I lost my job in july. I get $200 per month in food stamps(since august). Most is spent at the produce market. I do buy some meat and seltzer water.. life is a bitch for some of us. Easy to through out insults..
Easy to throw out insults - and too easy to lump everyone together. That doesn’t help anyone. There are LOTS of good, honest folks without jobs - that’s a fact. And there are others that have learned to feed at the government trough.
And agreed - nerves are frayed. When I see one neighbor struggling to get by, and the illegals down the street getting gov’t services but still seem to have the money for decent SUV’s, it makes me mad.
Spare me.
There is a difference between welfare and unemployment. Unemployment was taken out of your paycheck over the years through an unemployment insurance.
They are actually giving you your money back (subsidized now by the great pretender).
Welfare is for people who have made a career out of being unemployed for various legitimate and a few fraudulent reasons.
Losing one's job IS a bitch and I have nothing but sympathy and prayers to offer you and your family.
While one can cut back on their discretionary spending, they still have the mortgage, the car insurance, the medical insurance, the gas, the electric, the water...etc. And until they can find a job that matches their prior income, the mandatory costs will likely be paid from their future retirement fund.
Moving isn't a very good option either. I had a friend here in S.E. Michigan who lost his job at the G.M. Tech Center back around 2006 when I lost mine. He ended up accepting a contract job with a firm in North Carolina so he took it and rented an apartment down there and would drive home every couple weeks to see his family. After about 6 months the company offered him a full time position. So he went home and talked it over with his wife and and discussed selling their home in order to move to NC. They finally decided against it which turned out for the best because a few months later the company went out of business.
He then found another contracting job that required him to work in Germany for a year. That was a real bitch for him and his wife. He finally had to call it quits and came home where they sold their house and bought a smaller one in a less desirable community. He's been able to find temporary jobs in his field but it's only paying the bills. He wants to retire but these past years have taken too great a toll on his retirement savings so he continues to look and continues to take the jobs he can find......
Times are indeed tough and I wish you and your family luck......