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Laugh all you want but the facts are that anyone who has a television and vcrs and dvrs and cable and all of the other goodies that most have is not truly poor, by any stretch of anyone's imagination.
Let me see if I've got this right. You are posting that people earning $25-$50,000 a year are buying I-phones. Then you are saying that these same people are the impoverished. Clue: $25000 isn't below the poverty line. It's not rolling in dough, but it's not poverty line. Apples to oranges.
Do you know what socialism is? It's the govt. ownership of production (economy) and the suppression of dissent...my husband knows this first hand because he grew up in the former Soviet Union (which was not communism)...and everyone paid a flat rate tax.
Progressive taxation has existed in the US for a hundred years...
(Were you being "friendly" and I missed it?)
Well, Obama is well on the road to that. He's already thrown several reporters off the plane because they're not Obamatrons. What? You're not solidly behind me? You support whom? Off with your head!
I'd call that suppression of dissent, wouldn't you?
The attack on Joe the plumber is another example of socialist (oops...democrat/liberal) suppression of dissent. How many people will be intimidated to speak up because they don't want to be subjected to the same kind of treatment?
(Hope Joe runs for political office.)
Not the iPhone. It cost much more than regular cell phones and of course the access to the internet is not cheap with AT&T for the iPhone. The fact is that if one is so poor then one shouldn't have cell phones of any kind.
I fall into the economic class you've specified here, and my cell phone is my phone. Because it's waaaaaay cheaper than a land line. Are you saying that poor people shouldn't have a phone? Not having a phone can be pretty costly in the long run, you know. People not being able to get hold of you in an emergency, people not being able to get hold of you about that job you applied for, etc.
Well, Obama is well on the road to that. He's already thrown several reporters off the plane because they're not Obamatrons. What? You're not solidly behind me? You support whom? Off with your head!
I'd call that suppression of dissent, wouldn't you?
No, I wouldn't. Obama isn't obligated to give them free transportation, is he?
He's told them they can hitch a ride with Biden, if they want. McCain doesn't give free rides in his jet to everyone who asks, either. This is such a non-issue.
I can only imagine that those government provided iPhones would include a fancy wire tap that you wouldn't know about. And the moment you say anything bad about Nobama you'd have several news trucks parked in front of your house, and all sorts of people trying to dig up dirt on you.
No, I wouldn't. Obama isn't obligated to give them free transportation, is he?
He's told them they can hitch a ride with Biden, if they want. McCain doesn't give free rides in his jet to everyone who asks, either. This is such a non-issue.
Nonsense.
So he could give them rides as long as they were obamatrons?
wingnuts on this board continue to say Obama is a Socialist so I was acting like them for a moment.
I thought so...but wasn't sure! I get so upset about all this "socialist/communist/terrorist/istist" crap! I actually had a friend vote yesterday, for McCain, because he actually believed his friends and church members when they said Obama was all of the above (and then some). He waffled...he wanted to vote Obama...but he gave into fear. To think our country might be controlled by fear...that IS scary.
gosh darnit, THOSE people shouldn't be able to afford no TV!!!
If you are poor, can not afford to pay bills you should not:
1) Have a paid TV service.
2) An internet connection.
3) A cell Phone (unless it is similar to a trac phone with no monthly fees).
4) Any monthly bills that are not absolutely needed for the basics.
5) Going out to eat.
6) Going to or renting movies.
7) Buying anything that isn't the essentials.
When my wife and I hit some hard times, we cut all those services and saved quite a bit of money and it helped us stay on track until we were able to get ahead.
Interesting thing is that many people who complain about hard times and not being able to pay the bills, usually spend money on worthless things like the above. I once listened to a woman complain about how she couldn't afford to take care of her child and yet they had 300 channels on cable, an internet connection they used to play online games, 3 different console units and a large collection of games and movies, they went to see all the block buster movies when they came out, frequented take out food, and had a cell phone themselves and their children.
Sorry, if that's poor, then someone who redefined the word is as stupid as they come.
Let me see if I've got this right. You are posting that people earning $25-$50,000 a year are buying I-phones. Then you are saying that these same people are the impoverished. Clue: $25000 isn't below the poverty line. It's not rolling in dough, but it's not poverty line. Apples to oranges.
Where did it say impoverished? It said low income.
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What? You're not solidly behind me? You support whom? Off with your head! 
Funny, I owe you some reps...
