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No Trust Fund? Try Food Stamps [Down and out in Brooklyn, young artists turn to public assistance]
The Village Voice ^ | January 10th, 2005 | Anya Kamenetz

Posted on 01/13/2005 4:17:21 PM PST by The Loan Arranger

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Your tax dollars at work!
1 posted on 01/13/2005 4:17:22 PM PST by The Loan Arranger
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To: The Loan Arranger

Sheesh! If she is waiting tables, few are the places that don't provide health insurance.


2 posted on 01/13/2005 4:21:53 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: The Loan Arranger
I want to live on the moon. I know it would be prohibitively expensive. I would never be able to afford living there but it's my right.

So all you tax payers (suckers) better pony up.

3 posted on 01/13/2005 4:22:20 PM PST by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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To: The Loan Arranger
"something's not working out here," she says."

No, SOMEONE is not working here. Get a real job, bimbo. Getting a degree in film, is plain stupid.
4 posted on 01/13/2005 4:22:40 PM PST by Max Combined
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To: Gabz; Tax-chick

Check this out.


5 posted on 01/13/2005 4:22:48 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: The Loan Arranger

I know literally dozens of such people where I live in Los Angeles. It would never occur to them to get a reasonable day job to fund their aspirations. Not when there is the government teat to suckle at.

Most people in my social circles view me as a curiousity, an eccentric for holding such views; which is shameful.


6 posted on 01/13/2005 4:22:49 PM PST by free_european
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To: free_european
I saw Whoopie interviewed several years ago and she said she lived on welfare until she became famous. I could not believe she said this (no pride..no shame)
7 posted on 01/13/2005 4:29:22 PM PST by mammer
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To: annyokie

New York. I went to school with some girls like that ... they looked down on people majoring in business or engineering.


8 posted on 01/13/2005 4:31:34 PM PST by Tax-chick (I think the world needs a drink!)
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To: The Loan Arranger

I am paying for this joke. Will someone tell her that's why they call them "starving" artists.

Why doesn't she go home to Vermont and work her ass off at her parents' restaurant? she wanted time to "work on her own projects" ? Hey, stupid, how about working on MY project---reducing my taxes---get a f...g job. and while you're at it...get a roomate or two..$600 a month rent?!

This makes me sooo mad.


9 posted on 01/13/2005 4:31:48 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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To: The Loan Arranger

This is just sickening. I cannot understand how any person with any self respect could do something like this. I don't know what is worse, these people, or the government giving them aid.


10 posted on 01/13/2005 4:34:32 PM PST by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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To: vpintheak

The government!


11 posted on 01/13/2005 4:37:42 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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To: Tax-chick

LA, too. I knew the same type who were "actresses."


12 posted on 01/13/2005 4:38:24 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: annyokie

Anny,
Re: your note #2. She lost her job at the diner.

Translation: fired from diner. Not too many diners have an abundance of over-qualified people knocking at their doors, begging for work. I would imagine losing a job at a diner takes incredible effort, or lack thereof. It's all a matter of perspective.

Bottom line, she is now on the dole. And it is an accepted way of life. I am up to my eyeballs and earballs with stories of these sad creatures who prey on the system, use the system, or simply count on the kindness of strangers as a way of life.


13 posted on 01/13/2005 4:40:14 PM PST by Fizzie
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To: avg_freeper
So all you tax payers (suckers) better pony up.

I want a free pony.

14 posted on 01/13/2005 4:40:28 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: Fizzie

It is indeed tough to get "fired" from a diner.


15 posted on 01/13/2005 4:41:45 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: The Loan Arranger
I bet she could get a job and free housing at a restaurant in rural Vermont.

I've done the "in between jobs at the folks' house" gig. It works!

16 posted on 01/13/2005 4:45:17 PM PST by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

I guess so because they are so willingly wasting everyones tax dollars. The people are just scum-suckers milking the system that's in place.


17 posted on 01/13/2005 4:50:01 PM PST by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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To: DTogo

Yeah, but this gal likely wants to be "independent." Better to have the taxpayers paying for her rent and food than to have her earn it from her parents.


18 posted on 01/13/2005 4:51:41 PM PST by AQGeiger (RKBA Royal Enumerator of the Leguminous Stockpile, Wielder of the Enchanted Endoscope of Justice.)
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To: vpintheak

The system is really messed up, we need a few good CONSERVATIVE republicans (a dying breed?) to give us TRUE Welfare reform, Tax reform, Illegal losers reform!!


19 posted on 01/13/2005 4:53:54 PM PST by stopem
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To: stopem

I don't think any politician has the brass to be a real conservative any more. Tancredo, or Paul are about as close as we will ever see.


20 posted on 01/13/2005 4:59:33 PM PST by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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