Posted on 10/14/2005 2:33:32 PM PDT by republican4ever
I can also blame her husband who brought her to Virginia from New York and abandoned his family. She was not raised on welfare and wanted no part of it – but was left with little choice.
Thats the worst part of it. Any program designed as a safety net is exploited and abused from the day (probably the hour) it goes into existence.
I guess it doesn't occur to them that many, despite being low-income, have something called pride, and think they ought to pay their own way through life. I can't believe there is anyone in this country who isn't already aware of the food stamp program, and we don't need our "news" people advertising that more need to get on the gravy train. Oh well, I shouldn't expect so much from the "news" people here, they've done infomercials for local psychics too, including giving out their phone numbers.
ALL government funded welfare must either end or be substantially cut to furnish only supplimental levels provision.
aaaaah! ha!....eureka!!
millions of lives distroyed by the welfar system and we need a study to prove the obvious.
next study will finally prove that rain is wet!
Nope. The Cato Institute is on the libertarian side and doesn't take government hand-outs.
I think you might be slightly misuderstanding.
This is not a bad reflection on you, nor your family. Welfare is there as a safety net to be used when we kit the skids -- it happends to many people for many reasons.
You (and Hubby) did it exactly the way it was supposed to be done (and all the other stuff too). Get off as fast as possible, use as little as possible.
We are holding you up as a prism to see how the wefare system is used by most of the current people on it (again, NOT you): Work the system as a legacy, game it in all ways possible, buy stuff so you don't have any liquid assets (which are subtracted when calculating "need") -- $200 haircuts, 60" plasma TVs, gameboys and plasytations all around.
I spent a lot my childhood on welfare and every day was a shame for my Mom -- and she let us know it. It is part of the reason she died young. She also went to night school, got an AA, and got off of all public assistance, although it took quite a few years.
We talked and yes, I didn't understand but I do now.
Thanks for your kind remarks...
I am so glad you were mouthy...it gave me some courage to speak up...thanks..
Right after that comma, n00b.
Properly written English can be a good thing.
Thank you for your kind remarks...
One of the 'promises', that the military makes, to its members, is that it will take care of your medical problems, free or at a minimum charge...I guess I was just naive...I did not realize that medical care would be provided, only if it was decided that such medical care, was worth the money spent...my son wound up feeling like the military did not feel his life was worth saving...and that was hurtful for me and my husband to see our son demoralized in such a manner, only adding more pain to what the leukemia could do to him...
You sound as if you also, like so many in life, have had some hard times...my best of wishes for you...
Right!
....added a few more, hope you don't mind!
My suggestion:
Continue paying the welfare for something like 3 years when they get a job. Have half the money that comes from the Govt go into something like a savings account - albeit an untouchable one for this 3 year phase. Definitely keep the subsidized housing during this phase, too. This way there is an incentive to get a better paying job - a Mega Raise in spendable income when you first become employed but a 3 year countdown to getting off is started, with a nest egg for that home, condo, whatever - at the end of it. Then we have one more off welfare and doing well. Invariably the real victims I saw go on welfare were intimidated to let go of a certain check for a not so certain job. Also, classes in successful money management should be required in all schools - even elementary.
Lastly: If there is any Fairness Doctrine stuff happening I'm suing all colleges to have half their professors be RNC-approved conservatives. That's where our real problem is coming from.
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