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Great Post! Well worth reading the entirety! etherealtruth Jun 2014 #1
Knr roody Jun 2014 #2
they are me. i remember wanting my own nickel. roguevalley Jun 2014 #3
I just wanted a pair of shoes that Skidmore Jun 2014 #4
I know. I actually wore shoes with card board inside to plug the holes. roguevalley Jun 2014 #30
Me too. PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #52
because unlike them, you are good folks, PumpkinAle roguevalley Jun 2014 #82
THANKS A BUNCH, Heritage Foundation, alp227 Jun 2014 #5
Please clarify. Skidmore Jun 2014 #7
I think this is what the poster is talking about. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #9
Isn't Heritage Foundation the ones furthering the idea that they can make better people than you? jtuck004 Jun 2014 #19
If the Heritage Foundation had bullsnarfle Jun 2014 #43
A smartphone is a cheap way to check your email for the job applications you sent, manage your money Brickbat Jun 2014 #6
The only way to keep your unemployment in Florida is online. Think about that one. Lochloosa Jun 2014 #8
K&R.... 1monster Jun 2014 #10
I got my brand new iPhone4, Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #11
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My daughter got an iPhone from someone who was throwing their old one away. gtar100 Jun 2014 #13
"There is no way of knowing the whole story behind any possession if you never ask." Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #34
True catrose Jun 2014 #80
It is so sad that our society teaches people to be this mean-spirited and competitive Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #95
I hate this shit Prophet 451 Jun 2014 #14
Amen...could not agree more. Moostache Jun 2014 #86
When you're bitterly underedumacated and can't spell 'statement'... TeeYiYi Jun 2014 #15
Big K&R for that. dgauss Jun 2014 #16
Thanks Skidmore. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #17
I'm poor smallcat88 Jun 2014 #18
It's MORE than just Ignorance. Ignorance can be cured. But psychopathy Demeter Jun 2014 #20
Iphones have been around since the betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #21
powerful post Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #22
What's the first thing that comes to mind... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #23
Also, if you can't even spell statement... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #24
is it proper english to end a sentence with thereof? n/t. airplaneman Jun 2014 #26
Yes it is proper English. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #38
thereof is an adverb, not a preposition. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #56
so a preposition is not something to end a sentence with. n/t. airplaneman Jun 2014 #96
I prefer to end them with propositions. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #97
MAJOR K&R - this post is THE SHIT . . . hatrack Jun 2014 #25
Don't say you see it if you don't. very nice, don't miss it. nt edgineered Jun 2014 #27
Said the person who never wanted for anything in their life. Egnever Jun 2014 #28
awful that some people are so hateful noiretextatique Jun 2014 #29
As much as I don't like Apple's business practices, Apple products are great for disabled people. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #31
We use an iPhone for a communication device... Blanks Jun 2014 #81
The deadly sin of envy. ChazII Jun 2014 #32
K & R - I haven't identified with a post this much in a long time. Raksha Jun 2014 #33
A smartphone might be the only communication device for many IronLionZion Jun 2014 #35
Spot on!! mcp37 Jun 2014 #37
In most states, the landlord is required to provide a fridge by law. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #68
In Most States refrigerator is NOT required to be provided by the landlord happyslug Jun 2014 #73
You have run across none, I've run across it in every single one. jeff47 Jun 2014 #83
According to the NY State AG, only if the landlord had them installed... happyslug Jun 2014 #88
It would be wise to be more cautious with Internet sources. jeff47 Jun 2014 #91
Tenants break lease do to insect infestation? Try that sometime.... happyslug Jun 2014 #98
And people need a phone number to find a job gollygee Jun 2014 #42
...and a regular cheap cell phone won't do? L0oniX Jun 2014 #46
Not all iPhones are expensive gollygee Jun 2014 #47
There are phones with plans for poor people and the elderly starting at $9.95 a month... L0oniX Jun 2014 #51
Data can be had for as little as $3 IronLionZion Jun 2014 #53
You don't need to micromanage everyone else's financial choices gollygee Jun 2014 #58
Save your keyboard. I'm not "micromanage"ing everyone else no matter why you want to imply that crap L0oniX Jun 2014 #61
Well, you are insisting that they purchase the phone you chose for them. jeff47 Jun 2014 #67
I insisted nothing. Thanks for playing. L0oniX Jun 2014 #70
You just brought it up over and over and over again jeff47 Jun 2014 #71
"brought it up over and over and over again" OFFS hyper much? L0oniX Jun 2014 #77
Well, it's the vast majority of your posts in this thread jeff47 Jun 2014 #85
"vast majority" more hyper crap ...is that the "vast majority" of what you always do ...forever? L0oniX Jun 2014 #92
And then you take the SIM card out of that phone and put it in jeff47 Jun 2014 #66
You can get used smartphones fairly cheaply IronLionZion Jun 2014 #50
I'd imagine one would need to posses all relevant knowledge LanternWaste Jun 2014 #59
I guess they would also be with out a tv that has commercials for the $9.95 phones. L0oniX Jun 2014 #63
Why should it have to do if.... moriah Jun 2014 #89
My first iPhone was free. Granny M Jun 2014 #36
Exactly, those tax loopholes are costly and make their % of tax less than the avg person.. N/t glowing Jun 2014 #41
It always hurts them when they find out they're no better than poor people. Iggo Jun 2014 #39
^^That. Orrex Jun 2014 #45
This is it . . . JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #54
^Yes^ nt IronLionZion Jun 2014 #84
I can't imagine being a kid & growing up with this attitude directed at you: CrispyQ Jun 2014 #40
When you have money for cigarettes but none for food... L0oniX Jun 2014 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author gollygee Jun 2014 #48
As I said in the last post, as long as any kids have enough to eat.... moriah Jun 2014 #90
I sure as hell hope that they're setting aside $1000 per month for retirement Orrex Jun 2014 #49
Maybe they were not poor when they got the I-Phone liberal N proud Jun 2014 #55
What an ignorant "statetment" davidthegnome Jun 2014 #57
This. So much. historylovr Jun 2014 #78
everything about this is so damn good renate Jun 2014 #87
Toys for tots gives out Playstations. muntrv Jun 2014 #60
Hey Billo, the poor people did not buy the fridge, the property owners did. And as for the flat muntrv Jun 2014 #62
When I was homeless, I was called "fake" because I wasn't "dirty enough". riqster Jun 2014 #64
iPhones start at $0, Falafel Loofah... onehandle Jun 2014 #65
I'm always amazed by how judgmental people are- including some here. missingthebigdog Jun 2014 #69
It takes a special, stupid kind of mean... Orsino Jun 2014 #72
Actually, it's not about wanting the poor to show themselves to be poor in rags and such.... Moonwalk Jun 2014 #74
People are such assholes. blackspade Jun 2014 #75
Lets all hate each other get the red out Jun 2014 #76
Example 564738384 of why I love Tumblr. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #79
Given some of DU's current outrage, ironic that "thegodlessatheist" was the one... Hekate Jun 2014 #93
I've been living solely off disability for 6 years now, LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #94
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