At this point, I’ve worked nearly 20 years and had countless thousands stolen from me by the government during that time. Worked all through college, too...tutoring, construction, running summer camps for kids, threw lumber at a sawmill 8 hours a day in 90 degree heat for three years, etc.
How many never work a day and go on disability from the moment they turn 18?
It’s my money. The government stole it from me, but somehow, I should be too moral to legally take it back? My feet and back have been horrible for 7-8 years now, but I keep working like a sucker. Meanwhile, I see “disabled” people playing basketball at the local courts and buying expensive food with EBT’s all the time.
That said, I won’t do it just because I would still feel like a mooch. But, if I had a little less pride...
It’s not about ‘mooching’. It’s about fighting a war without bullets
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...I won’t do it just because I would still feel like a mooch.
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Exactly. Those of us who have a work ethic and self-respect will not fall into the trap. It helps, though, to fantasize once in a while about joining the takers.