Too Poor to Make the News (from the NYT)

[duckmole86]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/opinion/14ehrenreich.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th

It's horrible, if expected.  My great grandma who lived through the Great Depression said that they were already so poor that they hardly noticed...but then, she did grow up in Winslow, Arizona.

What the last part of the article brings me to wonder is what Americans

Comments

[trenchkamen]

I could.

Ah.

I don't know.

[lextaci]

I would be alright. I know things about cows.

You could always become a prostitute? That is my answer to all life problems.

[duckmole86]

That'd work, I suppose. And hey, I'll cheerily go along with most kinks, so I suppose that'd give me an edge on some girls.

Also, my belly would then prove useful--I'd live longer because I've got fat to burn. ;)

[duckmole86]

Also, it's good to hear from you. *hugs*

[gumbyavatar]

So far, as long as my job continues to be secure, the depression is a good thing. Stuff that's normally out of my reach, like a house, is suddenly feasible if I can manage the initial down payment.