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    Ask any white male under 40 - they will tell you full well about it...... corps get tax breaks for specific races ....... white males are probably poor sheep ... or something....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rebel Yarr
    white males are probably poor sheep ... or something....
    I go with "or something."

    According to "The Nine Stages of American Autogenocide,"

    With males not around to physically, financially and emotionally protect their women, children, relatives and neighbors, these people are easy targets to disappear.

    She's talking about minorities, but I think white males are also a target, but mainly financially (i.e., make it hard for them to make a living to support a family).

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    In the three months I've been working at this job, two "real money advocates" (ha ha) have come in... the first guy was wearing a shirt that had "GOLD IS MONEY" on the back and "END THE FED" on the front. I talked to him... he apparently wasn't familiar with our little family here. The second guy was yesterday and I overheard him telling the old cashier about the price of silver, real money and how he needed to be ready... lol. I should have walked up and said...

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    I just bought a $50 iTunes gift card for my niece for her birthday. They offered me 6 to 12 month financing for a $50 purchase.

    Isn't that odd?
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    I got another round of "free" checks from Chase today. They think it would be a wise venture for me to go around and buy things for Christmas with these checks (or reduce my balances on those other high rate cards......) and they will give me a zero percent rate for one year, then it goes up on the whole balance to 8.95% (I guess that's cheap, I dunno, I made like 2 cents on my bank statement this month).

    The zinger that makes me laugh is that the checks, should I (oooops too late they are burning in the stove) use them, charge a flat 4% up front for whatever it is you used them for. So they make 4% off the top, which is big interest these days, to provide you with access to credit you already have, and to give you a one year payday advance. If you screw up the date on the final payment they have you for the 4% plus 8.95 on the whole deal.

    Fishing for pheeeeees?

    Oh please.

    I hate these bastards, but you gotta keep something for online and travel purchases and they are just evil.

    And there's not much you can do about it. My (regional/local) bank debit card has reduced daily transactions on debit/credit/AtM to $500 a day.

    So without a couple bitchass cards, you couldn't go buy that new generator or solar setup you wanted for Christmas, now could you?

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    I went to smart and final thursday, the bread I buy (Miltons) is 5.99 for a 2lb loaf ( I know I should bake my own) anyways it was 6.79 this time up 80 cents, ridiculous. Good thing I don't eat bread I just buy good bread for the little one.
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    Report finds Idaho living-wage jobs hard to find

    Associated Press - December 12, 2010 2:14 PM ET

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A recent report says 88% of new job openings in Idaho pay less than a living wage for a family of 4 with one working adult, and 53% pay less than a living wage for a single adult.

    The 2010 Northwest Job Gap Report says a single adult needs to earn $29,642 annually to meet basic needs, while a family of 4 with two working adults must make $75,372 a year.

    The report also says that for every 30 job seekers there is only one job opening that pays a living wage of $55,000 a year for a family of 3.

    http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13659906

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    Quote Originally Posted by k-os
    I just bought a $50 iTunes gift card for my niece for her birthday. They offered me 6 to 12 month financing for a $50 purchase.

    Isn't that odd?
    that is odd...

    maybe it was for this? :conf:
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    Quote Originally Posted by zap
    I went to smart and final thursday, the bread I buy (Miltons) is 5.99 for a 2lb loaf ( I know I should bake my own) anyways it was 6.79 this time up 80 cents, ridiculous. Good thing I don't eat bread I just buy good bread for the little one.
    $5.99 for Milton's? Ugh.

    Believe it or not, S&F's doesn't have the lowest prices on everything. I was just at one yesterday, and was surprised to see that their factory farmed eggs were $1.89/doz.

    Do you have a Trader Joe's near you? Their bread is much cheaper than Milton's. I like to get the 1.5 lb whole wheat loaf for $1.99. I'd rather spend 50 cents more and get the organic one, but it contains soybean oil.

    The whole wheat loaf only has a few ingredients in it. You have to be careful with bread, because a lot of grocers (including Trader Joe's) are adding soybean flour to the loaves, or other fillers like cellulose (which is much cheaper than wheat I'm sure).

    As for eggs, TJs sells a dozen extra-large for only $1.50. That's less than any other store in the area. I have to buy them when my friend doesn't have any eggs to sell me from her own hens.

    For produce, I like to shop the Hispanic or Asian markets. In fact, just go to any grocery store in the ghetto, and you'll find the same produce from the same growers selling for a fraction of the prices that they charge in the suburbs. Isn't that nice?
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    North Central, Rural Ohio..Gas Station pump Kerosene (1K), For the last 1.5 yrs has been steady at 2.99+Tax Per Gal - 3.19+Tax depending on where you purchase. About 2 weeks ago it raised to 3.49+T at the cheapest of Places, Now, Just today its 3.89+T at the cheapest of places.

    Gas as of the A.M is above 3.00 (3.05) for the first time in the 1.5 yrs that we have lived here.
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