New Game For Conks: SPENT - Living On $9 An Hour!

[∞∞∞]

I made it 5 days and lived off you taxpayers the rest of the month. Thanks guys!

[Bronco]

I quit and applied for one of Bama's jobs in his new bill.


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$200K Per Job? Timothy Geithner Says White House Jobs Plan Is Still a Bargain

[Wedgebuster]

God damn it this all makes me so mad.

[TheDancinMonarch]

I made it 5 days and lived off you taxpayers the rest of the month. Thanks guys!

At least you're honest about it.

[D1B]

I was addressing you, not the program. Answer the question.

How do you know?

And my question was addressing the inadequacies of the program.


But I KNOW because I'm facebook friends with every single one of them.

Nice cop out, Joltaholic.

[death dealer]

Shot the dog, put the kids in gifted program, started selling meth to my dumbass neighbors. Doing the occasional enforcement gig for my boss when he needs someone to STFU. I'm doing fine.

[Cap'n Cat]

Write a book Appy. How to Prosper on $9 an Hour

As soon as you finish your How to Make A living Off of the Victim Class, we can do a book tour...

[Cap'n Cat]

Some of you Conks need to read this book. I'm sure most everybody here has relatives in the poverty and poverty wage bind. Loaned it to D1B, he'd be glad to send it to one of you.

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From what I remember, no bad decisions, just bad circumstances..........

[AZGrizFan]

Some of you Conks need to read this book. I'm sure most everybody here has relatives in the poverty and poverty wage bind. Loaned it to D1B, he'd be glad to send it to one of you.

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From what I remember, no bad decisions, just bad circumstances..........

Where I live that's called "selective memory".

I have SEVERAL neices and nephews who live below the poverty line and TO A PERSON it's wholly because of their bad decisions. Decided to drop out of school...decided to get knocked up....decided to have the baby....decided not to get a higher education....end up working at Home Depot or Bennigans....got knocked up AGAIN....from a DIFFERENT guy....because the first kid's dad is now in prison....would rather spend money on floating the river and skydiving than holding a decent job or trying to get ahead in life.

Yep. Just circumstances. You call them circumstances....people with a brainstem call them CHOICES.

Honestly....they're flesh and blood and I have absolultely ZERO sympathy for them. ZERO. ZIP. NADA. They made their bed, they can lay in it....figuratively speaking of course, since they probably don't have an ACTUAL bed, just a mattress on the floor.

[D1B]

Some of you Conks need to read this book. I'm sure most everybody here has relatives in the poverty and poverty wage bind. Loaned it to D1B, he'd be glad to send it to one of you.

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From what I remember, no bad decisions, just bad circumstances..........

Where I live that's called "selective memory".

I have SEVERAL neices and nephews who live below the poverty line and TO A PERSON it's wholly because of their bad decisions. Decided to drop out of school...decided to get knocked up....decided to have the baby....decided not to get a higher education....end up working at Home Depot or Bennigans....got knocked up AGAIN....from a DIFFERENT guy....because the first kid's dad is now in prison....would rather spend money on floating the river and skydiving than holding a decent job or trying to get ahead in life.

Yep. Just circumstances. You call them circumstances....people with a brainstem call them CHOICES.

Honestly....they're flesh and blood and I have absolultely ZERO sympathy for them. ZERO. ZIP. NADA. They made their bed, they can lay in it....figuratively speaking of course, since they probably don't have an ACTUAL bed, just a mattress on the floor.

Tell you what, Z, just read the fucking book, then let us have it.

What are you afraid of?

[Appaholic]

Some of you Conks need to read this book. I'm sure most everybody here has relatives in the poverty and poverty wage bind. Loaned it to D1B, he'd be glad to send it to one of you.

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From what I remember, no bad decisions, just bad circumstances..........

Your right Cappy....btw, I think it's wonderful that D and yourself have opened your doors to the poor families and share your meals with them on a nightly basis....oh, wait...nevermind..

[Appaholic]

...says the man who's existence and family's subsistence occurs solely from the good graces of hard-working individuals like Blueballs and myself. You better hope I don't wait to pay my taxes or your family will be eating ALPO tonight....

Will not thank you for your tax dollars, but will for your donations to charities.

