tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497420390276831059.post7183136889631041632..comments2023-09-12T12:59:21.207+00:00Comments on Not that Sane: Not quite nickel and dimedLakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177723973206020679noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497420390276831059.post-90732898298142625932008-02-26T05:23:00.000+00:002008-02-26T05:23:00.000+00:00Can I just point out that $1100 a month plus $700 ...Can I just point out that $1100 a month plus $700 for a single person with no dependents or major health problems is a lot of money? <BR/><BR/>Also, I think we should be scared whenever we use words like "It all comes down to" or "it's as simple as". If we find ourselves using those phrases some part of our brain should signal that we're probably leaving the realm of reality, where <I>nothing</I> is "that simple" and when it is takes true genius to boil complex concepts down to something that is both simple and true. <BR/><BR/>Adam Shepard thinks "it all comes down to" ones' attitude. Supposedly if one is willing to work hard, one is guaranteed to succeed. Does this mean that the "working poor" are really not hard workers? All of those maids and fry cooks, the day laborers supporting families, they all just need to work harder. Yeah, right, they don't work hard enough.<BR/><BR/>You say that "it all comes down to" making intelligent choices. You assume: choices and intelligence. You had a fellowship to attend a university, are you not aware that your intellect is higher than most? Do you really believe that this is something for which you are responsible? <BR/><BR/>It's really shocking that so many healthy privileged young people think that the difference between them and the poor is they're willing to eat Ramen noodles. Credit history, illness, family responsibilities, intellect, natural temperament, family history, criminal record...NONE of that is what it's about. It's about Ramen noodles.recoverybloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673097037558215396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497420390276831059.post-4840300827921009972008-02-21T01:09:00.000+00:002008-02-21T01:09:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497420390276831059.post-92209828444245171912008-02-21T01:08:00.000+00:002008-02-21T01:08:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com