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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And here we go...

18:24 -- You really think someone making $11,000 a year has a nice, comfortable net worth? Yes, you're drowning in debt. So are many making $250K+ who choose to spend more than they make and/or assume they can never lose their jobs.

Please. Do not try to put your situation side by side with people living below the poverty line. Just don't. Show a little compassion and admit that you wouldn't last 30 minutes on $11K a year.[/quote]

You mean, like when I was on my own at 13 and living on 10 dollars a week, sleeping on couches and eating meals at work (restaurants) because free meals came with the job? Or, how about when I put myself through both high school and college on less that 7,000 a year? Oh yeah, I did that and still managed to send money to my mom, who was living in her car.

I've been middle class since college and it's definitely a step up, but there is no safety net here and the mistakes cost you a lot more. Trust me, when I made 7,000 a year I did not owe anybody more than I could hope to make in 20 years, like now. And I still support myself and my mom, plus DH's parents and occasionally a sibling or two.

[b]Clearly you people don't know many immigrant families.[/b] The class stereotyping on this board is insane. And don't be running out there giving yourslef any awards for compassion, pp. You get an epic fail in that department.[/quote]

I'm part of an immigrant family who never suffered.

not intentionally putting anyone down but . . . My family - European - came from poverty, but no one was living on the streets.  We lived quite well b/c the men in the family (truth) had trades and worked hard to support themselves and their families.

In my profession, however, I deal with mainly poor immigrants.  So I know what suffering is.

But not all immigrants remain poor and struggle for a good part of their lives.[/quote]

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