We're what you want, App - "private' entities that can and do provide vital/expensive services at a fraction of what the government can, thus reducing your tax burden. You better hope I don't quit my low paying/high hour/high stress job and go into the private sector to really fleece the hard working middle class.

So....it's like a job? Wow, I'd work to improve the lives of the less fortunate alot more if I got paid for it....alot of people would.....how altruistic of you...

[travelinman67]

Some of you Conks need to read this book. I'm sure most everybody here has relatives in the poverty and poverty wage bind. Loaned it to D1B, he'd be glad to send it to one of you.

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From what I remember, no bad decisions, just bad circumstances..........

Oh, bullshit Cappy!

There's 1000's of reasons why folks wind up living in poverty: Some "legit" where the person simply wasn't born with the ability to succeed and function within society (...think, "Opie"). The vast majority I know (and I know plenty because I "help" many out with my time, money and possesions) wound up in those circumstances due to piss poor decisions. With males, it's usually due to laziness and chemical dependency, with females, usually due to horrendous choice in sexual partners.

Conks don't wholly condemn government assistance...they simply want people receiving assistance to learn from and remediate the mistakes which landed them in poverty.

Males who'd rather sit around getting stoned? Force them to work for the local government in trade for their assistance.

Females who fuck around with jobless Jethro, wind up as single mother? Put the children up for adoption, make mother work to pay for her incompetence (in ADDITION to Jethro's).

Cappy, if I have a brain fart tonight, go next door and beat my neighbor with a baseball bat...

...when the dust settles, I'll be financially taking care of his wife, kids and grandkids for the rest of my life: Not the government.

When someone fucks up and makes a poor life choice...how can you place that responsibility (blame) on our government??

[catamount man]

I've wasted precious minutes reading this goddamn tripe and I can honestly say this as somebody who has dealt with the public for the last 13 years:

- EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT. AND YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT IF YOU DON'T THINK THERE AREN'T ABUSERS WHEN IT COMES TO EVERY FORM OF GOVERNMENT HELP. YOU ARE ALSO A FUCKING IDIOT IF YOU THINK PEOPLE WITH MONEY AND CREATURE COMFORTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO HANDLE THEIR OWN OBLIGATIONS AS WELL.-

There, okay, got that off my chest. Bottom line, the entire American system needs an overhaul. Yes, there are people who have made bad choices and still continue to do so with not one bit of forethought to the repercussions. Yes, there are people who are trying to turn their lives around and better themselves. If our government would learn to WORK TOGETHER, take each case and look at it objectively YET truthfully, God only knows how much improvement this country would see.

Unfortunately, a lot of it boils down to personal responsibility and there is a TON of that lacking in this nation right now in all classes, in all genders and in all races. Just my 2.

[Wedgebuster]

I've wasted precious minutes reading this goddamn tripe and I can honestly say this as somebody who has dealt with the public for the last 13 years:

- EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT. AND YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT IF YOU DON'T THINK THERE AREN'T ABUSERS WHEN IT COMES TO EVERY FORM OF GOVERNMENT HELP. YOU ARE ALSO A FUCKING IDIOT IF YOU THINK PEOPLE WITH MONEY AND CREATURE COMFORTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO HANDLE THEIR OWN OBLIGATIONS AS WELL.-

There, okay, got that off my chest. Bottom line, the entire American system needs an overhaul. Yes, there are people who have made bad choices and still continue to do so with not one bit of forethought to the repercussions. Yes, there are people who are trying to turn their lives around and better themselves. If our government would learn to WORK TOGETHER, take each case and look at it objectively YET truthfully, God only knows how much improvement this country would see.

Unfortunately, a lot of it boils down to personal responsibility and there is a TON of that lacking in this nation right now in all classes, in all genders and in all races. Just my 2.

Good post there Catamount man!!




Now get your dick out of superhornet's muppet puppet's mouth and take over wall street.

Fuckin' A,

[D1B]

Will not thank you for your tax dollars, but will for your donations to charities.

We're what you want, App - "private' entities that can and do provide vital/expensive services at a fraction of what the government can, thus reducing your tax burden. You better hope I don't quit my low paying/high hour/high stress job and go into the private sector to really fleece the hard working middle class.

So....it's like a job? Wow, I'd work to improve the lives of the less fortunate alot more if I got paid for it....alot of people would.....how altruistic of you...

