OT Re: Speaking of jobs . . .

[Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy]

Not me, but I'm from South Carolina.  There are places in the South that 
look like they're straight out of a National Geographic special in some 
3rd world country.  I'm not saying that everyone here is doing fine and 
dandy, but the American definition of poor is much different from that 
in a country like Mexico.  Immigrants are busting their asses and 
risking their lives for work a lot of us feel  is beneath us.

Michael wrote:

>>Amen, brudda.  Funny how bad Americans think it is here.  I wish there
>>was enough money to send 1/4 of our citizens to another non-tourist
>>country for just a week.  Being poor here means mommy and daddy can't
>>afford a playstation.
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>You've obviously never been poor here. Being poor here means living in the
>back of a non-functional car and eatting pancakes cooked over an open
>fire. Not having a home, a shower, a telephone, electricity, etc. ;)
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