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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:11 PM Original message |
Poll question: Are you doing better now than you were eight years ago? |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not just "No" - Hell No! |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Where's the choice for "curled up in a dark corner sobbing"? |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Next to 'under the bed, chewing on a towel'. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am worse off than I have been in my entire life -- |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Not to be nosy but how old are you? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. I'm 55. (had to count to make sure I didn't add or subtract a year) |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Thank you I am good now but the Reagan years were murder |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I can't even imagine what it would be like |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
73. Now, why do I suspect that ageism might be a culprit here? |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 06:29 AM Response to Reply #73 |
80. naw... I think |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. I am...but then, 8 years ago I was still working my way through college |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. About the same. Just older and more cynical. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Same here. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. In most ways, definitely not |
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exothermic (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, in spite of Bushco...certainly not with their help. |
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ComtesseDeSpair (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. Eight Years Ago... The Good Old Days... |
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Sheets of Easter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Financially, after a 7+ year funk, I am finally on the up again. |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yes, but only because two family members died and I |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Sorry to hear that - |
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Chimichurri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. We're making more money but with the price of food and gas, we're |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. No. The bush presidency has resulted in the complete destruction of America. |
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Wwagsthedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. Barely staying even so I can't say yes or no. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yes And No |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Much, much worse off |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Just Remember What Has The Most Value |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
17. yeah income is higher but it doesn't go as far. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, much better |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. To that I will add, hell no! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm making considerably more money now than I was 8 years ago |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. post wrong place. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
25. 8 years ago the amount taken out for taxes |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. Just completed a good education paid for by parents who came from little |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. Two members of my family are an inch away from foreclosure. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. Much worse |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. more and more people are letting their yards go to hell |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. We have a drought in my area |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. We have had more water than we know what to do with around here |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
65. Really? |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #65 |
82. Weather patterns have changes here |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. I didn't know that |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
64. Exactly |
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Rainbowreflect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. I never like this question that much. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. Mentally and emotionally, no. Financially, about the same. Maybe slightly better. |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. For now, it keeps getting better. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. 8 years ago I looked forward to the future with great joy. Now I only |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. In the nineties... |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
38. I make more money, but I am more broke than 8 years ago |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
41. 8 years ago I was married, owned a quarter mil lake house with 2 sailboats at my dock |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Sounds like you are indeed better off |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Yes. At Least that part is better |
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comradebillyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. Yes, my mortgage is paid off, |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
44. No. Income is 2/3 of what it was 8 yrs ago. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
45. no - medical bankruptcy, death of spouse...welcome to food stamps |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
46. Are you f'ing kidding? n/t |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
47. Someone better DU this poll |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
49. Eight years ago I was 19 |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
50. Worst period of my life |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. "all this and George Bush too...." |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #50 |
70. My condolences for your loss |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
51. Deleted message |
DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
52. Well, that shouldn't difficult to calculate |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
53. Yes |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
54. Actually about the same... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. On a personal level, yes, |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
57. yes, but only because of a fluke of luck |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
58. From a have to a have nothing in less than a decade. n/t |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
59. Yes in the sense I make more money |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
60. Well I wasn't crazy back then. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
61. I retrained for a new career! |
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lynettebro440 (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
63. I was stuck in FL in 2001 |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
66. DEFINITELY. MUCH MUCH better, in fact. |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
67. I'm doing better |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
68. I'm 'feeling' better now that January is getting a lot closer. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
69. Much better off |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
71. hard to judge (n/t) |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
72. Eight years ago I still worried about paying my debts. |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
74. I'm not doing any better now than 8 days ago.... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
75. Yes, but only because I am collecting social security |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
76. Much better |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
77. much much worse. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
78. I am for sure, but it was nothing to do with the economy, |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
79. We are treading water, always... |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
81. Not as well |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
83. In terms of what exactly? |
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