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Barack_America

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22. "Companies used to operate with a moral code."

Reply to Th1onein (Reply #19)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 01:52 PM

Sep 2012

It's because of pigs like Romney that few can afford to do so these days (or so they say). I think it's time for this country to decide what we stand for. Is it to bankrupt ourselves in the quest of materialistic crap or is it actually the pursuit of a "more perfect union"?

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I was a food stamp single mom and now I own my own business. [View all] Th1onein Sep 2012 OP

You are lucky in being able to have all the money from it when he dies. awwwsheet Sep 2012 #1

I probably should care about that, but I don't. Th1onein Sep 2012 #6

Good for you! mvd Sep 2012 #25

Not "lucky" at all. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #27

No kidding? Luck wasn't involved? Where's *MY* 'old guy with a business'? Edweird Sep 2012 #32

Any acheivement is partly luck. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #34

Time for the 47%ers to start talking and comparing notes. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #2

Well save up for your $233,000 per capita share of the national debt. dkf Sep 2012 #3

That Talking Point isn't flying. The Republicans exploded the debt, and will be called on it. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #4

+1! n/t Spazito Sep 2012 #5

If it can be fixed. It's like global warming...we can't fix that either. dkf Sep 2012 #9

You do that. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #14

Thank you for your .....concern. vanlassie Sep 2012 #36

If they steal it as they have done before, though, closeupready Sep 2012 #12

Did you worry about the debt from 2001--2008? WinkyDink Sep 2012 #35

I was a food stamp single mom and now I have a six figure income. Avalux Sep 2012 #7

Too many well off and successful people simply do not have any clue SheilaT Sep 2012 #8

I got lucky also Arkplayer Sep 2012 #10

J.K. Rowling is the penultimate example of a welfare success story. hunter Sep 2012 #11

very well put. barbtries Sep 2012 #13

Jesus, Hunter! You said that SO WELL! Th1onein Sep 2012 #17

I was on welfare and food stamps ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #15

And what people like Mitt fail to realize, that only gave you the opportunity to survive. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #18

Yes, think about the human potential we are just throwing away. Th1onein Sep 2012 #21

How many struggling people can we turn into success stories? Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #26

I don't think that everyone is like that. Th1onein Sep 2012 #29

Yes, there will always be those who game the system. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #31

That's really nice of you to do that. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #16

Funny you would say that. Th1onein Sep 2012 #19

My goal was always for the customer to say, "It was a pleasure doing business with you." Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #20

"Companies used to operate with a moral code." Barack_America Sep 2012 #22

They can't afford not to operate with a moral code, when others do. Th1onein Sep 2012 #23

I don't believe in luck. I believe in the Universal Flow. foghat rules Sep 2012 #24

I've never heard it called that. Th1onein Sep 2012 #30

We do have more people starting to get lucky though, too, with jobs, with startups, and nightscanner59 Sep 2012 #28

Congratulations on your success. Edweird Sep 2012 #33

Life is amazing. Many of us just get lucky. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #37

How wonderful, Bluestate 10! Th1onein Sep 2012 #38