I have a broken back that occurred in childhood, knees with little to no cartilage, high blood pressure, and I’ve been looking for work now nearly for 2-1/2 years. So far, no luck.
Could I go on disability? In a heartbeat. No problem. But I can work and want to work.
The problem is there are millions of young, healthy people also competing for those jobs.
Just like me, there are people who’ve been looking for work and can only find the kind of job that requires lifting 50-60 pounds unassisted, and/or moving about in a manufacturing facility.
I’m not quick to suspect everyone of disability fraud. Instead I suspect that the majority have worked for years with one or more disabilities that now prevent them from getting another job.
It just so happens I inherited the family home so I have items to auction, plus I was an award winning artist before graduating from high school and am starting a business around painting and marketing of my works.
I’ll probably make it. For the rest, I can pray that everyone survives the forthcoming financial debacle.
For your website to market your work, use "wordpress", it's free and easy to learn.
Also, if you can draw nice vector art on a computer, you can set up to do a line of tee-shirts for free.
Install:
Inkscape (Free)
The Gimp (Free)
Then design some tee shrits on 1800x2100 pixel transparent backgrounds and put them up for sale on:
My friend has started selling shirts there and thus far is happy... here is one of his designs for St. Patrick's Day (NOT MINE!!!)
Re post 21, I just wish that all of America was composed of people such as you, people of ambition and a wilingness to work. You obviously also have no attitude of “poor me,” would someone please help me?
P.S. I also congratulate you on your skill in writing correct English. I don’t see that too much.
Dust yourself off and come to Houston. All I am saying it’s really good down here. It’s the best it’s ever been.