Riots in England. Are we next?

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JayVols said:
Right. But, from what I have seen, the 'protests' have evolved into people looting stores. That has nothing to do with legit protests over what could possibly be police brutality.
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We're on the same page then. I didn't know if there was somethin I had missed. It's unfortunate that the protest became a riot, since the rioter (most of whom probably don't even know what the original protest was about) have completely destroyed the protest's message.
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#53
#53
By the way, I wasn't saying we are in imminent danger of anything. The guy asking for evidence that the poor are getting poorer. Are you serious? Or are you so insulated. If you don't see what's happening to the lower middle class in this country, then no evidence I could give will enlighten you in any way. I wish I hadn't started this thread, I feel like Jerry McGuire.:p Don't worry be happy :hi:everything is allright.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
By the way, I wasn't saying we are in imminent danger of anything. The guy asking for evidence that the poor are getting poorer. Are you serious? Or are you so insulated. If you don't see what's happening to the lower middle class in this country, then no evidence I could give will enlighten you in any way. I wish I hadn't started this thread, I feel like Jerry McGuire.:p Don't worry be happy :hi:everything is allright.
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I know what you were meaning. Of course there's no evidence of stagnant to falling wages of the middle class. There's no unemployment problems. And, there's absolutely nothing to the record number of people on food stamps.
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#56
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link falling wages of the middle class? And record access to food stamps no factor?
 
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droski said:
link falling wages of the middle class? And record access to food stamps no factor?
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Even if I did, you would discount it. Droski, you're a smart dude, no doubt. But, I don't think you have a good sense of what a good portion of us outside Wall Street are going through.
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#58
ah yes. the old pull at the heart strings argument. obama uses it well with his stupid "letters i received" bs. i tell you what. i'll start worrying about the middle class when they stop paying their cell phone and cable bills and stop buying flatscreens,.
 
#60
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droski said:
ah yes. the old pull at the heart strings argument. obama uses it well with his stupid "letters i received" bs. i tell you what. i'll start worrying about the middle class when they stop paying their cell phone and cable bills and stop buying flatscreens,.
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Like clockwork. I mean no disrespect, but you can't see the forest for the trees that surround your office building.

Waste of effort. Later.
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#62
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JayVols said:
Like clockwork. I mean no disrespect, but you can't see the forest for the trees that surround your office building.

Waste of effort. Later.
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forgive me for not being of the belief that having everything you would ever want is a god given right. apparently if you are lacking anything in this country you are being exploited.
 
#63
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droski said:
ah yes. the old pull at the heart strings argument. obama uses it well with his stupid "letters i received" bs. i tell you what. i'll start worrying about the middle class when they stop paying their cell phone and cable bills and stop buying flatscreens,.
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You just won the 'selfish bastard' award. I'm sure all the 'flat screen' buying middle class is applauding.
 
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KiffinKiller said:
You just won the 'selfish bastard' award. I'm sure all the 'flat screen' buying middle class is applauding.
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i'm a selfish bastard because i believe that people that are impoverished can't afford flatscreens and HD cable? seems like fact to me.
 
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droski said:
forgive me for not being of the belief that having everything you would ever want is a god given right. apparently if you are lacking anything in this country you are being exploited.
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Have a good one, droski.
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droski said:
link falling wages of the middle class? And record access to food stamps no factor?
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Droski, it's been freakin' happening for the last 40 years, and I've showed it ad infinitum where even I'm tired of doing it!

Why don't you go get back in your bubble and think happy thoughts and not worry about the real world outside the bubble....
 
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you want to answer my questions? and for the 50th time. income disparities do not make people poorer.
 
#68
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droski said:
i'm a selfish bastard because i believe that people that are impoverished can't afford flatscreens and HD cable? seems like fact to me.
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Social cohesion is a function of relative access. That's why a lot of teenagers with shift working parent/s are running around their walkable communities looting the place with impunity.

I know you would want to gun them down a la New Orleans finest. It would be the bourgeois thing to do.

The "Welfare Mom" is a creature out of mythology. Like medusa, she doesn't exist in the real world. Stories of Cadillacs and flat screen TVs are amusing canards to inflame.

The "Welfare Dad," however, is a rare breed with a rare talent - the ability to suck the public coffers dry.
 
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For real. This is America. Everybody knows nobody's buying stuff they can't afford.
 
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if they don't exist then why:

Data from the Department of Energy and other agencies show that the average poor family, as defined by Census officials:

● Lives in a home that is in good repair, not crowded, and equipped with air conditioning, clothes washer and dryer, and cable or satellite TV service.

● Prepares meals in a kitchen with a refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave as well as oven and stove.

● Enjoys two color TVs, a DVD player, VCR and — if children are there — an Xbox, PlayStation, or other video game system.

● Had enough money in the past year to meet essential needs, including adequate food and medical care.
 
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droski said:
you want to answer my questions? and for the 50th time. income disparities do not make people poorer.
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Of course they can.

Is there a legitimate reason for income disparity? Yes. Can that disparity come at the expense of Jane's health and wellbeing? No.

Again, the bourgeois stories about the "welfare moms" driving cadillacs are canards, myths, falsehoods, etc.
 
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droski said:
if they don't exist then why:

Data from the Department of Energy and other agencies show that the average poor family, as defined by Census officials:

● Lives in a home that is in good repair, not crowded, and equipped with air conditioning, clothes washer and dryer, and cable or satellite TV service.

● Prepares meals in a kitchen with a refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave as well as oven and stove.

● Enjoys two color TVs, a DVD player, VCR and — if children are there — an Xbox, PlayStation, or other video game system.

● Had enough money in the past year to meet essential needs, including adequate food and medical care.
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And, right on cue, canards from the Heritage Foundation.

:clapping:

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodSecurity/
 
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