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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I would never let a job that pays me so little that I can't afford rent to hold me down. Can't be all that good of a job if that's the case. And what good are friends and family if they let you end up homeless on the street? I would do whatever it takes to get the hell out of that situation, without a thought. [/quote]

To summarize this thread --- "Let them eat cake!"

You think that everyone has the same opportunities that you did?
if everyone had a good paying job, who would work at CVS, at Target, at the gas station, at your local day care center?

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Let them eat cake?   Opportunities?  Woah.  No.  Sorry.  Totally off base.

I was working 2 and 3 jobs, painting houses, restaurant kitchen help, framing, roofing and construction, garage, landscaping, you name it, while living out of my car, living on couches, in a tent, whatever.  Worked my ass off to get out of poverty and financially stable.  Eventually paid for college too.  What "opportunities?"  Nobody handed me anything. Sitting around being a victim and expecting everyone else to bail you out doesn't cut it in my book.[/quote]

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