Re: The 'working poor' scam

From: tonyp (tonyp_at_world.std.com)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:11:43 -0400

"Jim Blair" <see@sig.com> wrote

> "tonyp" <tonyp@world.std.com> wrote:
> >.. And yes, silly people _can_ look at the stats and declare,
> >indignantly, that "the age gap is widening".
>
>
> Put "wage" for "age", and isn't that pretty much what John Edwards is
> saying with his "Two Americas"???
>
> And would those "Two Americas" be bad if most people were to spend time in
> each? At any rate, it reminds me of Michael Harrington's "The Other
> America" from the 1960's.

Jim, just because other people are silly doesn't mean _you_ have to be. Do you
seriously believe that "most" Americans actually get to spend time in each of
the "Two Americas"? Jesus H. Keerist, Jim, I gotta get me some of what you're
smoking.

-- Tony P.

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