Comments on: Women And The Economy: What Do You Fry Up In The Pan When You Have No Money For The Bacon? http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:42:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: otchmoson http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1633123 otchmoson Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:44:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1633123 <p>Sounds like LilOne had a much-larger-than-usual serving of “the Kool-Aid”, doesn’t it. Sadly, these kinds of individuals seem to cry loudest and longest when the join the ranks of victims. As long as “they have theirs” the rest of us are complainers and whiners. When they lose theirs, their tragedy trumps everyone else’s.</p> Sounds like LilOne had a much-larger-than-usual serving of “the Kool-Aid”, doesn’t it. Sadly, these kinds of individuals seem to cry loudest and longest when the join the ranks of victims. As long as “they have theirs” the rest of us are complainers and whiners. When they lose theirs, their tragedy trumps everyone else’s.

]]> By: bluebutterfly http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1633086 bluebutterfly Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:31:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1633086 <p>..the anti Democratic voice pops up again.<br /> ..Can you really be so misinformed?<br /> ..Do you know the definition of a concern troll?</p> ..the anti Democratic voice pops up again.
..Can you really be so misinformed?
..Do you know the definition of a concern troll?

]]> By: LilOne http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632845 LilOne Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:09:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632845 <p>Oh were to start. Lets see, a lot of people in the past few years thought what fun and profit they would get in flipping houses. I watched as property that were in the 40,000.00 range went to over 500.000 in a couple of years. I sat back and watched and just kept shaking my head and waited as I knew that housing market was going to fall out from under all these greedy people. Yup it happened. LOL Then the everyone is freaken out when they find themselves stuck with a 500.000 thousand dollar morgage they never intended to keep themselves as their plan was to make money. </p> <p>Lets NOT blame ourselves, LETS blame the Bush Admin.</p> <p>Now we are in an energy crisis, with the Dems at the head of the House and Senate hiding behind closed doors for a week doing NOTHING about it, Lets blame the BUSH ADMIN. </p> <p>House Dems go on a 5 week paid vacation while the Reps stay on the job trying to get a bill together to address the energy crisis and now the Dems refuse to even look at it, BUT LETS BLAME THE BUSH ADMIN</p> <p>Months ago Good ole speaker Nancy and her flunkys try to pass a bill that would be a temporary fix for the Gas Prices by getting oil from the fed reserve and not putting any more into it. OMG if that had past do you not realize what real hurt we would be in now. With two hurricanes hitting the gulf the only thing keeping prices down is the oil that is being released from the fed reserve. If Nancy had her way back a few months ago, there would NOT have been the oil in those tanks to help us in this REAL Emergency. BUT LETS BLAME THE BUSH ADMIN</p> <p>Natural Diasters<br /> Democratic House and Senate out of control spending<br /> Greedy people pushing up the price of housing<br /> Morgage companies give morgages to any tom dick or harry off the street<br /> Terrorist attacks on our country<br /> and the so on……</p> <p>But lets BLAME THE BUSH ADMIN</p> <p>Come on people were is your common sense!</p> Oh were to start. Lets see, a lot of people in the past few years thought what fun and profit they would get in flipping houses. I watched as property that were in the 40,000.00 range went to over 500.000 in a couple of years. I sat back and watched and just kept shaking my head and waited as I knew that housing market was going to fall out from under all these greedy people. Yup it happened. LOL Then the everyone is freaken out when they find themselves stuck with a 500.000 thousand dollar morgage they never intended to keep themselves as their plan was to make money.

Lets NOT blame ourselves, LETS blame the Bush Admin.

Now we are in an energy crisis, with the Dems at the head of the House and Senate hiding behind closed doors for a week doing NOTHING about it, Lets blame the BUSH ADMIN.

House Dems go on a 5 week paid vacation while the Reps stay on the job trying to get a bill together to address the energy crisis and now the Dems refuse to even look at it, BUT LETS BLAME THE BUSH ADMIN

Months ago Good ole speaker Nancy and her flunkys try to pass a bill that would be a temporary fix for the Gas Prices by getting oil from the fed reserve and not putting any more into it. OMG if that had past do you not realize what real hurt we would be in now. With two hurricanes hitting the gulf the only thing keeping prices down is the oil that is being released from the fed reserve. If Nancy had her way back a few months ago, there would NOT have been the oil in those tanks to help us in this REAL Emergency. BUT LETS BLAME THE BUSH ADMIN

Natural Diasters
Democratic House and Senate out of control spending
Greedy people pushing up the price of housing
Morgage companies give morgages to any tom dick or harry off the street
Terrorist attacks on our country
and the so on……

But lets BLAME THE BUSH ADMIN

Come on people were is your common sense!

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632685 Ann in AZ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:53:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632685 <p>Unbelievable. Your neuro doc is a snob and a bore.</p> <p>I have checked out some of those programs, but as I mentioned, I have earned a decent income during my life in between spurts of years doing waitress and cocktail waitress work (meaning, no benefits, not even really minimum wage. Funny thing, they got to minimum wage by counting your tips in.) Essentially, because of this, my disability is higher than “the average man’s social security,” so I always end up just about $100 or so over income for their drug programs. This is sort of a case of damned if you, but damned if you don’t.</p> Unbelievable. Your neuro doc is a snob and a bore.

