I'm pretty sure the highest office in the land is held by a black man...

Taylor, it's working. Everyone is annoyed by that song. When I hear the first few notes on the radio, I immediately change the station. You're 22 years old. Stop behaving like a stupid high school girl and grow up. I know it's hard to find something else to write about when you're so insipid and shallow, but there's a...more

The middle class is everybody who is not rich and not poor! People who bring in millions each year are rich. People who bring in whatever is around the poverty line are poor. Everyone else is middle class, and that can be subdivided into lower-middle and upper-middle. A combined family income of $250,000 is technical...more

Bank of America knows they can't collect even if they foreclose, because there isn't enough equity to pay off even the first mortgage. Forget about the second! These second mortgage notes are worthless pieces of paper, so it's not like they're doing anybody any big favors.

But what if she were childless? She would not have qualified for all of those benefits. The government actually encourages single women like her to have babies because they don't qualify for this kind of lifestyle if they don't have kids. A childless version of this woman is completely different. She would have to work...more

True and I am the one using coupons and buying store brands. The EBT user is buying name brands with no coupons. They just don't care.

People who save money are the ones who don't end up on public assistance when they lose their jobs.

It's called working under the table! People who operate home day cares, cut hair at home, detail cars, etc. There is a whole world of people who operate on a cash basis. It's just not possible to go long term spending twice what you make, especially if you're poor and don't have available credit. They're not really as...more

My mother went into a coma on a Christmas Eve. She was 1200 miles away. I had a high stress job and I left for FL with my young daughter not knowing how long I would be gone. Mom passed in early January and I returned to work a week or so later. I was so stressed out about the pile of work on my desk and the complainin...more