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Working Poor

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PatrickforO

(15,254 posts)
14. No, not working poor. Was, but not now, thankfully.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:01 PM
Oct 2015

But I've been there - working two jobs and praying every day that nothing happens that I won't be able to afford to fix. Like a car breakdown, a wreck, a big plumbing leak, etc.

Now that I am doing OK, I don't want to take that away from those who have less. I'd rather have policies in place that help EVERYONE have enough.

Because, you know, I think that's my definition of heaven: enough.

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This may sound weird [View all] w0nderer Oct 2015 OP
I found this to be true for me as well Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #1
Cricket Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #2
5 meg or 5 gig? w0nderer Oct 2015 #9
:-)) so glad i'm not only one w0nderer Oct 2015 #3
It's a nice thought, but instead I'm thinking that PatrickforO Oct 2015 #4
Wish I could rec this post. malokvale77 Oct 2015 #8
i fully support 15/h and bernie and more i support working living wage (which is more than 15/h) w0nderer Oct 2015 #11
No, not working poor. Was, but not now, thankfully. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #14
Sorry w0nderer Oct 2015 #15
forgot to say w0nderer Oct 2015 #16
I'm currently working poor Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #17
Yeah, I probably ought to say that in my post to which you replied PatrickforO Oct 2015 #18
No worries nt Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #19
sad to see you with us w0nderer Oct 2015 #20
Yep! Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #21
touching on a big thing there (transport) w0nderer Oct 2015 #23
Tracfone has a bunch of cheapies. MADem Oct 2015 #5
My grandson says that after having had a cell phone for a while, he realizes that all he really djean111 Oct 2015 #6
he might want to hit a used comp store for a cheap desktop/laptop w0nderer Oct 2015 #12
I still have a landline because my "retiree" bundle of internet, phone, and TV djean111 Oct 2015 #22
:-) w0nderer Oct 2015 #25
Look into refurbished phones NV Whino Oct 2015 #7
. astral Oct 2015 #10
:-) w0nderer Oct 2015 #13
I buy an iPhone every few versions and manage to trade in the old one. But I have found that LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #24
for older ipod touch (1 2 gen) ipad (1g 2g) and iphone 2g 3g w0nderer Oct 2015 #26
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