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Old 03-02-2009, 10:07 PM   #331
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There's no reason to be stupid either...unless you can't help it.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:08 PM   #332
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There's no reason to be stupid either...unless you can't help it.

Sorry, I didn't know you were a troll.

Good day.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:17 PM   #333
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lol...get a grip.

You're the one that brought rich people into it. I was only ever talking about poor people and how they could stop being poor in some cases and my reasons for believing that. Not being poor doesn't equal being rich.

If you think it's rude that I ask you why you're failing to consider all the facts, then sorry about that. I guess you need to have a cup of concrete and harden up mate.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:20 PM   #334
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lol...get a grip.

You're the one that brought rich people into it. I was only ever talking about poor people and how they could stop being poor in some cases and my reasons for believing that. Not being poor doesn't equal being rich.

If you think it's rude that I ask you why you're failing to consider all the facts, then sorry about that. I guess you need to have a cup of concrete and harden up mate.
???

I'm not the one who got pissed off because someone didn't agree with you.

You should work on that.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:24 PM   #335
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It's always amazing to see how people manage to attribute emotions to a post that doesn't even include a smilie.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:26 PM   #336
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It's always amazing to see how people manage to attribute emotions to a post that doesn't even include a smilie.
Yeah, I think it was the unwarranted, childish insults that gave me the impression you were angry.

Or just a petulant child. One or the other.

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Old 03-02-2009, 10:29 PM   #337
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lol...whatever you say. You must be right. Seems you're determined to repeat yourself. Off you go.

Do it again.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:30 PM   #338
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lol...whatever you say. You must be right. Seems you're determined to repeat yourself. Off you go.

Do it again.
Don't mind if I do.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:44 PM   #339
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:59 PM   #340
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What I said: Troll. A dime a dozen.

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Old 03-02-2009, 11:00 PM   #341
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yes it does
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Old 03-02-2009, 11:01 PM   #342
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yes it does
Found it.

One less worthless troll to deal with.
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Old 03-02-2009, 11:01 PM   #343
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So how many of us has he accused of being trolls now? lol

Pretty soon he'll have no one to talk to.
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Old 03-02-2009, 11:02 PM   #344
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You know, I used to think that society was to blame for some people being stuck in the poor cycle, and to a certain extent I still do, but I've come to believe that some people are just plain stupid. It's not their fault really. They were born that way, and no amount of 'help' from society will ever change the fact that they're stupid.

My biggest challenge is that for those who were born stupid, how far should society be expected to go? Surely it's up to the families of stupid people to take care of them? I feel sorry for stupid people, but not sorry enough to think I should have to support them.

On the other hand, there's a whole bunch of people out there who're pretty damn smart but they insist on using their intelligence for bad instead of good, and get stuck in their cycle, which really just equates to another form of stupidity in my books.

The reason my opinion has changed in this regard is because of my husband. The story of his childhood would curl your toes, and yet he's educated and a leader in his field with a compassionate heart.

If you use your intelligence for good instead of bad, there's nothing you can't do.
There are plenty of poor people who are smart, but they couldn't escape the trap of poverty (and it is a trap, for many people, no matter how hard they try to get out).

Not all people who succeed do so because they are intelligent. Many of them succeed because they are corrupt, unethical, and immoral, and they prey on people.

As far as, how far should society go to support poor people, I think as long as we keep making rules and laws that only apply to certain segments of society or are applied differently to rich people, then it is our obligation as a society to take care of the people who don't have a chance. Personally, I really believe there is no reason why we can't end poverty. The problem is greed. Some people just think they entitled to more than others. I think it is really obscene that in a so called "civilized" society, one man could have many billions of dollars while there are people starving and living in cars. It's just, wrong.
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Old 03-02-2009, 11:02 PM   #345
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There. The stupidity has vanished.
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