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In Reply to: I was raised by a single mom. posted by srdavis2000 on March 8, 2021 at 11:33:11:
It isn't about you, is mine. Not everyone is as smart, faultless, and be honest, lucky as you. A serious illness out of your control would have screwed you like any other poor person.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - 92,000 Americans over 100, now, and its one of the - tinear 08:38:05 03/07/21 (80)
- RE: 92,000 Americans over 100, now, and its one of the - Dave_K 16:53:02 03/07/21 (1)
- How about e) Tax the Rich?!! - Rod M 20:49:59 03/07/21 (0)
- "Matlock" reruns on every cable channel. nt - ghost of olddude55 14:19:17 03/07/21 (2)
- I was NEVER an Andy Griffith fan... but I NEVER missed an episode of the first season of Matlock.... - TWB 17:25:58 03/07/21 (1)
- I, uh, have actually never seen an episode of "Matlock." - ghost of olddude55 03:57:05 03/08/21 (0)
- When my hearing goes... - jedrider 13:13:37 03/07/21 (0)
- Data source? nt - Inmate51 12:34:25 03/07/21 (2)
- A rag named the New York Times. nt - tinear 12:36:09 03/07/21 (1)
- RE: A rag named the New York Times. nt - dee eye why 15:30:18 03/07/21 (0)
- My dad turned 99 last Sunday he will most likely make it to 100. nt - dancingseamonkey 12:06:38 03/07/21 (4)
- Odds are good: he'll have his choice of similarly aged babes! nt - tinear 12:53:30 03/07/21 (3)
- Tip - Don't save Sex for your old Age............. nt - Cut-Throat 12:59:25 03/07/21 (2)
- RE: Tip - Don't save Sex for your old Age............. nt - srdavis2000 13:28:32 03/07/21 (0)
- "What's the one thing not to save for the future?" Good brain teaser! nt - tinear 13:12:40 03/07/21 (0)
- RE: 92,000 Americans over 100, now, and its one of the - hcman 12:05:23 03/07/21 (54)
- So you support sex education, free birth control and abortion, right? - tinear 13:20:35 03/07/21 (2)
- Indeed I do.. nt - hcman 13:24:17 03/07/21 (1)
- Common ground! nt - tinear 14:01:07 03/07/21 (0)
- RE: 92,000 Americans over 100, now, and its one of the - srdavis2000 12:50:36 03/07/21 (6)
- Actually, that's extraordinarily inaccurate. Birth rates among the poor have - tinear 14:00:20 03/07/21 (5)
- Which just shows that you can Google and prove any point. - srdavis2000 16:44:40 03/07/21 (4)
- What do you think contradicts my point in your graph? nt - tinear 10:00:05 03/08/21 (2)
- Can you read the graph? - srdavis2000 11:41:28 03/08/21 (1)
- Can you read English? I never stated any such rubbish. nt - tinear 13:56:48 03/08/21 (0)
- RE: Which just shows that you can Google and prove any point. - Inmate51 06:47:20 03/08/21 (0)
- "Responsible?" Is that a synonym for elites looking down on the - tinear 12:27:30 03/07/21 (43)
- I'm not clear on what is elitist about accepting responsibility... - hcman 13:26:40 03/07/21 (20)
- What is elitist is assuming that all poor people are irresponsible .............nt - Cut-Throat 13:31:17 03/07/21 (19)
- Poor and irresponsible don't necessarily go together. - srdavis2000 17:20:07 03/07/21 (15)
- RE: Poor and irresponsible don't necessarily go together. - dark_dave56 03:46:06 03/08/21 (0)
- But then there are the 'Pull up your Bootstraps' people .............. - Cut-Throat 17:53:40 03/07/21 (13)
- Poor don't get one legal break, either. Once they have a record, game - tinear 11:17:12 03/08/21 (0)
- I have heard about those people. - srdavis2000 05:50:17 03/08/21 (11)
- First of all, pull on your bootstraps, you'll fall on your face. - ghost of olddude55 06:21:16 03/08/21 (10)
- RE: First of all, pull on your bootstraps, you'll fall on your face. - Inmate51 08:33:23 03/08/21 (0)
- RE: First of all, pull on your bootstraps, you'll fall on your face. - srdavis2000 07:39:10 03/08/21 (7)
- Separated women are 3 times more likely to end up poor than men. Know why? - tinear 11:21:28 03/08/21 (4)
