How does it feel to be poor?

Discussion in 'Business & Economics' started by lixluke, Sep 18, 2006.

  1. Oniw17 ascetic, sage, diogenes, bum? Valued Senior Member

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    That's a joke?
     
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  3. baumgarten fuck the man Registered Senior Member

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    Oh man. I so wish Sciforums allowed signatures right now.
     
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  5. lixluke Refined Reinvention Valued Senior Member

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    This has nothing to dow ith signatures.

    The fact is that the rich own you. They control you. You are a slave.
     
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  7. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    Can you explain that, Cool Skill? I mean, HOW do the rich do such things to the people?

    And how can you explain that some poor people become rich people by hard work, luck or whatever means available? Many, many people start out poor and become rich in the USA, the statistics are available if you know where to look. So how is that possible if the rich own us, control us and enslave us?

    Baron Max
     
  8. Nickelodeon Banned Banned

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    I thought you didn't believe in statistics?
     
  9. sniffy Banned Banned

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    Poverty is a trap and wealth is a prison.
     
  10. phonetic stroking my banjo Registered Senior Member

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    Nobody owes you shit, cool_skill. The sooner you get that into your head, the better.

    Life isn't fair and no, it shouldn't be made fair the way you're talking about it.

    If the shoe was on the other foot, you'd worked extremely hard for many years and owned your own business that employed people at a rate you believed to be fair: would you still agree that wealthy people should be stripped of their money?

    Would you fuck. You sound lazy and greedy, a nasty combination.
     
  11. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    It's perfectly legal. And the government helps too!

    Intelligence and luck.
     
  12. pragmathen 0001 1111 Registered Senior Member

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    Third Decree:
    No more rich people ... or poor people ... From now on, we will all be the same! Uh ... I don't know, I gotta think about that!
     
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    I never understood just how much money effected my life until I noticed it was partly keeping me from forming relationships. When I see someone that's poor I instantly believe they'll just bring me down to their level if I associate with them, thus I keep away. The same goes for rich people, they don't associate with the average street people because they think it may somehow effect their monies.

    What I'm starting to figure out is that by not seeing people as human instead of rating them by how much they make it hurts me more then them. Money has no real significance to how people will relate or what they'll find they enjoy doing together. In truth money is really only important if you want alot of things like a brand new car, a house, and vacations. With me I just live day-to-day and do what I can.

    I felt so bad asking woman out or even talking to them because I don't make alot, but I feel more confident that besides money there is also humanity, and we can all share in that without fear of being ridiculed.
     
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  16. Mr. G reality.sys Valued Senior Member

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    So, the tyranny of the inept, incompetent, unmotivated and/or lazy is to forcibly enslave and rob from the ept, competent, motivated and/or industrious because there exists no other possible means by which the inept, incompetent, unmotivated and/or lazy can possibly become the equal of the ept, competent, motivated and/or industrious?

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    Ha, that's funny...you can be as poor as you want anf no one is going to care or start your own small business.

    The thing is if you dont have cash, you just settle for ugly chicks.
     
  18. Roman Banned Banned

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    What'd you get your degree(s) in?
     
  19. domesticated om Stickler for details Valued Senior Member

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    I've been wondering the answer to this question myself I'm starting to toy around with th idea of how to actually do it.


    I'm thinking maybe if a person bought food in 14 dollar intervals every two weeks (due to some of the stuff potentially being perishable).
    If the person was able to obtain a bag of apples, and a bag of oranges, that will take care of breakfast for two weeks. Also buy a carton of eggs since they are cheap, and have a bunch of calories. Buy a bag of rice (million and one ways to cook rice). Meat will be the biggest problem since it's typically expensive--- perhaps buy a package of abyssmally cheap hot dogs, and break off tiny chunks in meals as the meat item. The person could buy a couple of cans of corn/peas, and stretch the ingredients over as many meals as possible.

    I'll bet someone living this way would treat sales/coupons like they were sent from god.
     
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  21. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    I'd say...

    Bread, peanut butter, eggs, Old Fashion oatmeal (you know, the plain jane), cheap multivitamins, apples, oranges, rice, and the leaves off trees.
     
  22. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    Shall we enact laws that prevent people from owning a company and being the boss? Should the janitor be paid just as much as the computer programmer? Hell, the programmer sits on his ass all day.
     
  23. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    I hate to agree with cool skill, but his "beliefs" about statisics has nothing to do with the answer.

    I too would like CS to explain.
     

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