“Please give me some credit, “the moral highground” line is entirely my own.
I don’t listen to or watch Glen Beck.”
Oh, my bad. I meant Bill O-Reilly. Not tell me he hasn’t used this line previously.
I take it back, Legion. Perhaps you don’t read too well. I’ll try again:
Do you disagree with the census research on those classified as homeless?
NO
Do you disagree with the idea of personal accountablity?
NO
Do you disagree with the fact that billions have been spent on addressing the issue?
NO
Here is what I said (again): You might be a bit more realistic about the diverse and complex nature of poverty in this country. There are all types of poor people, from working poor to homeless and destitute. Poverty is a diverse issue that can’t be summarily dismissed with statements such as “to say [the poor] are all suffering in some squalid hovel is a great exaggeration.”
i know i promised to leave, but-
Legion, I disgreed with your assertion that every citizen in the US is offered (which i read to mean, either has or has the opportunity for) a high standard of living. I don’t think you’ve said anything that would support that. If you think that article you cited supports that claim, than, i’ll look for it, and maybe we can pick up another day.
Legion, its useless. I think we argued about this subject too many times over and over. I think it boils down to immigrants seeing too much opportunity here (as M4L once put it) and American born not seeing how the rest of the world lives (even though ENY seen it being a travel writer at some point in his life).
I am personally on Legion’s side. For what it’s worth, Blowfish, my family came here with just clothes and some dishes in our luggage and my parents managed to support our family of 40 on a little over 30K a year for quiet sometime until my sister graduated college and helped out. Then I graduated and our careers to off and we never looked back. Pretty much same story with our cousins and family friends. I thought and still think the opportunities here and endless for most of us (I am not saying all by any means). Definitely more opportunities then in my homeland. I also consider myself having a VERY good life even tough I would be considered middle class. Even if I give up some things in life and have a lower standard of living and quality of life, I would still consider myself being VERY VERY fortunate of ending up in this country.
Please give me some credit, “the moral highground” line is entirely my own.
I don’t listen to or watch Glen Beck.
I’m having a hard time understanding what part of my posts you are in disagreement with.
Do you disagree with the census research on those classified as homeless?
Do you disagree with the idea of personal accountablity?
Do you disagree with the fact that billions have been spent on addressing the issue?
please let me know and keep the right wing entertainers out of it.
Family of 4. Sorry for that typo. Family of 40 would be brudal!
“Please give me some credit, “the moral highground” line is entirely my own.
I don’t listen to or watch Glen Beck.”
Oh, my bad. I meant Bill O-Reilly. Not tell me he hasn’t used this line previously.
I take it back, Legion. Perhaps you don’t read too well. I’ll try again:
Do you disagree with the census research on those classified as homeless?
NO
Do you disagree with the idea of personal accountablity?
NO
Do you disagree with the fact that billions have been spent on addressing the issue?
NO
Here is what I said (again): You might be a bit more realistic about the diverse and complex nature of poverty in this country. There are all types of poor people, from working poor to homeless and destitute. Poverty is a diverse issue that can’t be summarily dismissed with statements such as “to say [the poor] are all suffering in some squalid hovel is a great exaggeration.”
I’m just ignoring the serious debate and focusing on sex talk and goats.
^^^^
I meant “cats” by the way, just to be clear…
i know i promised to leave, but-
Legion, I disgreed with your assertion that every citizen in the US is offered (which i read to mean, either has or has the opportunity for) a high standard of living. I don’t think you’ve said anything that would support that. If you think that article you cited supports that claim, than, i’ll look for it, and maybe we can pick up another day.
“Can someone introduce a new topic please?????”
Like a four letter word that starts with “C”?
Legion, its useless. I think we argued about this subject too many times over and over. I think it boils down to immigrants seeing too much opportunity here (as M4L once put it) and American born not seeing how the rest of the world lives (even though ENY seen it being a travel writer at some point in his life).
I am personally on Legion’s side. For what it’s worth, Blowfish, my family came here with just clothes and some dishes in our luggage and my parents managed to support our family of 40 on a little over 30K a year for quiet sometime until my sister graduated college and helped out. Then I graduated and our careers to off and we never looked back. Pretty much same story with our cousins and family friends. I thought and still think the opportunities here and endless for most of us (I am not saying all by any means). Definitely more opportunities then in my homeland. I also consider myself having a VERY good life even tough I would be considered middle class. Even if I give up some things in life and have a lower standard of living and quality of life, I would still consider myself being VERY VERY fortunate of ending up in this country.
Can someone introduce a new topic please?????
ENY,
Please give me some credit, “the moral highground” line is entirely my own.
I don’t listen to or watch Glen Beck.
I’m having a hard time understanding what part of my posts you are in disagreement with.
Do you disagree with the census research on those classified as homeless?
Do you disagree with the idea of personal accountablity?
Do you disagree with the fact that billions have been spent on addressing the issue?
please let me know and keep the right wing entertainers out of it.