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valleyrogue

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9. What's with this "especially people with families" notion?

Reply to A_Steel_Magnolia (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 09:59 AM

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Do you think it is cheap being single? We end up paying WAY more of our income on necessities than "families." We don't get any kind of discount, and many public assistance programs are closed to us.

So please knock it off with this notion of "people with families" having it rougher than those of us who don't have kids. Or spouses. Or shackups.

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