Comment on Wall Street executives back at the trough by queenemily
I’m not sure if it’s going to be used in churches or not, it was online – by the Conservapedia people as I recall. And yes, that’s about the sum of it. I mean, it’s a process that everyone engages in...
View ArticleComment on Debt Culture Never Really Went Away by queenemily
Personally, I think college loans are going to cause the next crash in the US – they’re a ticking timebomb. And like you point out, for the same reasons as 2008, predatory lending and lack of...
View ArticleComment on “The invisible hand belongs to a thief” by gallinggalla
This phrase of Melissa’s: “the veneration of avarice” is totally spot on. That’s what capitalism is about. Well, that and making workers as close to slaves as they can get away with.
View ArticleComment on Debt Culture Never Really Went Away by Open post etc at...
[...] s.e smith at Socialism And.. on how debt culture never really went away after the crash. Also, Ezra Klein at the Washington Post on the disparity of the savings between Federal employee pay...
View ArticleComment on Getting Your Class War On: The 99ers by missdisplaced
My benefits ran out three weeks ago. In two years the only ‘job’ I was able to get is 10 hours per week at my school (about $80/week). Sorry but I just have ZERO sympathy for those making over...
View ArticleComment on Class War in Congress by GallingGalla
Absolutely, totally agreed. I’m getting to the point, honestly, where I’m just feeling numb. I’ve been out of work for two years; I’m now doing freelance writing for crap piece-work pay, no benefits,...
View ArticleComment on The Econopack Problem by Sarah J
And I mean–the other problem? When you don’t have a car, it’s very hard to get large amounts of things home. I spend way more on dog food, for instance, buying small bags once a week rather than...
View ArticleComment on The Econopack Problem by Devon Jones
THIS IS MY LIFE. It is so viscerally satisfying to see this put into words.
View ArticleComment on The Econopack Problem by Jacky V.
Hear hear! I remember when I was very poor and struggling and resenting the irony that I couldn’t afford the products that would turn out cheaper if I bought them in bulk
View ArticleComment on Spending, Priorities, and Class Divides by GallingGalla
Even people considered members of the cultural middle class, and marginal members of the economic one, may only be one paycheque between comfort and financial disaster. The woman who owns the house I...
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