Dear REVerse:Communism anyone?
Dear Greg T:These fucking democrats are done. They've destroyed the country, and now they're so fucking stupid they've destroyed their own party. It will be glorious watching election night this year!!
You just mad cuz you worked all yer life like a Chump and now everybody gonna get everything for FREE!!These fucking democrats are done. They've destroyed the country, and now they're so fucking stupid they've destroyed their own party. It will be glorious watching election night this year!!
Back when I began the laboring process there were very few entitlements to be found. One time, back in 1975, my first son was born and I found myself out of work. Yeah, I still played music but for the most part it was locally on the weekends. I was forced to apply for a little assistance while I searched for another way to pay the rent. I shit you not, I even tried the Electrolux gig, pounding on doors and receiving bloody noses!! Meanwhile, I did the right thing and told the truth to the crabby old social worker, wanting her to know I was just an honest dude with a short time need. After 45 days of barely eating and making excuses to the land lord I get an official letter in the mail. DENIED!!! My musical equipment was considered assets and it put me over the qualification limit. All I wanted was rent assistance and some food stamps for a month or so until I could find something, but it seems they want you to be without ANY visible means of support before they kick in. Rather than lightly supplement what I was making on the weekends, she wanted me to sell the equipment and live off of that money til it was gone (documenting every penny, of course) and then be a full time welfare recipient. I told her I would not do that because it made NO sense to me. She basically told me that if I quit my current part time job they would give me welfare, but supplementing someone who was trying and wanting to work was out of the question. But ya know what? Nothing has changed. The democrats still want all or nothing. They want EVERYONE to be totally dependent on the Gvt. But the free shit that is offered today is unbelievable! I just said fuck'em all and started doing mechanic work during the week and playing music on the weekends. Built up my business until I could move into a gas station, and when the EPA began dictating what I HAD to do to the smogger cars, I closed up shop and went to work as a service manager and repaired golf cars. Today is much different, until you're retired. Now, you get everything you want by simply deciding not to work, but once you HAVE worked, they fuck you in retirement. HHHmmmmmmmmmm......... Bernie, huh?You just mad cuz you worked all yer life like a Chump and now everybody gonna get everything for FREE!!
Come on Greg, FEEL THE BERN and jump on the GRAVY TRAIN!!!
There are a lot of things broken with our system (IMO), and this is one of them. Welfare, food stamps, etc. SHOULD be temporary and easily accessible to those facing setbacks due to job loss, health emergency, etc. I'd much rather help someone back onto their feet than waste resources supporting someone who doesn't want to help themselves. I'm speaking of able-bodied people here, those with moderate-severe handicaps are an entirely different need/discussion.Back when I began the laboring process there were very few entitlements to be found. One time, back in 1975, my first son was born and I found myself out of work. Yeah, I still played music but for the most part it was locally on the weekends. I was forced to apply for a little assistance while I searched for another way to pay the rent. I shit you not, I even tried the Electrolux gig, pounding on doors and receiving bloody noses!! Meanwhile, I did the right thing and told the truth to the crabby old social worker, wanting her to know I was just an honest dude with a short time need. After 45 days of barely eating and making excuses to the land lord I get an official letter in the mail. DENIED!!! My musical equipment was considered assets and it put me over the qualification limit. All I wanted was rent assistance and some food stamps for a month or so until I could find something, but it seems they want you to be without ANY visible means of support before they kick in. Rather than lightly supplement what I was making on the weekends, she wanted me to sell the equipment and live off of that money til it was gone (documenting every penny, of course) and then be a full time welfare recipient. I told her I would not do that because it made NO sense to me. She basically told me that if I quit my current part time job they would give me welfare, but supplementing someone who was trying and wanting to work was out of the question. But ya know what? Nothing has changed. The democrats still want all or nothing. They want EVERYONE to be totally dependent on the Gvt. But the free shit that is offered today is unbelievable! I just said fuck'em all and started doing mechanic work during the week and playing music on the weekends. Built up my business until I could move into a gas station, and when the EPA began dictating what I HAD to do to the smogger cars, I closed up shop and went to work as a service manager and repaired golf cars. Today is much different, until you're retired. Now, you get everything you want by simply deciding not to work, but once you HAVE worked, they fuck you in retirement. HHHmmmmmmmmmm......... Bernie, huh?
The system is designed to hook people. Suck them in and never let go. That way, people will vote for those who offer the most. We need to go back to the "assistance" system. Someone on welfare right now is pretty much stuck. They are heavily penalized if they work at all. They should be on a 2 to 1 system. Their benefits could be reduced by 1 dollar for every two they earn. At least it's an incentive to improve.There are a lot of things broken with our system (IMO), and this is one of them. Welfare, food stamps, etc. SHOULD be temporary and easily accessible to those facing setbacks due to job loss, health emergency, etc. I'd much rather help someone back onto their feet than waste resources supporting someone who doesn't want to help themselves. I'm speaking of able-bodied people here, those with moderate-severe handicaps are an entirely different need/discussion.
On edit: Healthcare (including health insurance) and Education expenses are two areas in dire need of a complete overhaul as well. There is no disputing that pricing/cost to consumers in these segments has spiraled unresponsibly out of control. Free isn't the answer, and I hate to say it, but regulation or some big governmental smackdown MUST happen to reign then in.
... and you should take extreme pride that you DIDN'T "sccumb to the vacuum of welfare."Holy shit! Yeah, I feel ya, dude. I'm just satisfied that I was able to be good enough at a few things in my life that I was able to keep on keepin on and never had to succumb to the vacuum of welfare. Even in the hard times of the depressed economy of the U.P. I made my way.
Dear WAMO:HOPE NOBODY GOT HURT SCOLAI. I HAD TO DRAW UNEMPLOYMENT ONCE FOR A MONTH. MADE ME FEEL LIKE SHIT. DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN LIVE THAT WAY.
I've used unemployment a few times in my life. Was never on for a lengthy period, but still made me feel inadequate. I used to, shall we say..embellish my resume on occasion when applying for a job I KNEW wasn't in my wheel house. That's when I found out I could actually do much more that I thought I could.HOPE NOBODY GOT HURT SCOLAI. I HAD TO DRAW UNEMPLOYMENT ONCE FOR A MONTH. MADE ME FEEL LIKE SHIT. DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN LIVE THAT WAY.
I was standing at the door when the tree started to fall. I ran down the hall away from the front of the house and got about halfway there when the tree hit. My oldest child was the only other person in the house. My three younger children were across the street, and my wife was in Colorado on an elk hunt.HOPE NOBODY GOT HURT SCOLAI. I HAD TO DRAW UNEMPLOYMENT ONCE FOR A MONTH. MADE ME FEEL LIKE SHIT. DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN LIVE THAT WAY.