Re: WGA Strike 90%+ vote to strike

On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:54:34 -0500, Josh Hill <usereplyto@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I wrote a check for $2000 a few weeks ago for a dental procedure. By
the time that tooth is fixed, it will have cost me about $4500. How
the hell can you afford that when you're making less than $10,000 a
year?

You don't. Have you seen the smiles of people who aren't "wealthy" or
don't have dental insurance?

-Wendy

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