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[pearwaldorf]

The United States is the most powerful country in the world. It is one of the richest countries in the world. So why the fuck do things like this happen?

Oh, that's right. Despite being the most powerful country in the world, we can't stand the thought of anybody receiving anything they might not have paid for, because the poor are undeserving of anything but contempt and scorn. I mean, if they were really fine upstanding people, they wouldn't be poor now, would they?

I don't want to be able to believe in an afterlife so good people can get their rewards, but so people who have done bad can get their punishment. Because gods know they're not going to get it in this life.

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[lubaya.livejournal.com]

if they were really fine upstanding people, they wouldn't be poor now, would they?

Didn't read the link, but my boss said almost this exact thing to me yesterday, when I was talking about how poor people in New Orleans had a difficult time leaving and the government had done a horrible job with the evacuation procedure. Gah.

[slyoung.livejournal.com]

I just sat through my first MBA econ class. They are taught this shit. I feel like I'm learning the enemy's strategies so I can defeat them.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like I'm learning the enemy's strategies so I can defeat them.

That was the attitude I took as an econ major for a while, but then I changed to Community Development because I got so disgusted.