- RE: Separated women are 3 times more likely to end up poor than men. Know why? - Inmate51 13:22:16 03/08/21 (1)
- You'll pay the foster care costs? nt - tinear 13:57:45 03/08/21 (0)
- I was raised by a single mom. - srdavis2000 11:33:11 03/08/21 (1)
- So? LeBron can score 50 pts. if he wants and I can't. Your point? - tinear 14:00:05 03/08/21 (0)
- Separated women are 3 times more likely to end up poor. Know why? - tinear 11:20:40 03/08/21 (0)
- But first of all, our culture teaches us that isn't good enough... - ghost of olddude55 08:09:21 03/08/21 (0)
- Right on target. nt. - MWE 06:42:23 03/08/21 (0)
- I don't. I assume that ALL people relying on charity who continue... - hcman 13:40:06 03/07/21 (2)
- Infant mortality is higher among the poor, WAY higher. nt - tinear 14:02:51 03/07/21 (1)
- RE: Infant mortality is higher among the poor, WAY higher. nt - srdavis2000 17:42:03 03/07/21 (0)
- Responsible and fortunate do seem to go together. - srdavis2000 13:11:14 03/07/21 (9)
- Generalities are worthless. Tell us what you think is irresponsible behavior. nt - tinear 13:19:31 03/07/21 (8)
- RE: Generalities are worthless. Tell us what you think is irresponsible behavior. nt - srdavis2000 13:40:43 03/07/21 (7)
- Let's consider the case of Emma, a very poor woman. She comes from a broken home, - tinear 14:09:34 03/07/21 (5)
- RE: Let's consider the case of Emma, a very poor woman. She comes from a broken home, - srdavis2000 14:21:44 03/07/21 (4)
- I'll let Jonathan Swift have the last word to you: - tinear 14:37:54 03/07/21 (3)
- I'm glad my mom didn't sell me for the meat on my bones. - srdavis2000 16:57:52 03/07/21 (2)
- Nonsensical. We didn't have control when you began arguing. nt - tinear 13:55:46 03/08/21 (0)
- "If you have a solution or idea state it. You don't have one."... give him time... - musetap 22:49:32 03/07/21 (0)
- Exactly. nt - hcman 13:55:37 03/07/21 (0)
- Help you out????... - musetap 12:32:09 03/07/21 (11)
- ROTFLOL! (nt) - TWB 12:57:37 03/07/21 (0)
- Try and be commonly courteous and just answer a simple question? - tinear 12:55:06 03/07/21 (9)
- It means responsible... - musetap 13:04:40 03/07/21 (8)
- Is defining a term you repeated so difficult? Go ahead, please, sir. nt - tinear 13:11:42 03/07/21 (7)
- Not at all, you used it first, so you MUST know what it means AND... - musetap 13:18:06 03/07/21 (6)
- Heman used the term, then you repeated it. I posited what he could mean, but - tinear 13:26:20 03/07/21 (5)
- I could define it for you but if you weren't happy with the definition... - musetap 13:42:09 03/07/21 (2)
- A human pretzel, just from being asked one simple question! - tinear 14:15:44 03/07/21 (1)
- You must be smelling yourself then!... - musetap 14:49:27 03/07/21 (0)
- Runs away? - hcman 13:35:06 03/07/21 (1)
- RE: Runs away? - tinear 14:19:14 03/07/21 (0)
- Most of them are women. - srdavis2000 11:03:01 03/07/21 (10)
- 80% are women. "Deal with it?" Rather obvious, I thought. - tinear 12:35:46 03/07/21 (2)
- RE: 80% are women. "Deal with it?" Rather obvious, I thought. - srdavis2000 13:23:29 03/07/21 (1)
- I hope your use of "solution" was subconscious? - tinear 14:14:17 03/07/21 (0)
- RE: Most of them are women. - Cut-Throat 11:06:56 03/07/21 (6)
- RE: Most of them are women. - srdavis2000 11:47:28 03/07/21 (5)
- Can you please explain? You're retired now, but you worked past 65, right? - tinear 12:42:46 03/07/21 (1)
- You can't extrapolate, - srdavis2000 14:07:35 03/07/21 (0)
- RE: Most of them are women. - The Dill 12:37:47 03/07/21 (2)
- GOP Health Plan is so far fetched it's yet to qualify as an oxymoron... N/T - musetap 12:55:47 03/07/21 (0)
- RE: Most of them are women. - tinear 12:43:46 03/07/21 (0)
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- So? LeBron can score 50 pts. if he wants and I can't. Your point? - tinear 14:00:05 03/08/21 (0)