortunate by product of a much needed market correction, and that in the long run she will be better for it. That's what my sources tell me.
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Old 03-08-2009, 08:16 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Bushvilles have been popping up all over the country for the last couple of years. It's the occupants own fault for living in them. All they need to do is get jobs and move out if they don't like living there.

The best thing we could do for them is send them all copies of "Nickled And Dimed" so they can see how to live on minimum wage incomes when they get their new jobs.

Damn. I hate a bunch of whiners. Let them eat cake.
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Old 03-08-2009, 08:19 PM
 
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Bushvilles have been popping up all over the country for the last couple of years. It's the occupants own fault for living in them. All they need to do is get jobs and move out if they don't like living there.

The best thing we could do for them is send them all copies of "Nickled And Dimed" so they can see how to live on minimum wage incomes when they get their new jobs.

Damn. I hate a bunch of whiners. Let them eat cake.
Dude, "Nickel and Dimed" is my BIBLE. I look through it daily, aspiring to that varicose vein-popping waitressing job that I just know is in my future. And then I get to live in a motel! If I am lucky, I'll be able to keep my car.

What a utopian fantasy .... <sigh>
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Old 03-08-2009, 08:22 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Here's the link to the Wiki article on the book "Nickled And Dimed".

Every child in America should be required to have this one on their reading lists before they are allowed to graduate.

Nickel and Dimed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 03-09-2009, 06:00 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Bushvilles have beenaround for a while. A couple of these are from over a year ago.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26776283/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnnOOo6tRs8


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tent+cities&aq=f&oq=
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Old 03-09-2009, 06:03 AM
 
Location: Arizona
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Why should we be ashamed? I have it on reliable sources that this woman is simply lazy and irresponsible. I am told by these same sources that jobs are bountiful and if she had simply not bought a home that she could have ill afforded she would not be in her present situation. I also have it from these same sources that given the fact that the best thing the US can do is allow the markets to simply correct themselves that this woman is just an unfortunate by product of a much needed market correction, and that in the long run she will be better for it. That's what my sources tell me.
Applause.
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Old 03-09-2009, 07:47 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Dude, "Nickel and Dimed" is my BIBLE. I look through it daily, aspiring to that varicose vein-popping waitressing job that I just know is in my future. And then I get to live in a motel! If I am lucky, I'll be able to keep my car.

What a utopian fantasy .... <sigh>
The best book I ever read!

Bush used it as his economic policy manuel!!!
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Old 03-09-2009, 07:54 AM
 
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Why should we be ashamed? I have it on reliable sources that this woman is simply lazy and irresponsible. I am told by these same sources that jobs are bountiful and if she had simply not bought a home that she could have ill afforded she would not be in her present situation. I also have it from these same sources that given the fact that the best thing the US can do is allow the markets to simply correct themselves that this woman is just an unfortunate by product of a much needed market correction, and that in the long run she will be better for it. That's what my sources tell me.
Your sources are correct.
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