On an earlier thread, one FReeper said they didn’t have enough food stamps left for a turkey dinner.
That just about broke my heart.
We tried getting assistance but the freak state of MD says we’re “$90 too rich” to qualify.
Pity they don’t calculate your “wealth” *after* your necessary expenses.
/yet the “migrants” drive Land Rovers and have wads of twenties that would choke a horse
And it really got going strong with George W. Bush
2008 was a disaster for me
Plus all the anti-American worker policies
Hang in there - I started stocking up Thanksgiving stuff 6 months ago
No turkey 🦃 but have frozen ham chunks and maybe pork chops
So mostly green beans and stuffing and gravy
“Pity they don’t calculate your “wealth” *after* your necessary expenses.”
Bills can add up to 100 % to 110% of your monthly gross. The whole system needs to be rebuilt so that it actually works, and for less in the long run.