I have checked out some of those programs, but as I mentioned, I have earned a decent income during my life in between spurts of years doing waitress and cocktail waitress work (meaning, no benefits, not even really minimum wage. Funny thing, they got to minimum wage by counting your tips in.) Essentially, because of this, my disability is higher than “the average man’s social security,” so I always end up just about $100 or so over income for their drug programs. This is sort of a case of damned if you, but damned if you don’t.

]]> By: SparklestheIguana http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632598 SparklestheIguana Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:29:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632598 <p>Speaking of single mothers, when is Bristol Palin getting married? Are they waiting until Bristol can have a Rose Garden ceremony like Tricia Nixon? Will Bristol give birth live on Fox?</p> Speaking of single mothers, when is Bristol Palin getting married? Are they waiting until Bristol can have a Rose Garden ceremony like Tricia Nixon? Will Bristol give birth live on Fox?

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632593 Margot Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:26:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632593 <p>((Ann))<br /> I have some meds I wouldn’t be able to take if it were not for the various patient assistance departments from the pharma companies. I see a doc at a county health clinic and the companies send the meds to her.<br /> A private neuro doc, on the other hand, sniffed,”We are not a dispensary.”<br /> Refused to let a drug company send them free meds for me to pick up!</p> ((Ann))
I have some meds I wouldn’t be able to take if it were not for the various patient assistance departments from the pharma companies. I see a doc at a county health clinic and the companies send the meds to her.
A private neuro doc, on the other hand, sniffed,”We are not a dispensary.”
Refused to let a drug company send them free meds for me to pick up!

]]> By: cbl2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632587 cbl2 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:23:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632587 <p>had connection problems and probably missed (((you)))</p> <p>first off firedog, what part of single mother of 4 with a Masters Degree assisting battered women makes you ‘unsuccessful’ ?!?!?</p> <p>I don’t want to offer up any insensitive suggestions as our family spent plenty of heartbreaking time wrt custody and support</p> <p> - about 10-12 years ago (believe improved state/fed coordination was a result of so called welfare reform) anyhoo, bounty hunter types got in to the arrearage collections business - including interstate work - jes sayin if you have a moment to spare (and you dont) you could do a little googling and see what’s still out there.</p> <p>ps - have you tried the IRS route yet ?</p> <p>mad props for all you do !</p> had connection problems and probably missed (((you)))

first off firedog, what part of single mother of 4 with a Masters Degree assisting battered women makes you ‘unsuccessful’ ?!?!?

I don’t want to offer up any insensitive suggestions as our family spent plenty of heartbreaking time wrt custody and support

– about 10-12 years ago (believe improved state/fed coordination was a result of so called welfare reform) anyhoo, bounty hunter types got in to the arrearage collections business – including interstate work – jes sayin if you have a moment to spare (and you dont) you could do a little googling and see what’s still out there.

ps – have you tried the IRS route yet ?

mad props for all you do !

]]> By: Valley Girl http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632586 Valley Girl Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:22:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632586 <p>But, I still have no idea why the link didn’t work. I mean “forbidden”. It really looked like it would. sigh.</p> But, I still have no idea why the link didn’t work. I mean “forbidden”. It really looked like it would. sigh.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632583 Ann in AZ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:20:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632583 <p>Just a suggestion: many people are not familiar with all their options. The state that you live in regulates these lenders, and you have certain rights. While your lender may have an acceleration clause in your loan, in many cases you have the right to bring past payments up to date plus penalties and some fees to reinstate your loan. Refi could be an option, but certainly not at 24%. That’s setting yourself up for failure. Many people are having problems refinancing due to loss of value due to too many foreclosures sitting empty. Your lender may have come to the realization that they, too, can have a wasting asset that nobody can afford on their books for a very long time, and they will lose more money by forcing you out.</p> <p>Your lender may also be more willing to discuss your rights with you if you contact the Better Business Bureau and file a complaint. Most companies don’t like that and are much more compliant once you start getting assertive and letting them know they may pay a price for messing with you. Do some research and fight back. Good luck!</p> Just a suggestion: many people are not familiar with all their options. The state that you live in regulates these lenders, and you have certain rights. While your lender may have an acceleration clause in your loan, in many cases you have the right to bring past payments up to date plus penalties and some fees to reinstate your loan. Refi could be an option, but certainly not at 24%. That’s setting yourself up for failure. Many people are having problems refinancing due to loss of value due to too many foreclosures sitting empty. Your lender may have come to the realization that they, too, can have a wasting asset that nobody can afford on their books for a very long time, and they will lose more money by forcing you out.

Your lender may also be more willing to discuss your rights with you if you contact the Better Business Bureau and file a complaint. Most companies don’t like that and are much more compliant once you start getting assertive and letting them know they may pay a price for messing with you. Do some research and fight back. Good luck!

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632581 foothillsmike Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:19:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/15/women-and-the-economy-what-do-you-fry-up-in-the-pan-when-you-have-no-money-for-the-bacon/#comment-1632581 <p>Palin lies in two languages Alaskan and tongues</p> Palin lies in two languages Alaskan and tongues

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