If you lived in the 19th Century and were low income, the only alternative was private charity and the few public pension programs didn’t pay enough.
Like it or not - the social safety net is far better today than it was back then.
I keep thinking of Noah Wyle’s southern grandfather who committed suicide because he couldn’t raise money to pay his life insurance premium.
No one has to go to that extreme today.
People who complain about being offended like this woman does should be grateful they can manage to live responsibly.
And that’s not grounds to sue a grocery store in my book.
Not sure it outdoes gospel outreaches. Can you quantify your claim with data?
I think she had reason to complain. Sue, no. But a letter to the newspapers would be fitting.
Interesting post. I must say I’m astonished at how so many people here think what the clerk said was horrible. To me, she made a mistake. But then I like grocery clerks. I always have good relationships with them and for the most part they are hard workers in a job that, unfortunately, gets very little respect.
The customer should have moved on but when you’re African American, the chip is always on the shoulder.