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I should also point out that I didn't say, "the post pathetic of anyone ever."

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I believe in the dignity of work. If one is going to be a ward of the anyone, I seriously doubt it is beneficial for their psyche to be idle.

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Modern poor people in USA are often fat. Poor people in the past and in poorer countries are skinny.

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How can the current American underclass possibly seem more "pathetic" than Dust Bowl farmers and the first-generation descendants of slaves? Do you really believe in the dignity of servitude and other reactionary ideas?

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How it feels matters too, no? Also, the American underclass just seems more pathetic than in the past despite the ipods.

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Most people apparently think we in the West are only a bit richer than 100 years ago, rather than 5-10 times!

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