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Liberal_in_LA
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:44 PM Original message |
68 year old receives $740 in SS. Pays $719 for rent leaving $21 for everything else. |
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pnwmom
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Could she qualify for Section 8? Or SSI, which is for low-income elderly and |
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Hello_Kitty
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. It totally adds up. |
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SoCalNative
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. You don't want to live in section 8 housing |
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pnwmom
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
40. I thought Section 8 was a proportion of your income. Is that wrong? n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. It is but the better neighborhoods have less section 8 housing available. |
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Why Syzygy
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:01 AM Response to Reply #40 |
58. They open up Section 8 lists for about five minutes every three years. |
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juno jones
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
61. Heck, I'm guessing that she's got rent control. |
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sandnsea
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. She should get $175 or so |
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Hestia
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. To figure Food Stamp Allotment, they use SS as income, and use that |
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appleannie1
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Wed Feb-18-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #15 |
50. My mother got 427 a mth in SS. Qualified for 10 in food stamps. |
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Smarmie Doofus
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. SSI would be lower than what she's getting from SS.. |
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pnwmom
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
39. People on Social Security can be eligible for SSI, in addition to Social Security, |
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silverojo
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Wed Feb-18-09 04:38 AM Response to Reply #39 |
54. In her case, the SSI payment would be lower than her SS payment |
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dmr
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Wed Feb-18-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
46. Maybe not so lucky - |
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ColbertWatcher
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
36. You'd think. But what if she doesn't know about them? |
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aquart
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Wed Feb-18-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Depends on what state she's in, doesn't it? |
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sandnsea
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Wed Feb-18-09 04:45 AM Response to Reply #44 |
56. She's in New York |
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Why Syzygy
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:05 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I wish the article |
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sandnsea
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. Between 18 and 50 |
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PM Martin
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. This IS the LEGACY of Conservatives and Economic Libertarians! |
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D-Lee
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
65. YES! and the Repugs complain about employers giving workers retirement and health benefits |
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Puzzler
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's a bad landlord... |
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dkf
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. ouch. |
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dkf
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Does Dolores get anything from the stimulus package? |
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CountAllVotes
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. likely nothing |
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JanusAscending
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Sorry, but you're wrong. |
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CountAllVotes
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. maybe she has an investment |
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progressoid
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Delores needs to pull herself up by her bootstraps. |
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Hello_Kitty
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Beat me to it! |
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pnwmom
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
43. No, but she might have more resources available to her, like SSI, and |
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Enthusiast
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Wed Feb-18-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
68. Another favorite Reichwing saying is |
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Muttocracy
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. that's why my mom moved in with me |
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louis c
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
67. I have mine with me, also |
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Dukkha
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Tue Feb-17-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. my plan for retirement |
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TahitiNut
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Believe me, that's not a new idea. |
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juno jones
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
62. I have a couple of friends |
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SoCalNative
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Already been done |
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WillieW
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. duplicate deleted. |
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WillieW
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. That is a very smart idea! |
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flvegan
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yeah well blowing the shit out of Iraq costs money. |
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slipslidingaway
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. "There are only so many trillions of dollars to go around." !!! n/t |
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Jack_Dawson
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. Why is she relying on SS? |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. She had a low paying job her whole life. Maybe never married. It happens. |
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HillbillyBob
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I sure as hell did not plan on getting to the finish line with zero$ |
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Jack_Dawson
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yeah upon re-thinking this... |
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CountAllVotes
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. my late mother worked her entire life |
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Raster
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. It may come as a surprise, but for some SS at the finish line is all they have. |
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Hannah Bell
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
64. For 1/3 of those over 65, SS is it. & I bet none of them planned it that |
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JDPriestly
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. Because she made minimum wage as a home health worker |
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juno jones
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
63. You'd obviously be surprised. |
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Sirveri
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
24. Why does she stay in NYC? |
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JanusAscending
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I have an extra room she could have if she .... |
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Mojorabbit
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. I don't think it would be easy |
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JDPriestly
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Moving can be very confusing to older people. |
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Sirveri
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Wed Feb-18-09 04:40 AM Response to Reply #31 |
55. I know it's not easy, navy life taught me that. But it's probably the better choice. |
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eilen
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Wed Feb-18-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #24 |
69. The rent may include heat and hot water. |
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Muttocracy
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Wed Feb-18-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
74. in addition to the other reasons people listed, you can get around on public transit there |
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TreasonousBastard
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Tue Feb-17-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. I've been reading these stories for at least 40 years... |
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WillieW
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
37. And this is happening in the richest country on earth? shameful.! |
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
38. dolores needs to move. knock that rent down to $350-$400 and she has a better chance... |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:50 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. $350 rent? Where? in Appalachia? Older people need access to public transportation |
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Wed Feb-18-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. bud... rents cheaper than what dolores is paying are available all over this country... |
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dysfunctional press
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Wed Feb-18-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. she could share a place with someone(s). |
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Wed Feb-18-09 02:45 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. yeah, like that... n/t. |
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leftstreet
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Wed Feb-18-09 03:03 AM Response to Reply #38 |
51. Yes! She should move and let people with money have the city |
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Wed Feb-18-09 03:15 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. or she could stay and try to live on that $21. what is your point? |
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high density
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
72. So people need to live within their means? |
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BamaGirl
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Wed Feb-18-09 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
49. This is awful :( |
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Mr. Hyde
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Wed Feb-18-09 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
53. Let's all send her a monthly check for a dollar then. That should help. |
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woo me with science
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Wed Feb-18-09 06:53 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. It would... |
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RebelOne
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
60. I really feel bad for that lady. |
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a kennedy
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Wed Feb-18-09 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
66. I just cried when I read this....... |
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jmg257
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Wed Feb-18-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
71. That sucks. I hope the market gets moving again so our 401ks start making some money. |
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Quantess
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Wed Feb-18-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
73. Sad. |
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