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Old 08-18-2013, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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I'm sure (s)he doesn't need a co-signer, and I wasn't talking to you.
Oh...You may not have realized that you posted what was apparently a private message on a public message board. Messages on public message boards often get responded to by people you don't know and weren't addressing. Sometimes, when you're extra full of sh*t, they will even get responded to by more than one person calling you out on it. That's how it works. Glad I could help bring you up to speed!
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Old 08-18-2013, 08:43 PM
 
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If the people are expected to pull themselves up by their bootstraps without any government assistance, why can't businesses do the same? Why should businesses get incentives and government assistance but it should be eliminated for the poor?
They shouldn't. Two wrongs don't make a right- not sure what your logic is on this one. All people should be outraged at all levels and flavors of fraud on taxpayer dollars.
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Old 08-18-2013, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Sweet Home...CHICAGO
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They shouldn't. Two wrongs don't make a right- not sure what your logic is on this one. All people should be outraged at all levels and flavors of fraud on taxpayer dollars.
The logic is that people are against welfare for the poor and are for corporate welfare. You don't hear people express as much concern for corporations stealing our tax dollars as they do welfare.
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Old 08-18-2013, 10:39 PM
 
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Yes, comrade, you are right. Let's grab the means of production from the rich ... (g)
I knew you'd see the light.
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Old 08-19-2013, 06:02 AM
 
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The logic is that people are against welfare for the poor and are for corporate welfare. You don't hear people express as much concern for corporations stealing our tax dollars as they do welfare.
Yes, this is unfortunate. Nobody should be stealing our tax dollars. People from either side of the political fence get caught up pointing fingers at each other when both are in the wrong.
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Old 08-19-2013, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Chicago- Hyde Park
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Oh...You may not have realized that you posted what was apparently a private message on a public message board. Messages on public message boards often get responded to by people you don't know and weren't addressing. Sometimes, when you're extra full of sh*t, they will even get responded to by more than one person calling you out on it. That's how it works. Glad I could help bring you up to speed!
sigh* Please miss me with your rhetoric
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Old 08-26-2013, 07:33 PM
 
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Chicago is in major debt because of welfare? lololololololol
Of course it is.

Sheesh. Why are cities full of people who ARE WORKING AND PRODUCING WEALTH not in financial trouble?

Answer that before you laugh at the notion that cities with a large population of indolent, bored, irresponsible people who lack a sense of worth and no knowledge of their abilities find themselves spending massively to control crime, replace crumbling infrastructure while the tax base erodes, while electing politicians who merely pander to the "gimmee" voter base, rather than be good administrators.
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Old 08-26-2013, 10:42 PM
 
Location: South Chicagoland
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Of course it is.

Sheesh. Why are cities full of people who ARE WORKING AND PRODUCING WEALTH not in financial trouble?

Answer that before you laugh at the notion that cities with a large population of indolent, bored, irresponsible people who lack a sense of worth and no knowledge of their abilities find themselves spending massively to control crime, replace crumbling infrastructure while the tax base erodes, while electing politicians who merely pander to the "gimmee" voter base, rather than be good administrators.
Huh? Chicago ISN'T full of people who are working and producing wealth? Yes, it is. Chicago is the financial center of the Midwest..
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Old 08-26-2013, 11:00 PM
 
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chicago goes way beyond the midwest. it's one of the top 10 most powerful economies in the world.
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Old 09-04-2013, 08:32 PM
 
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oh now on Fox news (channel 32) they are talking about the SNAP program, something about going back to the way it was intended.. said they have a problem when people reload money and thats where the abuse is.
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