Generally I'm suspicious of people that go on about "lazy" people living off of their dime. I'm suspicious of the ugly resentment toward the weakest in a community--it just seems like we continue to use the poor as a scapegoat throughout history e…

heather_b How many people are you supporting with your taxes? really. 700billion to wall street. What% of that is coming from heather_b in Buffalo, New York?

There are plenty of kids that grow up with bad unsupportive parents. When you are poor surrounded by other poor people, there are fewer examples to look up to and becoming wealthy just seems improbable. Of course some people have the strength and w…

Of course thee Buffalo flaw is the "hyperlocal" viewpoint. We could point to someone on the street that isn't "dressed for success" and wonder why or point to some mother telling her child to "shut the fuck up" and wonder why. We could call them la…