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strawberries

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55. back in the day

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 01:17 PM

Oct 2014

I remember paying for my own BC when I was in college. The pill was $9.99 not sure of other kinds of BC. Abortion had just become legal and the cost was $250.00. If you were on state assistance I know they paid for abortions.

Unfortunately or fortunately, I make more money than most men I know. I don't remember anyone in IT getting discriminated, but then again I was raising a family and could have missed a lot.

Please don't attack me for doing well. I know I am not in the majority and I do help others the best I can. I do NOT complain about paying taxes because I know it goes to help others in need. I needed assistance at one point in my life when I got pregnant and chose to keep my pregnancy. I have never forgotten the pain of those days. At that time food stamps were actual stamps you picked up at Bradley's the first Tuesday of every month.
I remember the disgusting looks people would give me when I would buy food or take my baby to the DR.

One time the cashier taunted me for having food stamps. I left crying. I told my father and together we went to the super market and he bought the most expensive steaks. He then pulled out my food stamps to pay for the steaks. I remember him looking at the cashier asking her if she had a problem and he started yelling at her.

Just an old story from the past

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Thank you. woo me with science Sep 2014 #1

great quote. I've never seen it before. cali Sep 2014 #4

Wow. Prophetic. riqster Oct 2014 #54

Oldest profession and all... nt Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #2

Can I have my pony now, Cali? Hutzpa Sep 2014 #3

Right!. I mean some of the country is benefiting from the "recovery". Pointing out that it's the 1% rhett o rick Sep 2014 #5

Hmmm. Beowulf42 Sep 2014 #6

I think Rhett was being sarcastic. Fawke Em Sep 2014 #10

I need to work on it. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #33

Please don't. We like you the way you are. L0oniX Oct 2014 #42

Now you're just mocking my clumsy attempts at sarcasm. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #47

you want I should kick your non-obvious ass, Rhett o Rick? Skittles Oct 2014 #62

I've had my ass kicked by better than you and that didn't do anyone any rhett o rick Oct 2014 #64

SCHEDULING R O R FOR ASS KICKING!!! Skittles Oct 2014 #67

So who wants to help me get 'er done? I am the Frank Luntz of the left roseBudd Sep 2014 #19

My greatest apologies, I should have included a sarcasm note. As one that is rhett o rick Sep 2014 #32

This morning I was thinking back on when we bought our twnhouse....6 months b4 the crash. C Moon Sep 2014 #7

Several years ago on this forum, while President Obama had just gotten his seat warm in the Oval Ofc Jack Rabbit Sep 2014 #8

It's pointless Hutzpa Sep 2014 #12

Actually, it isn't a question of race. The press did the same thing to Jimmy Carter and to Bill JDPriestly Sep 2014 #15

Job loss and low wages are directly related to share holders in many cases IMO. L0oniX Oct 2014 #44

Don't be such a grumposaurus, cali! RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #9

I love this post. Not Sure Sep 2014 #11

Nice! adirondacker Sep 2014 #37

Unemployment among the 'over 50 and over-qualified' has reached Depression-era levels. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #13

Fed policy serves the very rich, not the rest of us. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #14

Job quality is also going down Cayenne Sep 2014 #36

I have always wondered... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2014 #16

You make a good case for SheilaT Sep 2014 #22

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Good call... IthinkThereforeIAM Oct 2014 #63

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You nailed it LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #51

ok rtracey Sep 2014 #18

back in the day strawberries Oct 2014 #55

what;s going on now is the new normal. KG Sep 2014 #20

Agreed. customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #29

I disagree. obxhead Oct 2014 #56

Then I would submit to you customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #71

Don't forget that our economic rivals were blasted Yupster Oct 2014 #73

Exactly.. sendero Sep 2014 #35

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Hmmm, You or Paul Krugman? On the Road Sep 2014 #23

Exactly, Krugman, the folks at Forbes, etc. The economy is recovering very well. stevenleser Sep 2014 #30

That's ridiculous laundry_queen Sep 2014 #34

Its not ridiculous. Nobel laureates agree with it and disagree with you. stevenleser Sep 2014 #38

I read it, thanks. Twice. But thanks for the link. Again. laundry_queen Sep 2014 #39

Milton Friedman won a Nobel Peace PRize, and he had the same disdain truedelphi Oct 2014 #66

A better question is what type of job is created. greytdemocrat Oct 2014 #59

Do you know if that article is an OP? Now that's one I'd be happy to kick and rec Number23 Oct 2014 #68

There is at least one OP on that article progree Oct 2014 #69

Thanks very much! Number23 Oct 2014 #72

I agree Andy823 Sep 2014 #24

We should spend the remainder of the month before the election trashing the economy progree Oct 2014 #70

K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #25

true true true Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2014 #26

Economy is fine but... kansasobama Sep 2014 #27

When in doubt ...blame the left. L0oniX Oct 2014 #45

Texas Dem voting rate is beyond pathetic. No good reason it isn't a Blue state like Cali. nt wolfie001 Oct 2014 #46

A partial reason is that a lot of those Texas dem voters LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #53

It wasn't "the left" or "liberals", it was centrists and independents LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #52

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Credit has made up for decent wages. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #40

And once we've all hit our credit limits, they'll bring back debtor's prisons... cascadiance Oct 2014 #57

And what happens when interest rates rise? Yupster Oct 2014 #74

The Dow only measures how fast Wall Street is stealing from us. Orsino Oct 2014 #43

Ah, democracy at work. Let's all vote blue, surely that is the answer? nt mother earth Oct 2014 #48

And what is the alternative? nt Hutzpa Oct 2014 #49

Remember one thing, it's not the vote, it's who counts the vote. I don't know the alternative, mother earth Oct 2014 #50

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Agreed. davidthegnome Oct 2014 #60

Stock market on a whole has been down for over a month. . B Calm Oct 2014 #61

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