Comments on: I Suck At Being Poor

By: Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try | MentalPolyphonics

Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try | MentalPolyphonics — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:53:29 +0000

[...] like to do, while terribly attractive, is simultaneously riddled with terrifying unknowns. Bluntly: I really suck at being poor, and that scares me, probably more than is [...]

By: Employment Insurance is a Wealth Transfer Tax | MentalPolyphonics

Employment Insurance is a Wealth Transfer Tax | MentalPolyphonics — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:53:46 +0000

[...] made me unreasonably angry, and I started thinking. If EI is really difficult for the middle class to collect, and instead designed to benefit people in volatile, low-paying jobs, isn’t it actually a [...]

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:19:32 +0000

The Ombudsperson says welfare is too complicated.

By: Holy Paperwork Batman! - MentalPolyphonics

Holy Paperwork Batman! - MentalPolyphonics — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:16:35 +0000

[...] Alex on Monday, 2009-February-16th at 1:16 pm So after a bit of procrastination my application for EI is in, just over four and a half months [...]

By: Ryley

Ryley — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:21:15 +0000

Awesome business ideas from seth:

Create a: “Horoscope porn site that provides the user with a personalized video stream based on preconceived notions assigned to your “sign”.”

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:47:31 +0000

It's funny, we often talk about one reason that people end up being poor is they never learn how to use the system (especially financially). But of course there is a poor system that even us who get by don't know how to use. You need to become a welfare queen, Alex.