Monday, January 28, 2008

Poverty & Losing Our Assumptions



"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity, nothing exceeds the criticisms made of the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed."

-Herman Melville


Posted by Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 20:07:02 | Permanent Link | Comments (6) |
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1 - This week, ignoring the protests of thoughtful community members, our city council voted to make recycling from a trash can or dumpster a misdemeanor ($500 fine and up to 6 months in jail). So the second half of your picture was just outlawed here by the first half. Wow. (Comment this)

Written by: Chris at 2008/01/27 - 23:17:15
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2 - Chris,

That is terrible! That makes me so very angry! Anything to be done?

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2008/01/27 - 23:50:27
3 - Jamie, that quote cuts like a knife. And what chris's community is dealing with are those assumptions.

how can we treat the poor this way? (Comment this)

Written by: joe troyer at 2008/01/28 - 09:41:38
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4 - Joe,

Doesn't it? How can we treat people this way?

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2008/01/28 - 10:01:53
5 - the city counsel should be embarrased of doing this to the poor. i had to find a visual in which i could write more in depth for an english essay i have to do and as soon as i saw it i wanted to know more about it and maybe do something to help. (Comment this)

Written by: alexandra at 2008/02/18 - 00:32:41
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6 - Glad you are inspired to get involved, Alexandra.

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2008/02/18 - 00:53:14
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