We’re fucked?! Let the good times roll.

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Tuttle, Apr 15, 2008.

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As of today, the closest match to my actual situation:

Poll closed May 15, 2008.
  1. During 2008 I lost my job or my house or both or it happened to someone in my immediate family.

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  2. Times are rough, a close relative or friend or neighbor lost job or house or both during 2008.

    4 vote(s)
    14.8%
  3. I may have to pay the min again on the credit card balance, damn. Maybe next month I can pay down.

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  4. Planned on a new car this spring, or a new bathroom, maybe I’ll wait. Otherwise spend as usual.

    9 vote(s)
    33.3%
  5. Thought I'd buy a Prius & crush it into a cube, for a tree ornament in my yard. Maybe I'll get 2?

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%
  1. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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  2. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    Not exactly.

    The cost of running the farm is through the roof. But the high prices SHOULD offset most of it....for those with a decent amount of land anyways.
  3. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    I'm going to be loaded over my head with debts the next 4 years.

    Yay!

    Stupid school.
  4. Tex

    Tex Forge or die. Administrator Formerly Important

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    :rotfl: I'm bumping this thread because I think Forbin's post got over looked. :rofl:
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  5. Nova

    Nova livin on the edge of the ledge Writer

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    I've had issues but it's nothing new for me. I quit once under Reagan, was fired once under Bush I...I was laid off not once but twice under Clinton (clearly his fault!) and was non-tendered under Bush II

    I've always lived within sight of economic ruin. Often in the wrong place at the wrong time, sometimes making poor choices, whatchagonnado?

    The thing that too many people don't see to understand is that in any economy, free or otherwise, there are always gonna be "poor" people. The freer the economy, the freer the poor man is to do something extraordinary to leverage himself out of his weak economic position, and that's why it's good to have a freer economy and I prefer it

    BUT

    no matter what people do or what gets done for them, there's always going to be a precentage of the population who don't have much economically. Sucks to be one of them but that doesn't mean I'm gonna start blaming politicians.
  6. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    Clearly. It had nothing to do with your obvious lack of past and future work ethic.
  7. Nova

    Nova livin on the edge of the ledge Writer

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    Clearly you have no understanding of sarcasm.
    :bergman: