US In Worst Top 3 For Income Inequality


	US In Worst Top 3 For Income Inequality

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10-19-2009 9:05 AM

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10-19-2009 9:41 AM

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Know who is silly? Poor people. Why don’t they have more money? (ok only kidding)

The economic crisis is because we don’t have enough money, and the biggest offenders of not having money are the poor. I blame them. (ok only kidding again)

10-19-2009 11:20 AM

ljsdesign

humor is good.
Sorry to hear about your friend,hope he gets better.

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