No you wouldn't Appy. It takes hard work and you're fat and lazy. It requires toughness as well as compassion and you're a weak-minded fuckwad.

You just keep doing what you're doing, loser, and I'll be here when you hit rock bottom, to take care of you or your family.

[native]

...see if you could do what millions in the US do, and have been doing for decades - live on $9 an hour![/b][/size]
...

Big deal. It's what I did for four years in college and what millions of people do as they make sacrifices to climb up to something better.

Although I love dogs, I had no pet because I could not afford one.

I drove a sh!t car - when I had enough $$ for gas.

I ate peanut butter and tuna fish, but did not have enough $$ for ice cream.

Other than beer on some weekends when I had some spare change for PBR, I did not have enough $$ for "entertainment" expenses, but I had a very rich and interesting life anyway.

I lived in sh!tholes in the summers so I could save money for school from my farm labor jobs.

BFD.

[Appaholic]

So....it's like a job? Wow, I'd work to improve the lives of the less fortunate alot more if I got paid for it....alot of people would.....how altruistic of you...

No you wouldn't Appy. It takes hard work and you're fat and lazy. It requires toughness as well as compassion and you're a weak-minded fuckwad.

You just keep doing what you're doing, loser, and I'll be here when you hit rock bottom, to take care of you or your family.

That's rich! Hard work, he says....at a non-profit? Stop it....you're killing me....

Look, If you work hard in your job, it's because of your own personal work ethic. So, hat's off to you as you're the exception with regard to NFP and Government workers. Why? Because there's no demand to produce since there's no fear of losing your job. You show up, push some paper, and try to fly below the political radar. Call me when you get a job requiring you meet expectations and goals with repurcussions if you don't......don't worry, I'll take care of your family when you get shitcanned because you didn't really think they meant actual RESULTS are required to keep your job...

[Appaholic]

...see if you could do what millions in the US do, and have been doing for decades - live on $9 an hour![/b][/size]
...

Big deal. It's what I did for four years in college and what millions of people do as they make sacrifices to climb up to something better.

Although I love dogs, I had no pet because I could not afford one.

I drove a sh!t car - when I had enough $$ for gas.

I ate peanut butter and tuna fish, but did not have enough $$ for ice cream.

Other than beer on some weekends when I had some spare change for PBR, I did not have enough $$ for "entertainment" expenses, but I had a very rich and interesting life anyway.

I lived in sh!tholes in the summers so I could save money for school from my farm labor jobs.

BFD.

Yeah, but.....what about your cell phone? and your cable? and your FLAT SCREEN for crissakes?!? How's a man supposed to put food on the table wtih those expenses hanging over your head? Besides, isn't that why they created Food Stamps?

[kalm]

Big deal. It's what I did for four years in college and what millions of people do as they make sacrifices to climb up to something better.

Although I love dogs, I had no pet because I could not afford one.

I drove a sh!t car - when I had enough $$ for gas.

I ate peanut butter and tuna fish, but did not have enough $$ for ice cream.

Other than beer on some weekends when I had some spare change for PBR, I did not have enough $$ for "entertainment" expenses, but I had a very rich and interesting life anyway.

I lived in sh!tholes in the summers so I could save money for school from my farm labor jobs.

BFD.

Yeah, but.....what about your cell phone? and your cable? and your FLAT SCREEN for crissakes?!? How's a man supposed to put food on the table wtih those expenses hanging over your head? Besides, isn't that why they created Food Stamps?

Those are the real " entitlements " that are hurting us.

Btw, could Nate work his way through school these days?

[Ibanez]

So....it's like a job? Wow, I'd work to improve the lives of the less fortunate alot more if I got paid for it....alot of people would.....how altruistic of you...

No you wouldn't Appy. It takes hard work and you're fat and lazy. It requires toughness as well as compassion and you're a weak-minded fuckwad.

You just keep doing what you're doing, loser, and I'll be here when you hit rock bottom, to take care of you or your family.

Compassion? Look, being a social worker is great, someone has to do it, But even you know that a good majority of the poeple that are in these situations ares there because of certain circumstances which they chose through thier decisions to live beyond thier means, dropping out of high school.college, etc.... Some people are set up for failure with shitty parents and they never have a chance, and those people I feel for. But even those sort of people can pull themselves up thier boot straps. It's happened before.

