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Tell me you're poor without telling me your income

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    I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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    I've saved for retirement and am way ahead of the curve compared to most people my age. All of it could be wiped out in one good economic crash.

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      I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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      I'm rich.

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        I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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        I have cancer and medications are $18k a month without insurance. They are covered under Medicaid, but I have to be underneath Medicaid income limits to continue to get Medicaid, which by definition means I need to stay in poverty to have the cost of these meds actually covered.

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          I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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          I pay zero income tax, and I'm not Jeff Bezos.

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            or grad school.

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            Is that not part of university?

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              I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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              Back when my father was alive, he taught me that you can buy packs of seeds to grow your own food with food stamps. Seed packs were 50 cents each back then, dunno about now but I'm sure they're still cheap.

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                Is that not part of university?

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                If one enters graduate school, it's after college/"university."

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                  If one enters graduate school, it's after college/"university."

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                  So they're completely separate from universities?

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                    I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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                    You can stretch the ketchup at the end if you add a bit of water.

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                      I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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                      I'm rich in things that have no price.

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                        So they're completely separate from universities?

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                        No, they're associated with the establishments, but the programs are separate from 4-year degrees typically referred to with the term "university."

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                          I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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                          I forget who said "my family could only afford two bean salad".

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                            No, they're associated with the establishments, but the programs are separate from 4-year degrees typically referred to with the term "university."

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                            That's a very arbitrary definition of "university".

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                              I'm rich in things that have no price.

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                              Ah, a fellow dumpster diver then? A man of class I see πŸ‘

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                                I'll start: you live in a rich country and your BMI is > 30

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                                I bike to work because I'm not prepared to pay bus fare every day.

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                                  Ah, a fellow dumpster diver then? A man of class I see πŸ‘

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                                  Well, not quite. I was more thinking of love, compassion, a loving family, a job I like... that sort of things πŸ™‚

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                                    You're renting a one room apartment and you're not in college/university.

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                                    Look at this big shot who doesn't need roommates to afford housing.

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                                    • extremedullard@piefed.socialE [email protected]

                                      Well, not quite. I was more thinking of love, compassion, a loving family, a job I like... that sort of things πŸ™‚

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                                      Ah, even better, congrats πŸ‘

                                      Still never hurts to keep a casual eye out on dumpsters though, people sometimes be throwing away perfectly good, even damn near brand new stuff.

                                      Man we live in a wasteful society ☹️

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                                        You can stretch the ketchup at the end if you add a bit of water.

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                                        Same with shampoo and various other products. πŸ‘

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                                        • R [email protected]

                                          That's a very arbitrary definition of "university".

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                                          It's called "context," sweetie.

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