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Old 10-08-2017, 01:09 PM   #7081 (permalink)
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Colin Kaepernick tells CBS he'll stand for anthem if given chance to play again

I guess "oppression of black people" is no longer bigger than football.
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Old 10-08-2017, 01:19 PM   #7082 (permalink)
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Tackling the big issues then.

Reminded me of a guy here who couldn't open a bank account because they require you to select either male or female and he identified as a 'genderqueer non binary' .
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take that up with the landlords charging 3x what their place is actually worth

almost anywhere in my province you could work a min wage job and very easily afford rent and food. my province also has the 3rd highest unemployment rate and is the 2nd poorest in the whole country. surprise?

obv i know this isn’t the case anywhere, but cost is definitely region based. i bet you pay out the ****ing ass for rent in big cities in California. does that suck? hell yeah it does. is paying everybody 5 dollars more an hour gonna fix it? no chance.
Don't wish to be pendantic (yes I do) but you obviously meant "not the case everywhere". I only point it out because taking it as you wrote it completely changes the sentiment of your sentence.
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Old 10-08-2017, 01:29 PM   #7083 (permalink)
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Don't wish to be pendantic (yes I do) but you obviously meant "not the case everywhere". I only point it out because taking it as you wrote it completely changes the sentiment of your sentence.
yeah thanks for pointing that out, my mistake. i would assume people understood what i meant though.
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Old 10-08-2017, 01:38 PM   #7084 (permalink)
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yeah thanks for pointing that out, my mistake. i would assume people understood what i meant though.
Yeah they would of course. I just like being an asshole.
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listen you bourgeois brat a lot of people with families have to bust their ass so you can buy your fruity vape juice and Fritos

your idea of those making under 15 an hour would be insulting if it weren't so ****ing absurd
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So you're mad that workers have to live under the poverty line so people who make money through glorified gambling can live like Kings right?
you're twisting my words a bit. you play with the hand you're dealt. i have a ton of sympathy for people who do everything they can to make things work and still can't figure out a way to make it happen. fortunately, in the area i live it is rather easy to make a good living without much else than a strong work ethic. i have very little sympathy for people who would rather spend their time whining about not having enough money than trying to go out there and change it.

i guess the bottom line for me is, i would love to see everyone make enough money to survive on, but from where I'm looking (again, obv very different than your guys' situations) I also want people to be paid according to their value and commitment and not just for showing up and doing a half-assed job.

obviously capitalism throws a wrench into this whole concept because you have people being born into incredibly wealthy families and not having to do anything for it, but chances are that's a result of someone in their bloodline busting their ass to try and give them that opportunity.
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listen you bourgeois brat a lot of people with families have to bust their ass so you can buy your fruity vape juice and Fritos

your idea of those making under 15 an hour would be insulting if it weren't so ****ing absurd
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for every Batlord there is a mother of three who skipped lunch
is their a system like family allowance in the US like there is here? the government should step in for the single mother obv. the batlord? **** him.

btw i'm not advocating that family allowance fixes these problems, the system (here at least) needs to be reworked in a major way.
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is their a system like family allowance in the US like there is here? the government should step in for the single mother obv. the batlord? **** him.

btw i'm not advocating that family allowance fixes these problems, the system (here at least) needs to be reworked in a major way.
First 'arguements' and now this. You've really let yourself down here Q-Man.
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exactly like I said bougeious and naive as all hell
what do you think about a guaranteed base income
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First 'arguements' and now this. You've really let yourself down here Q-Man.
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She's the one who left her sandwich unattended. It was good too.

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what do you think about a guaranteed base income
You mean like some form of... "minimum wage"?
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