And didn't save a friggin peso of it.
"They spend $30 a month for a satellite dish..."
Of course. And more for long distance.
"getting there two hours after her shift had ended."
She couldn't spring two bucks for gas on a co-worker who lives nearby? Couldn't swing it because of the satellite bill, no doubt...
"Some weeks, there’s only $20 for food. What do they do then?"
“Soup and beans and satellite!,” she said, wiping away tears.
“God provides satellite!,” her husband said."
haha funny that you focused on the satellite. Recently there was a big hoopla over a bunch of pregnant illegals with babies living in an (illegal) trailer camp here. Electricity provided thru long extension cords, sewer dumped into trenches.
Our county government officials ran out and got em all moved into (taxpayer funded) apartments.
Funny thing was, when they showed the nasty trailers, etc on the local news....lo and behold everyone of them had huge satellite dishes on top.