Example, I work with a woman. She went to Brown. Has a degree is Classical Piano. She's very intelligent, sharp, prompt, hard working woman. She chose to have sex with an illegal Mexican who was a drug dealer. Now she has three kids, he's been deported/incarcerated and she can't make ends meet. His family is poor and illegal so they aren't any help and her family isn't here to help. She luckily has a job with a great company but doesn't make enough to support herself, the three kids, the debt, etc... She made those decisions. For better or for worse.

[89Hen]

Park the Escalade in the garage (be thankful you even have a garage), put down the double latte Mocha Cinnamon Creme de la Michele, shelve the copy of Conde Nast, turn off the vibrating electric leather recliner, snuff out the Rush Limbaugh Signature cigar, and see if you could do what millions in the US do, and have been doing for decades - live on $9 an hour!

Don't you have a fishing trip or football game to drive to?

[D1B]

No you wouldn't Appy. It takes hard work and you're fat and lazy. It requires toughness as well as compassion and you're a weak-minded fuckwad.

You just keep doing what you're doing, loser, and I'll be here when you hit rock bottom, to take care of you or your family.

That's rich! Hard work, he says....at a non-profit? Stop it....you're killing me....

Look, If you work hard in your job, it's because of your own personal work ethic. So, hat's off to you as you're the exception with regard to NFP and Government workers. Why? Because there's no demand to produce since there's no fear of losing your job. You show up, push some paper, and try to fly below the political radar. Call me when you get a job requiring you meet expectations and goals with repurcussions if you don't......don't worry, I'll take care of your family when you get shitcanned because you didn't really think they meant actual RESULTS are required to keep your job...

[D1B]

No you wouldn't Appy. It takes hard work and you're fat and lazy. It requires toughness as well as compassion and you're a weak-minded fuckwad.

You just keep doing what you're doing, loser, and I'll be here when you hit rock bottom, to take care of you or your family.

Compassion? Look, being a social worker is great, someone has to do it, But even you know that a good majority of the poeple that are in these situations ares there because of certain circumstances which they chose through thier decisions to live beyond thier means, dropping out of high school.college, etc.... Some people are set up for failure with shitty parents and they never have a chance, and those people I feel for. But even those sort of people can pull themselves up thier boot straps. It's happened before.

Example, I work with a woman. She went to Brown. Has a degree is Classical Piano. She's very intelligent, sharp, prompt, hard working woman. She chose to have sex with an illegal Mexican who was a drug dealer. Now she has three kids, he's been deported/incarcerated and she can't make ends meet. His family is poor and illegal so they aren't any help and her family isn't here to help. She luckily has a job with a great company but doesn't make enough to support herself, the three kids, the debt, etc... She made those decisions. For better or for worse.

Agree, except for the majority part. *Most of the working poor do pull themselves up and never step foot in our doors.

So what do we do with them?

Should we not provide modest resources to help someone who wants to turn their life around and make up for past mistakes?

So, they make a mistake: Why is it required (by conkaholics) that they pay for said mistake for eternity?

What about their children, who did not make those decisions?

[D1B]

No you wouldn't Appy. It takes hard work and you're fat and lazy. It requires toughness as well as compassion and you're a weak-minded fuckwad.

You just keep doing what you're doing, loser, and I'll be here when you hit rock bottom, to take care of you or your family.

Compassion? Look, being a social worker is great, someone has to do it, But even you know that a good majority of the poeple that are in these situations ares there because of certain circumstances which they chose through thier decisions to live beyond thier means, dropping out of high school.college, etc.... Some people are set up for failure with shitty parents and they never have a chance, and those people I feel for. But even those sort of people can pull themselves up thier boot straps. It's happened before.

Example, I work with a woman. She went to Brown. Has a degree is Classical Piano. She's very intelligent, sharp, prompt, hard working woman. She chose to have sex with an illegal Mexican who was a drug dealer. Now she has three kids, he's been deported/incarcerated and she can't make ends meet. His family is poor and illegal so they aren't any help and her family isn't here to help. She luckily has a job with a great company but doesn't make enough to support herself, the three kids, the debt, etc... She made those decisions. For better or for worse.

Compassion and toughness, Ibanez.

*You know that nothing burns a social worker more than some fuckhead working the system.