WikiWirral Online with you since 2003, fantastic.
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics76,452
Posts1,033,904
Members14,824
Most Online44,182
Mar 18th, 2025
Who's Online Now
12 members (Andysgirl, 4 invisible), 17,819 guests, and 652 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters
sunnyside 45,164
MattLFC 22,315
Mark 21,269
granny 17,809
_Ste_ 16,347
Newest Members
cashandcarry, Lillie73, Wvjohn, mrsblaireau, Bronski
14,824 Registered Users
New General Forums
New Wirral History
Bidston Docks!
by Bronski - 27th Mar 2025 3:11pm
Tam O'Shanter. 1841 census
by granny - 25th Mar 2025 5:16pm
Italian bedroom
by cashandcarry - 24th Mar 2025 7:53pm
History Lesson
by bert1 - 23rd Mar 2025 6:41am
New Brighton Stock Car Racing 1971
by KevinFinity - 22nd Mar 2025 3:33pm
Top Posters(30 Days)
bert1 14
Bronski 14
granny 6
Topic Replies
Bidston Docks!
by diggingdeeper - 28th Mar 2025 4:16am
Jets flying overhead
by granny - 27th Mar 2025 3:15pm
Tam O'Shanter. 1841 census
by granny - 26th Mar 2025 9:52pm
676 Queens Royal Hotel Marine Promenade Wallasey
by diggingdeeper - 25th Mar 2025 2:16pm
Italian bedroom
by cashandcarry - 24th Mar 2025 7:53pm
New Brighton Stock Car Racing 1971
by diggingdeeper - 24th Mar 2025 5:56pm
History Lesson
by bert1 - 23rd Mar 2025 6:41am
Wirral Festival of sport racing 1971
by KevinFinity - 22nd Mar 2025 3:27pm
Computer Shop Seaview Road Liscard
by Bronski - 22nd Mar 2025 10:57am
March
M T W T F S S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
bert1 8
Top Likes Received
bert1 22
casper 4
Mark 4
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#956415 27th Jul 2015 10:20pm
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,621
venice Offline OP
Forum Guardian
OP Offline
Forum Guardian
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,621
www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/21/linda-tirado-poverty-hand-to-mouth-extract

I found this extremely interesting . Angles I hadnt thought of before ,regarding poverty.


Google Ads
venice #956468 28th Jul 2015 12:20pm
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 142
Enthusiast
Offline
Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 142
And there's me thinking our Government thought it all up by themselves------But we've got our NHS haven't we ??

venice #956481 28th Jul 2015 2:59pm
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 17,809
Likes: 3
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 17,809
Likes: 3
Yes, whatever America do...we seem to follow. Why does the world think they have it right.
Must say, she seems to have a real gripe against anyone who has more than her, but she would be happy to be on the same platform as they are.
Also the way she reels it all off, I would suggest she's been writing in a fit of fury. She doesn't really mention depression, which as an illness due to various problems brought on by many personal situations ...and that it contributes to lack of being able to manage ones life. She obviously has work and so does her husband and from what she says that their joint income is, life must be a fair bit cheaper over in the USA than here for example..so we can't make a comparison other than with regard to how employment and unemployment is managed and the principles in place to 'falsify' unemployment figures.

As a contrast....this is poverty, and whether this girl who has gone out to Ghana had financial backing or not, she has made her life better in many ways. Some people's spirit, just won't be beaten. That is encouraging and an example to us all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-33523742


Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle

Moderated by  Mod 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Random Wirral Images

Click to View Topic.
Newest Topics
Bidston Docks!
by Bronski - 27th Mar 2025 3:11pm
Jets flying overhead
by granny - 27th Mar 2025 10:44am
Tam O'Shanter. 1841 census
by granny - 25th Mar 2025 5:16pm
Italian bedroom
by cashandcarry - 24th Mar 2025 7:53pm
History Lesson
by bert1 - 23rd Mar 2025 6:41am
For Sale & Free
Member Spotlight
TheComputerLab
TheComputerLab
Wallasey
Posts: 1,318
Joined: May 2011
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
New Wirral Info
Dr Robert Hermon Wallasey
by robin47 - 8th Mar 2025 8:42pm
Eastham kitchen
by robin47 - 5th Mar 2025 8:48pm
Old Royal Liverpool Hospital
by Excoriator - 28th Feb 2025 12:02am
Galtres School Bebington
by AllanB - 20th Aug 2021 6:36am
News : New Topics
Jets flying overhead
by granny - 27th Mar 2025 10:44am
Are our local councillors all insane?
by Excoriator - 20th Mar 2025 9:32am
Wirral Planning searches
by Excoriator - 16th Mar 2025 3:39pm
New Ferry regeneration
by Excoriator - 16th Mar 2025 3:22pm
Old Littlewoods Building
by Excoriator - 11th Mar 2025 11:39am
New Enthusiast Forums
Tranmere Tunnels - Inside the Shaft Part 2 Access
by KevinFinity - 24th Jan 2015 6:22pm
Popular Topics(Views)
10,270,261 CW Chat room thread
5,547,742 WIKI WALK CHAT
4,392,371 Spotted!
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5