I can definitely agree with that, it’s just that most people in poverty/truly poor people don’t make investment purchases to flip, no matter how bad off they are, they can’t even consider things like that. They’re people who live at substance level or below. I think that’s the key here. People who are truly “poor” or…

That’s basically the point of the financial industry, credit scores and their advertising in general... Their business is your debt, and they’ll shame you through a bullshit fabricated metric and get everyone else to buy into it since everyone is terrified of getting screwed and through being screwed, ending up in…

Have you ever made hundreds of dollars a day holding a damn sign? No, you haven’t. If you were desperate enough to stand out there, rain or shine to get a freakin’ 99 cent cheeseburger and a beer a day, for weeks or months or years, and then finally found a place that actually allowed you to make hundreds of dollars a…

it’s that you’re making this argument in a way that’s clearly out of the context the article... I think you’re making a fine distinction between “poor” and “poverty” where you should be using the term you just used - “having monetary problems,” instead of poor.

I think you might need to re-read the article to gather the context of it...

Yeah, but nobody who’s actually poor is trying to buy one unless they figure dock fees and a boat that actually floats are at least a roof and a better option than a shelter or a sleeping bag on a sidewalk.

Many people who haven’t experienced being poor that conflate “poor” with “stupid,” that’s a large part of the problem, and a major reason why poor people deal with so much bullshit both from outside influences and from inside their own head.

‘zactly... although that’s morphed into “protecting the idea and job creators from those who don’t look like idea and job creators to me” in recent years, if not decades with a hiccup here and there.

lol republicans are all just billionaires down on their luck.

yep.

Wow, thanks so much for this. Gonna share it far and wide. It’s particularly glaring after Wilbur Ross’ comments this week. Poverty is so much different than it used to be, too. People who grew up poor in the 60's and 70's faced a totally different set of circumstances than those who deal with it now, at least in the…

Stock-photo, probably staged.

I wonder how the district manager took the news...

I think Jalapenos missed the cut because they’re kind of a Meso/South-American thing... other hot peppers more aligned with Indian, Middle-Eastern, or Mediterranean cuisine would be more likely to be used (like the red pepper flakes in the original.) I love ‘em in tons of stuff, but I get why they may not have been…

The bill itself is political theater, would have never passed the Senate, and CERTAINLY wouldn’t have been signed by the president, so she played her role knowing that’s what it was..

It’s kinda sad that this gets a rise out of people these days.

This is what happens when the individual mandate is removed. People who don’t feel like they need comprehensive insurance don’t buy it. It was a corner-stone of the ACA, and one of it’s weakest foundations. No one wants to be told what they MUST buy under penalty of the IRS, especially if they’re generally healthy and…

As recently as a decade ago, fry-bread was served to all non-dancers (that are fasting to begin with,) at a Dineh sun dance in the AZ Rez (which is the size of West Virginia.) It’s a staple for most.

what about a combination lock that’s used outdoors when the innards have gotten rusty? Can you use it to break down the rust, rinse it out, then follow it with graphite?

why do I get the feeling this is somehow tied to a soon-to-be-released freemium mobile game where you can eventually pay over $100k to get a belt than looks more accomplished than any ACTUAL fighter will ever get?