It’s better than anything anyone else is offering at the moment.

That’s correct. As a realtor, I cringe when I hear about how many people still have to pay $300 - 600 or more per month. That’s money that could be saved so they could buy a house. It’s one of the main reasons Millennials aren’t buying houses (or so they say when they’re studied.)

Essentially, as authoritarian leaders they (the Perons) created the Eva Peron Foundation and extortred billions in contributions (the bulk of which disappeared to Swiss Bank accounts), while the public face was a constant stream of lottery-like giveaways to distract the public. Enough good works were done that it was…

My wife and I would buy a house almost immediately if we didn’t have six figure student loan debt. We just can’t justify taking on any more debt with the student loans still hanging over our heads.

Saw a comment or tweet or something recently that pointed out that forgiving student loans would be the biggest and most effective economic stimulus possible in America.

Do well enough, and you can become a Stalker Loansharker yourself!

The gofundmes is like America in a nutshell to me: of course your conservative Trump voting bible toting uncle is going to contribute $100 to your surgery. He loves you and knows you’re a good person. But a single mom working minimum wage jobs wants free childcare, fuck her! She’s lazy and entitled! Americans want…

How bad is it that I’d totally be willing to do this?

I have this in the same mental category as GoFundMes for people experiencing major life disasters.

According to the article the power company told the family that a truck was dispatched to restore the power; if they were expecting it to be restored it wouldn’t really make sense to transport her. As well, depending on her level of mobility and the nature of the equipment she was reliant on it may not have been…

People blaming her/her family for not finding an alternative or filing the correct paperwork:

Poverty isn’t just monetary. It is a poverty of resources, poverty of information, and poverty of advocacy. 

“A free clinic or something.” Bless your heart.

OH OK CUZ EVERYONE KNOWS ALL THESE LOOPHOLES RIGHT I FORGOT!

OK CUZ EVERYONE CAN JUST ALWAYS PAY THEIR GODDAMN BILLS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT, I FORGOT!

Also - how the fuck is anyone supposed to know to do that? I mean, I have an advanced degree and a sophisticated understanding of how to navigate bureaucratic systems from years of practice. Yet, I wouldn’t have thought to call the doctor to get them involved. At least, not right away. But when your mom is suffocating…

Im glad we dont live in one’a them commie countries with so-shul-ized medicine where a bunch’s byooo-ro-krats decide who lives and dies.

“If the Leader comments on being called a fascist and a supporter of ICE by a small handful of extremist protesters then I will let you know,”

SCRIPT: “Think... Chaz Bono with a rap sheet.”

So this is probably not what I’m supposed to take away from this story, but what I did take away is: Man! Michael Rappaport is a colossal dickhole!

No one. Apparently, this is a pet project of hers. She is also signed on as a producer. They were originally promoting this - more or less - as the story of a lesbian who takes back her power (or some such BS) by operating massage parlors. The story they were pedaling didn’t show any real resemblance to the life of…