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Old 12-17-2018, 05:22 PM   #15961 (permalink)
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I think I misunderstood what a strawman argument means. I got the gist, but I misapplied how its used.

Your ad hominem, however, is clear.
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Old 12-17-2018, 05:46 PM   #15962 (permalink)
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So true. I work a job that you'd think would pay me a living wage when I could hardly afford to get by.

That's been the case for majority of my jobs. Especially when working for Sodexo where my boss could hardly even afford an apartment.

The ****tiest revelation is when you find out you work twice as hard as people that get paid much much more than you.

You know the stupid stereotypical stories you get from delusional parents that tell you they used to walk 3 miles home from a job or some **** to afford their house or their new car? That's me except I still can't afford a car or even an apartment. And my insurance is trash. Most people with my conditions could hardly even hold a job and I've had to with no treatment or care for it just to struggle to get by.

I don't understand why the same people that shove the "life isn't fair" **** down your throat are the same ones that believe you get what you earn. You don't. You get taken advantage of because there is nothing you can do about it.
^ I'm sorry to hear that, Lucem; it must be a lousy position to be in. I'm not sure if it would be consoling or depressing to read Nickel and Dimed. Have you heard of it? A journalist tries out some low status jobs, like office cleaner, and also explains the traps that low-wage earners fall into in the US.

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Old 12-17-2018, 05:52 PM   #15963 (permalink)
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She worked those jobs for a short time and really got an inside look about their lives and how hard they work. A lot of people have to work more than one job to get by, and at the end of the day they're exhausted. Every day. It's grueling and really rather hopeless. A powerful book, that.
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Old 12-17-2018, 08:06 PM   #15964 (permalink)
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Yeah, that's a great read.
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Old 12-18-2018, 05:02 AM   #15965 (permalink)
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Old 12-18-2018, 08:32 AM   #15966 (permalink)
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Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU Calls For 3 More Israels In The Middle East

^ Democracy in the Middle East would be a good thing, but considering how the country chooses to act, 1 Israel is more than enough.



New York Times Calls For The Elimination Of The Human Species Because Of Climate Change

^ Are humans hurting this planet? Yes. But what would this planet be without us? You want to kill all humans so that the animals can have a sweet place to live? GTFOH.



Texas Public School Teacher Fired For Refusing Oath To Israel

^ This is definitely illegal. This is what happens when the U.S. government gets infiltrated by foreign nationals with dual citizenship who push legislation that makes it a crime for private citizens and businesses to boycott another nation's goods and services [i.e. practice ones free will].
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Old 12-18-2018, 09:32 AM   #15967 (permalink)
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^ I'm sorry to hear that, Lucem; it must be a lousy position to be in. I'm not sure if it would be consoling or depressing to read Nickel and Dimed. Have you heard of it? A journalist tries out some low status jobs, like office cleaner, and also explains the traps that low-wage earners fall into in the US.

I'm interested, though I feel as though I'd just be reading a book describing what I'm already living and understand.
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Old 12-18-2018, 09:41 AM   #15968 (permalink)
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I'm interested, though I feel as though I'd just be reading a book describing what I'm already living and understand.
Probably so, but the mechanics of how the impoverished are kept in poverty is aptly described. It's validating.
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Old 12-18-2018, 10:27 AM   #15969 (permalink)
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^^^^^ Ehrenreich book is good stuff!

Something completely different. Love the idea and the responses are hilarious.

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