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re: Had an interesting conversation with a former SEC football player
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:10 pm to lsufball19
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:10 pm to lsufball19
quote:In Tunsil's case it is, but not everyone is just sitting around waiting to mooch off their children. It's sad because some will try to paint with a broad brush to make it look like every parent is like Tunsil's mom, but what about Richard Sherman's dad? What about Lester Cotton's mom? What about Reggie Ragland's parents? What about ODB's parents? What about all the parents that work and you never hear a peep from? Their children still send them money back home, trust me.
well more money is always better. but i thought the argument was more need based financial assistance. parents should not be relying on their children to support themselves, especially if they have the means to do it themselves, which the vast majority of people do, they just choose not to or conjure up sob story excuses.
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Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:19 pm to MontyFranklyn
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Their children still send them money back home, trust me.
I'm not saying they don't. I'm saying it's not right for parents to accept money and then try to spin it into they couldn't survive otherwise. And both of ODB's parents are college graduates. His step father is a former Olympian. ODB also went to the same private school as Peyton Manning. I doubt seriously his family was ever hurting for money. But that's beside the point. I am fully aware of players getting paid and some sending money home to their families, whether their family needed it or not. What I don't like is excuses being made that they absolutely needed the money from their children just to get by.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:27 pm to MontyFranklyn
Here is an interesting article about what the average persn that is considered living in poverty in the United States has.
Warning: It's long, but very interesting and worth the read.
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Just a snippet:
As scholar James Q. Wilson has stated, “The poorest Americans today live a better life than all but the richest persons a hundred years ago.”[3] In 2005, the typical household defined as poor by the government had a car and air conditioning. For entertainment, the household had two color televisions, cable or satellite TV, a DVD player, and a VCR. If there were children, especially boys, in the home, the family had a game system, such as an Xbox or a PlayStation.[4] In the kitchen, the household had a refrigerator, an oven and stove, and a microwave. Other household conveniences included a clothes washer, clothes dryer, ceiling fans, a cordless phone, and a coffee maker.
Warning: It's long, but very interesting and worth the read.
LINK
Just a snippet:
As scholar James Q. Wilson has stated, “The poorest Americans today live a better life than all but the richest persons a hundred years ago.”[3] In 2005, the typical household defined as poor by the government had a car and air conditioning. For entertainment, the household had two color televisions, cable or satellite TV, a DVD player, and a VCR. If there were children, especially boys, in the home, the family had a game system, such as an Xbox or a PlayStation.[4] In the kitchen, the household had a refrigerator, an oven and stove, and a microwave. Other household conveniences included a clothes washer, clothes dryer, ceiling fans, a cordless phone, and a coffee maker.
This post was edited on 5/4/16 at 12:29 pm
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