Comments on: My Financial Implosion: The High Cost of Being Poor http://queercents.com/2009/06/09/my-financial-implosion-the-high-cost-of-being-poor/ We're here, We're queer, and We're not going Shopping without Coupons Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:23:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Why the California Budget Crisis Affects Us All http://queercents.com/2009/06/09/my-financial-implosion-the-high-cost-of-being-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-227826 Queercents » Blog Archive » Why the California Budget Crisis Affects Us All Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:40:17 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=9452#comment-227826 [...] First, some background. According to the California Health Interview Study (CHIS), a random-dial telephone survey conducted every two years on a wide range of health topics, 13.4% of lesbian/bisexual women and 7.2% of gay/bisexual men live in poverty in the Golden State. That is compared with the wider statistics that 12.4% of all Californians and 13.0% of all Americans live below the poverty line. The Williams Institute found that the children of LGB people are twice as likely to live in poverty as the children of different-sex couples. So the natural conclusion is that LGBT folks and their families would be hit, if not more so, if public benefits get slashed. And as we know from previous posts, it sometimes costs more to be poor. [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-227826">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] First, some background. According to the California Health Interview Study (CHIS), a random-dial telephone survey conducted every two years on a wide range of health topics, 13.4% of lesbian/bisexual women and 7.2% of gay/bisexual men live in poverty in the Golden State. That is compared with the wider statistics that 12.4% of all Californians and 13.0% of all Americans live below the poverty line. The Williams Institute found that the children of LGB people are twice as likely to live in poverty as the children of different-sex couples. So the natural conclusion is that LGBT folks and their families would be hit, if not more so, if public benefits get slashed. And as we know from previous posts, it sometimes costs more to be poor. [...]

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]]> By: Serena http://queercents.com/2009/06/09/my-financial-implosion-the-high-cost-of-being-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-220553 Serena Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:44:19 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=9452#comment-220553 Great post as usual, Alex.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-220553">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Great post as usual, Alex.

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]]> By: Charlie@PayLessForFood.com http://queercents.com/2009/06/09/my-financial-implosion-the-high-cost-of-being-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-220518 Charlie@PayLessForFood.com Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:04:06 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=9452#comment-220518 The NSF fees are totally outrageous. Not only for checks but for debit card transactions that the BANK ALLOWS TO GO THROUGH. Once when a paycheck was late being placed into my bank account I bought a hamburger and fries on my debit card and later in the day purchased some candy from Walgreens. Ended up costing me $60 in bank fees for non-sufficient funds. If they knew the funds hadn't reached my bank account why did they allow the debit card purchases to go through!!!!!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-220518">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> The NSF fees are totally outrageous. Not only for checks but for debit card transactions that the BANK ALLOWS TO GO THROUGH.

Once when a paycheck was late being placed into my bank account I bought a hamburger and fries on my debit card and later in the day purchased some candy from Walgreens.

Ended up costing me $60 in bank fees for non-sufficient funds. If they knew the funds hadn’t reached my bank account why did they allow the debit card purchases to go through!!!!!

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]]> By: Renee http://queercents.com/2009/06/09/my-financial-implosion-the-high-cost-of-being-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-220496 Renee Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:14:43 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/?p=9452#comment-220496 I paid back my very last payday loan recently. This article rings so true with me.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-220496">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I paid back my very last payday loan recently. This article rings so true with me.

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