# I pit Poverty and the current economic crisis

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 1, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-poverty-and-the-current-economic-crisis/479487 "2009-01-01T18:38:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-poverty-and-the-current-economic-crisis/479487/171 "2009-01-02T03:11:25Z")

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> [@Broomstick](#):
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> The Crown Point Work One site does not process inter-state unemployment claims. I wish it did - it’s a hell of a lot closer to me and much less crowded. I have to go to Hammond because of the nature of my claim.
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> I’ve already mentioned going to the library, I fail to see where you think you are pointing it out to me for the first time. Not only did you fail to mention the many other branches of the Lake County library, it apparently also escaped you that they have _Sunday_ hours as well, which I know from having spent many hours there.
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> In other words, asshat, I already knew that and have been taking advantage of it. Once again, you demonstrate that your only purpose here is to piss on me.

So you attempt to put me in my place my pointing out that you’ve had even MORE opportunities to find want ads, and yet were unable to?

I don’t want to tell you how to present your case, but I have to say this current tack isn’t the most effective one. You started out claiming that there were no want ads. In fact, you made the effort of saying “…repeat NO” ads “for weeks,” to underscore the incredible paucity of ads with which you were faced.

Now we’ve shown that there are two papers, both of which have ads, and we’ve further shown (in part from your own post above) that there were plenty of opportunities to get to these ads.

My only purpose isn’t to piss on you. My purpose is to rebut the ridiculous claim you made. The moment you say something along the lines of, “OK, obviously there ARE plenty of ads, but my problem with them is X…” then I’m out of the picture. I have no idea what your skill set is and what your requirements are. For all I know, every single ad is insufficient for a very justifiable reason.

But you couldn’t say that. No, no – it has to be “no ads” for “weeks” that you’re facing. That’s such obvious horseshit – of COURSE you’re gonna get called on it. And in doing, your fake crisis sullies poor **Blaron** , who, so far as I can tell, is having a legitimate crisis.

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