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Yes, but I didn't make those arguments to you about your cat, did I? Actually, I wouldn't have, because I myself have spent thousands of dollars on vet bills. Vet bills are not the same as pet psychics or even continuing to look for a lost dog a year after it's gone.

And I don't have a problem with things like flyers and cameras and searches.

Ok, so she hasn't spent the entire $35K on pet psychics. I have a problem with the pet psychics that I don't have with the other expenses looking for her dog. I have problems with it because a) the pet psychic money could be spent on something that might actually benefit someone instead of b) going towards an industry

If she'd spent it on anything else, with the exception of drugs or crime, I'd have less judgment. Why is it so important to you that this woman be preyed upon by frauds? I'd think people who care so much about pet and pet owners would want her to at least use her resources in a way that might get the dog back.

I am starting to wonder if you're actually replying to my posts, or if you're just replying to me in response to everything. Because I didn't say anything about third world countries being places where everyone is poor. Nor did I talk about using psychics when picking a wedding date or applying for a job.

I don't know where you're getting all this emotional drama. No one is suggesting that care should be denied to people or animals around you, or anyone. Nobody is talking about vet care or coffee or shoes or houses. They are suggesting that HIRING A PET PSYCHIC IS A WASTE OF MONEY. And you AGREE with that.

Your reading comprehension is a problem, anywhere in the world. How are you missing the distinction between having a pet, going to a psychic and spending $35K on pet psychics?

Did you read the part about the pet psychics?

Pet psychics are a first world problem, though.

If you can't distinguish between not being homeless, scavenging for food and spending $35K on pet psychics, I can't help you.

She didn't spend the money on surgery for her pet, though. She spent it on PSYCHICS.

I use an iPad instead of a computer, so unless you deem computers frivolous, I'm not sure how the two are comparable. But sure, I spend money on things I don't absolutely need. The question really comes down to a) scale and b) what you're spending the money on. I get my dog toys and new collars when he doesn't need

Yes, because buying a pair of shoes, a cup of coffee or a movie ticket is the same thing as spending $35K on pet psychics and detectives. When the government spends 79 cents on a box of paper clips, it's exactly the same as when they spend billions of dollars on developing a new weapons system. And when they give food

Look, all I did was provide some comparisons, people can draw their own conclusions about what is or isn't important. If you think $35K for pet psychics is a worthwhile expenditure, that's your business. Just don't expect universal acclaim.

I use an iPad. Electricity cost per year — $1.36.

This isn't completely true. For many years, the Irish were among the most numerous illegal immigrants to America. It's just that the political will to return them was lacking, because they were white people.

I agree. I think it was the psychics that really bothered me.

For comparison, that's 1000 sets of childhood vaccines. Or 5000 mosquito nets. Or a clean water project for 7000 people.

This post is just so ... privileged. If you're a homeless, or inadequately homed, person, you might not have access to a computer. Or a church. Or a job. That doesn't mean you don't love or didn't want your child.

I never get the cream/white color combination. To me, it always looks like the person in cream just picked the bargain laundry detergent.