The Obamas are living like idols. FDR and Eleanor came from wealth but did not "put on the dog". Unfortunately, we elect some people based on their celebrity/cool appeal.
I am getting my information from my checkbook! Part of education costs are providing breakfast, lunch and take home food for low income students and it's okay with me along with food stamps- but not a solution, long term. At the grocery store Sunday, a women left the check out leaving a full cart of food behind because her card crashed= no funds. First time I have seen that. Yes- it made us all sad. I think the city should pay for the upkeep of roads and public sidewalks. Don't worry- I know how to patch cement- did so yesterday, in fact. Anyway, thank you for acknowledging that I exist. lol On Sep 12, 8:30 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > "... On Sep 11, 11:32 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > Which makes the lavish style of the White House insulting. > > The current White House is no more lavish than any other White House. > What would you have? The President of the United States living like a > pauper? > > > Ordinary people are picking up a lot of the tab through increased > > taxes, higher premiums and rising prices of goods. > > Increased taxes? Taxes have been lowered in recent years. Where are > you getting your information? > > Higher premiums on what? > > Rising prices of goods? If the places you shop have had higher prices > recently you should consider shopping elsewhere. Prices have been > either stable or dropping. > > > Plus my city has > > the homeowner assessed for road and sidewalk repair. > > Who else do you think should pay for infrastructure costs? > > > Charitable > > programs are hidden within- such as school and weekend meals. > > Huh? > > > Craig's list is a haunt of criminals. It's safer to donate directly- > > the Red Cross and Salvation Army are reliable. > > Craigslist is no more criminal than any other enterprise. There may > be criminal elements that ply their trade there but they also ply > their trade anyplace money exchanges hands. Craigslist is a great > business model for online business development as is eBay, Amazon, and > numerous others.
