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MannyGoldstein

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2. That might be a good idea

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 12:06 AM

Feb 2015

I felt like offering to pay the damned bill, or part of it, but that felt awkward. A loan might be better.

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I felt sad this evening [View all] MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 OP

Anyway you can pay her repairs yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #1

That might be a good idea MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #2

It is a good idea. ananda Feb 2015 #27

Better yet, tell her to pay it forward. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #35

Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #45

it will make you feel good. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #56

My approach GliderGuider Feb 2015 #54

You're never to old to remember someone's idea of a level playing field... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #3

The US used to be that country, in part because we eliminated a lot of manufacturing competition merrily Feb 2015 #4

Without unions and tariffs, MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #16

Love the pretense that it's only about this one worker and how much you should do for her. merrily Feb 2015 #28

I appreciate the kind words, MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #31

So, your OP is just about that one woman and the few on the cleaning crew? k merrily Feb 2015 #41

It was about that at the time I wrote that. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #60

I do that too.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #69

I think it was Walter Lippmann who,when asked his opinion Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #70

I was not accusing you of pretense AT ALL. I was suggesting that others merrily Mar 2015 #96

No it was the same old post... Wrapped up in a folksy anecdote.... bettyellen Feb 2015 #89

I don't know who is taking who to task, other than politicians. merrily Mar 2015 #97

And you know further details of the interaction... how? nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #98

I only know the details you gave at the time, that you declined to help. bettyellen Mar 2015 #99

Nor do you know the details of the original conversation. nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #100

You miss the USA "where we all helped each other out a little more" except for you, LOL bettyellen Mar 2015 #101

And since you don't know the details... MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #102

So it did occur to you to help her out, yet you decided to do nothing. Is that the fine point bettyellen Mar 2015 #104

FDR strengthened unions and lowered tariffs. Modern progressive countries do the same. pampango Feb 2015 #53

That sucks Manny. Old and In the Way Feb 2015 #5

I'm waiting for permission from Karl Rove MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #8

You work for Karl Rove? Old and In the Way Feb 2015 #17

People who are right a lot of the time aren't always that popular.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #10

bitter much? 2banon Feb 2015 #15

I like Manny - Slamming a party 840high Feb 2015 #26

FYI sheshe2 Feb 2015 #32

I would have voted to leave it. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #61

^ hay rick Feb 2015 #86

Manny slams Elizabeth Warren? Isn't she a Democrat? I thought he loved Dems like Warren! sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #37

+1 daleanime Feb 2015 #46

I don't disdain or get depressed, everything has it's place and sometimes....... nolabels Feb 2015 #88

I'm sure the car repairs cost at east 200 rec's Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #64

You're something special ain't ya. L0oniX Feb 2015 #66

Old and in what way? Oilwellian Feb 2015 #75

Not defending the poster's comments Kermitt Gribble Feb 2015 #78

And each of us has only one go at it. elias49 Feb 2015 #6

Maybe she means the repairs are more than the car is worth taught_me_patience Feb 2015 #7

Sadly, not. nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #11

ah manny SwampG8r Feb 2015 #9

Good to see you again, man.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #12

damn its old home week SwampG8r Feb 2015 #13

Tell me about it.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #20

You're right MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #19

i still feel like i owe you at least one SwampG8r Feb 2015 #22

Create a recipe named after me MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #23

If we want to do it we first have to change some hearts. zeemike Feb 2015 #29

well theres you me fumesucker and manny! SwampG8r Feb 2015 #33

Well we are more than an organization and less than a movement. zeemike Feb 2015 #36

^^^ Yes. OneGrassRoot Feb 2015 #55

Well I am glad to see I am not the only one. zeemike Feb 2015 #59

DU is better with you here, Gator grasswire Feb 2015 #30

Great post. In my life, I always took the job I could get. I washed dishes, JDPriestly Feb 2015 #42

May not remember me... daleanime Feb 2015 #47

maybe you should bring it up with others in the work place, i use to work at a place JI7 Feb 2015 #14

Maybe people could take up a collection and help her.... one_voice Feb 2015 #18

When "Capitalism" Gets a Yeah! and "Socialism" Gets You Blackballed The Roux Comes First Feb 2015 #21

+1 daleanime Feb 2015 #48

Did your co-worker mention how much the repairs would be? nt TheProgressive Feb 2015 #24

I, too, wish we helped each other out and weren't do divisive. nt babylonsister Feb 2015 #25

can coworkers get together and chip in? Are there payment plan offers? Skittles Feb 2015 #34

Instead of being sad for her Control-Z Feb 2015 #38

A ''Resource-based Society'' is what you describe wanting. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #39

Yep - it's the cure that so many fear, for this disease. canoeist52 Feb 2015 #51

I'm with you on this Manny. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #40

I grew up poor, KMOD Feb 2015 #43

Citizens United happened. McCamy Taylor Feb 2015 #44

Even a little credit card reform would help so many people struggling to make ends meet. Vattel Feb 2015 #49

Huge K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #50

I was hoping the update would have been.... oh I organized boston bean Feb 2015 #52

I went in to pay off the guy that works on my old truck for me last Friday. He's a great old school brewens Feb 2015 #57

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #58

Help her out. Then you'll feel happy. MineralMan Feb 2015 #62

It looks like you missed the whole point of the OP. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #90

I missed nothing at all. MineralMan Feb 2015 #94

Her problems are indicative of the state of the economy for the working class. She should not sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #95

Recommended. Jeff Rosenzweig Feb 2015 #63

It's all God's will Martin Eden Feb 2015 #65

K & R L0oniX Feb 2015 #67

What did you do for her? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #68

I offered her a loan this morning MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #71

I am sure you did more for her than merely post her plight msanthrope Feb 2015 #74

seriously NJCher Feb 2015 #82

I was joking MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #83

Kick....I hope you will update us. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #87

I see on your profile that you're near The Hub KamaAina Feb 2015 #72

What would John Galt do? tclambert Feb 2015 #73

good post. it is, indeed very sad. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #76

... catbyte Feb 2015 #77

Good post. I agree, it is sad mountain grammy Feb 2015 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #80

My sister in law is giving up her house because she can't afford to maintain it anymore kimbutgar Feb 2015 #81

Years and years ago--seems like another lifetime--I mailed a cashier's check mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #84

Kick midnight Feb 2015 #85

There is a message to you in the link below ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #91

"Whosoever preserves a single soul..." MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #92

And I did MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #93

Try complaining about the Rethug party more than the Dem party & you won't feels so sad. n/t UTUSN Mar 2015 #103