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Topic - Why the heck don't the poor cook from scratch? - tinear 15:13:41 04/14/22 (68)

I grew up poor. - srdavis2000 07:04:46 04/15/22 (24)

RE: I grew up poor. - emailtim 22:45:11 04/15/22 (0)

Not Too busy smoking, drinking, snorting, huffing, shooting up and panhandling to have time to prepare food? - musetap 15:15:10 04/15/22 (0)

You have to not do stupid things. - ghost of olddude55 11:56:42 04/15/22 (1)

RE: You have to not do stupid things. - pictureguy 23:56:01 04/15/22 (0)

And no extended family help? No church benefits? Of course, - tinear 09:16:27 04/15/22 (1)

RE: And no extended family help? No church benefits? Of course, - srdavis2000 10:37:15 04/15/22 (0)

It hasn't been possible to do that with a minimum wage job since the 70s - Dave_K 08:35:48 04/15/22 (4)

You wouldn't be able to do it some places. - srdavis2000 11:04:25 04/15/22 (3)

RE: You wouldn't be able to do it some places. - dean_martin 11:22:22 04/15/22 (2)

RE: You wouldn't be able to do it some places. - srdavis2000 11:47:25 04/15/22 (1)

RE: You wouldn't be able to do it some places. - dean_martin 11:58:10 04/15/22 (0)

"The poor that suffer the most are the children of stupid parents." - dark_dave56 07:46:44 04/15/22 (5)

RE: "The poor that suffer the most are the children of stupid parents." - dean_martin 16:58:37 04/15/22 (0)

Ever watch Judge Judy? - srdavis2000 08:40:26 04/15/22 (3)

Unfortunately, yes--I have seen Judge Judy... - dark_dave56 09:02:03 04/15/22 (2)

Some even use their kids ADHD diagnosis to get free drugs for themselves too. - peppy m. 12:51:37 04/15/22 (1)

Well aware of that... - dark_dave56 14:06:49 04/15/22 (0)

RE: I grew up poor. - mg16 07:19:21 04/15/22 (4)

RE: I grew up poor. - BillH 10:05:34 04/15/22 (0)

RE: I grew up poor. - srdavis2000 07:44:32 04/15/22 (2)

RE: I grew up poor. - mg16 15:32:50 04/15/22 (1)

Sometimes people succeed because they don't have any other choice. - srdavis2000 16:41:54 04/15/22 (0)

This! - E-Stat 07:16:18 04/15/22 (1)

Sadly, the kids likely won't inherit any "bright" genes. Nt - srdavis2000 08:29:26 04/15/22 (0)

RE: Why the heck don't the poor cook from scratch? - ornery 17:35:04 04/14/22 (0)

RE: Sugary drink intake by income and wealth study - tweaker456 17:00:47 04/14/22 (0)

RE: Fibre - tweaker456 16:51:38 04/14/22 (5)

Well--for once you're right... - dark_dave56 05:10:05 04/15/22 (3)

RE: I like simple labels like... - tweaker456 09:42:03 04/15/22 (2)

On that note... - dark_dave56 04/17/2204:00:21 04/17/22 (0)

I'll have to admit--I like my salt... - dark_dave56 06:16:27 04/16/22 (0)

RE: Fibre - pictureguy 16:59:53 04/14/22 (0)

A modest proposal? nt - viridian 16:47:26 04/14/22 (1)

Yeah, some here would be first in line. nt - tinear 09:20:13 04/15/22 (0)

because they want to emulate the rich who (mostly) don't cook from scratch either ? - peppy m. 15:57:01 04/14/22 (0)

RE: Why the heck don't the poor cook from scratch? - tweaker456 15:40:41 04/14/22 (0)

"Time constraints" ???? - emailtim 15:27:43 04/14/22 (30)

Many people receiving assistance do indeed work two to three jobs. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 09:45:26 04/15/22 (0)

Ignorant stereotyping par excellence there!... N/T - musetap 17:36:17 04/14/22 (4)

Let's stop the personal attacks, thanks (mt) - Rod M 18:35:32 04/14/22 (3)

RE: Let's stop the personal attacks, thanks (mt) - ornery 19:42:45 04/14/22 (0)

RE: Let's stop the personal attacks, thanks (mt) - mg16 18:45:08 04/14/22 (1)

RE: Let's stop the personal attacks, thanks (mt) - emailtim 18:47:13 04/14/22 (0)

Gettin' up at dawn, boarding a bus, working 8 hours, another 1 1/2 hours to get home. NO - tinear 15:41:21 04/14/22 (23)

That is just as much propaganda as the alternate view... - dark_dave56 16:34:42 04/14/22 (18)

I see you didn't read the article. Comparing yourself to a poor person? - tinear 09:22:36 04/15/22 (2)

I'm not going to try to claim "poverty", but... - dark_dave56 10:59:26 04/15/22 (1)

RE: I'm not going to try to claim "poverty", but... - tweaker456 07:10:50 04/16/22 (0)

Oatmeal beats no-meal. - emailtim 17:03:56 04/14/22 (14)

If the poor were like me, they wouldn't be poor! That's - tinear 09:44:03 04/15/22 (1)

RE: If the poor were like me, they wouldn't be poor! That's - emailtim 11:54:58 04/15/22 (0)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - The Dill 18:47:14 04/14/22 (7)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - The Dill 19:02:40 04/14/22 (5)

An 80 hour work week isn't a five day schedule. - srdavis2000 07:32:14 04/15/22 (1)

RE: An 80 hour work week isn't a five day schedule. - emailtim 12:16:27 04/15/22 (0)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - emailtim 20:09:25 04/14/22 (2)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - The Dill 05:41:56 04/15/22 (1)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - emailtim 12:11:48 04/15/22 (0)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - emailtim 18:48:58 04/14/22 (0)

RE: Oatmeal beats no-meal. - Uncle Mike 17:32:51 04/14/22 (3)

LOL! Lots of great chest-thumpers right here. nt - tinear 09:25:02 04/15/22 (2)

Notice the chest thumpers .... - emailtim 12:06:44 04/15/22 (1)

Chest thumper par excellence!!! .... N/T - musetap 15:22:29 04/15/22 (0)

LA is spending up to $837,000 to house a single homeless person - emailtim 16:06:52 04/14/22 (2)

I think it takes about 2 years and several hundred thousand dollars... - dark_dave56 04:44:50 04/15/22 (1)

Progressives meet Progressive Policies - emailtim 12:09:02 04/15/22 (0)

LOL, you have a habit of representing the exception as the rule. - emailtim 15:52:23 04/14/22 (0)

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