[coconut47]

I know someone that just got hired after being laid off since Sept 2008. She was making 50,000 a year and had to accept a job in a cafeteria making 8.00 per hr. She’s a single mother with 2 kids. How do they expect anyone to live off of that?

[GonzoGOP]

had to accept a job in a cafeteria making 8.00 per hr. She’s a single mother with 2 kids. How do they expect anyone to live off of that?

Please understand that I'm not trying to be rude, but where is the Dad? One person can live on 16k a year with no frills. Two might survive absolute bare bones. Three no way, it won't even keep you in food. But the father should be kicking in for the kids. Heck if my wife dumped me and then needed cash to keep the kids fed I'd still kick in. Even if i wasn't legally obligated to do it. They are my kids after all and I wouldn't let them starve or end up in the streets. I guess that makes me kind of a fossil these days.