I think it is enough for me, a solid conservative hand-up not out type of person, to say that these people actually need the assistance. In one case, the mother went to the foodstamp office when (after working 3 jobs) she made it out of her circumstances and informed them she no longer needed their help. She said they were amazed. They’d never had anyone honest enough to come do that before.
But as to what happened to cause the need or whether she had animals, I wouldn’t dream of dragging her reasons for the need out, whether I named names or not.
“when (after working 3 jobs) she made it out of her circumstances and informed them she no longer needed their help. She said they were amazed. They’d never had anyone honest enough to come do that before.”
We moved from NY to CA in 2001 so I had to quit my NY job. Since it was due to my husband’s relocation I qualified for NY unemployment. I think it was for three months. After three weeks in CA, I found a job and called NY to have them take me off of unemployment. The rep was flummoxed — said people don’t do that, and they don’t know how to stop payments. (She said I should get the money simply because I’m honest.) I wrote a letter. Still got the payments. Whatever...
I was trying to establish you standards. I assue you people have vastly different standards.
But as to what happened to cause the need or whether she had animals, I wouldn’t dream of dragging her reasons for the need out, whether I named names or not.
Your unwillingness to answer is answer all by itself. So I'm assuming "genuine" in this context means "needed to maintain lifestyle," not "starve without it." And I'm also assuming that she did have pets.