So I don't usually watch Dr. Phil, whom I despise, but it came on when I turned on the TV because I was watching news on that channel when I turned the tv off.

Today he has a family on that had a $200,000 house in New Orleans, sent their kids to private schools, and drove expensive cars. They are on there whining about being wiped out by Katrina; they have applied for and received welfare and are living in some tiny scuzzy apartment.

All I can think is why these people don't have any money in the bank or even credit cards to tide them until one or both parents get another job. It brings to mind the fact that many of these "upper class" lifestyles are supported by massive debt, and yet these people still think they are somehow better than others who live a less extravagent lifestyle.

They talk about how depressing their 5 days of poverty are. I wonder how they think it feels for people who are born into it and who will never get out, as they eventually will. The kids are pissy because they are used to having everything and they feel cheated. LOL. 12% of the U.S. are chronically cheated. Boohoohoo.

I support burning Dr. Phil on a stake.

I support Aesir supporting burning Dr. Phil on a stake.

So anyone think these guys have a right to use bankruptcy?

I mean they have lived a lavish lifestyle on debt, much more lavish than most Americans, and now I'm sure they will be asking those other other Americans to pick up the cost of it through increased cost on consumer goods and increased interest payments on credit cards, because an emergency occured and now they can't pay it back.

Of course, once he finds another high-paying job they can start fresh with a clean slate and run up a bunch more debt to continue to live well above their means, debt which they won't have to pay because they can always file bankruptcy again after ?7? years.

Maybe then the kids won't whine about unfair it is that their lives have changed just because of a massive hurricane that killed a bunch of poor people.

I support burning Dr. Phil over a fire that is fueled by the bodies of the aforementioned formerly wealthy yet indebted family.

I support burning Dr. Phil over a fire that is fueled by the bodies of the aforementioned formerly wealthy yet indebted family.

Can we throw in Brown? :confused:

"You're doing a great job, Brownie!"

I support burning Dr. Phil over a fire that is fueled by the bodies of the aforementioned formerly wealthy yet indebted family.

Can we borrow Eric Draven's machete and slice 'em up first so they'll burn faster?

The sad thing is these families didn't appreciate what they had when they had it. Now things like a warm shower will feel like a blessing. Maybe a little strife will open some eyes.

Doesn't sound like it so far.

The woman whined about how embarassing it was to apply for Food Stamps, although I'm just so sure as a hurricane survivor she wasn't subjected to the same derogatory attitude most recipients receive, and the man whined about his children whining about not having everything they want. "But I was going to be a senior this year!"

they have applied for and received welfare and are living in some tiny scuzzy apartment.

Ahh, so welfare DOES have a purpose! How 'bout that for a revelation?


All I can think is why these people don't have any money in the bank or even credit cards to tide them until one or both parents get another job. It brings to mind the fact that many of these "upper class" lifestyles are supported by massive debt, and yet these people still think they are somehow better than others who live a less extravagent lifestyle.

Sir, this is the american way. It is the foundation of our continued (macro)economic success, and I would argue, it is the modern embodiment of what was once called "the american dream." Many strive and borrow for the luxury of condecention, which can consequently evolve into protecting the ego.


They talk about how depressing their 5 days of poverty are. I wonder how they think it feels for people who are born into it and who will never get out, as they eventually will. The kids are pissy because they are used to having everything and they feel cheated. LOL. 12% of the U.S. are chronically cheated. Boohoohoo.
I think it's pretty sad that American culture can cause distractions so complete that the result is full detachment from many of the realities of the world. This lesson on humility will probably be lost on this family.

....This lesson on humility will probably be lost on this family.

I have to agree. Frankly, I was thinking that very thing as soon as I first read this thread.

^What they said

I support Aesir supporting burning Dr. Phil on a stake.

THIRD!

I support Aesir supporting burning Dr. Phil on a stake.

Motion passes unanimously.

I mean they have lived a lavish lifestyle on debt, much more lavish than most Americans, and now I'm sure they will be asking those other other Americans to pick up the cost of it through increased cost on consumer goods and increased interest payments on credit cards, because an emergency occured and now they can't pay it back.

I guess you could probably say the same for the fact that these people lived (well!) in an old, celebrated city that was steeped in both history and culture and served for a great many as a tourist destination. New Orleans is a city you go to, not come from.

Just like earthquakes around the Pacific Rim, monsoons and disease in the jungle, flooding along the Nile, fire in the American Northwest, rabbits in Australia, the French people in France, etc., God is wont and has come through with disaster for ordinary people living in another extraordinary place. I'm told by friends that the stakes are far lower in Winnipeg.