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Misconceptions of Low-wage Workers
Contributed by
Lilly-Quill
on
Thursday, 22nd June 2006 @ 03:26:19 PM in AEST
Topic:
selfstruggles
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America is no longer the land of opportunity for millions.
Nor will she face-up to Her national debt of billions.
Perhaps legalising homosexuals and abortions made God mad?
One whole state wiped-out, like Katrina; Oh my God, how sad!
Yet blinders stay-on, since 30-million workers are in poverty.
Living from pay-check-2-pay-check and drowning quite loudly.
And only a ‘drug invested neighbourhoods’ they could afford.
I’m talking about professional people, serving others, adored!
The US minimum of $5.15 hasn’t been changed in ten long years.
It's not three strikes-and-you’re-out, for 1-miss-hap of tears.
Free clinics are limited for what they can financially achieve.
One trip to the Doctor is often a day’s wages with no reprieve.
Oprah had a couple show us what it’s like with limited funds.
After 3-months they were 1200 dollars-off and wanting to run.
Affording only a drug-invested area and risk travelling a bus.
So many people don’t need a hand-out but a hand-up is a must.
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Lilly-Quill
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2006-06-22 15:26:19]
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Re: Misconceptions of Low-wage Workers
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by kreechur on
Thursday, 22nd June 2006 @ 03:41:40 PM AEST
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i didnt like the way it flowed but it evoked anger in me
and made me think....it challenges and questions and evokes ire......very good..... |
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Re: Misconceptions of Low-wage Workers
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by Archie on
Thursday, 22nd June 2006 @ 07:27:13 PM AEST
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| The poem is true but sad. I know what you meant I wish it was written differently. This was a good try nonetheless. |
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