Everyone raises the poverty bar at different levels, as well as the standard of what your living should be like.
There are some exceptionally ridiculous cases of people who WHINE about "struggling to make ends meet", and what better example than Sean 'P Diddy' Combs complaining about high gas prices which have forced him to fly by commercial airlines instead of a luxurious private plane.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmfjkhVhg7A
I seriously want to fuckin' punch him in the face.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pma wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I mean if someone sees someone using food-stamps and talking to a 200buck phone, you might consider the option that instead of your tax-money paying for the phone, the phone was a gift from someone? Or stolen :P[/QUOTE]
Maybe it was a gift, but who's paying the monthly bill? If you can't afford that gallon of milk you are getting for free, I doubt you can afford a cell phone bill. Call me cynical, I guess.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Sean 'P Diddy' Combs complaining about high gas prices which have forced him to fly by commercial airlines instead of a luxurious private plane.[/QUOTE]
Awww...poor thing..:-S
Maybe it was a gift, but who's paying the monthly bill? If you can't afford that gallon of milk you are getting for free, I doubt you can afford a cell phone bill. Call me cynical, I guess.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Sean 'P Diddy' Combs complaining about high gas prices which have forced him to fly by commercial airlines instead of a luxurious private plane.[/QUOTE]
Awww...poor thing..:-S
Maybe after we're out of this credit crisis, people will start getting their shit together. I know, it's a long shot, but still...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Holly2003 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]After you get rid of welfare, maybe the next step could be voluntary euthanasia for old people who can't look after themselves. After all, they're just a burden on the state too.[/QUOTE]
No, not at all. The elderly have paid in to Social Security or receive a pension from where they worked during their life and don't "burden" the system. True some use Medicaid to pay for nursing care but that is actually what the system is designed for, not to sit at home and do nothing but still make large ticket purchases and leave your family with no food. Prioritize is what I want my families to do, make sure there is food, water, electricity, clothing, and safe housing for your children and you before you pay that cable bill, internet bill, cell phone bill, or buy a big screen TV.
In all fairness the current welfare system does penalize people for working and for being married. You lose government benefits if you are married or you work, even for $9/hour you will lose all government aid. Try support children on $9/hour. It won't happen. The system is flawed and a large portion of the people that I see on a daily basis would fall through the cracks if they got a job and made $9/hour. They could not live off of that. There needs to be a weening program for people that do need welfare due to a life altering situation (birth of a child, job loss, house fire, etc.) but there needs to be a schedule so they can work themselves out of the system, don't just yank it from them once they get a job, let them get back on their feet. Give them a goal to work towards with boundaries and a time line.
There are things on a smaller scale that I want to help my families with. I want to show them how they can save money on their food stamps by not buying processed, already prepared meals, plan a menu. They are expensive and loaded with all kinds of chemicals. I want to teach them how to budget and save for future emergencies. These are things I learned from my mother and my father. I learned how to cook from my mother and how to budget and handle my finances from my father. I realize not every child has the same opportunities I had or have.
These are the ideas I have but I have little to no voice about it so I'll stick with the people I can influence and see how it goes.
No, not at all. The elderly have paid in to Social Security or receive a pension from where they worked during their life and don't "burden" the system. True some use Medicaid to pay for nursing care but that is actually what the system is designed for, not to sit at home and do nothing but still make large ticket purchases and leave your family with no food. Prioritize is what I want my families to do, make sure there is food, water, electricity, clothing, and safe housing for your children and you before you pay that cable bill, internet bill, cell phone bill, or buy a big screen TV.
In all fairness the current welfare system does penalize people for working and for being married. You lose government benefits if you are married or you work, even for $9/hour you will lose all government aid. Try support children on $9/hour. It won't happen. The system is flawed and a large portion of the people that I see on a daily basis would fall through the cracks if they got a job and made $9/hour. They could not live off of that. There needs to be a weening program for people that do need welfare due to a life altering situation (birth of a child, job loss, house fire, etc.) but there needs to be a schedule so they can work themselves out of the system, don't just yank it from them once they get a job, let them get back on their feet. Give them a goal to work towards with boundaries and a time line.
There are things on a smaller scale that I want to help my families with. I want to show them how they can save money on their food stamps by not buying processed, already prepared meals, plan a menu. They are expensive and loaded with all kinds of chemicals. I want to teach them how to budget and save for future emergencies. These are things I learned from my mother and my father. I learned how to cook from my mother and how to budget and handle my finances from my father. I realize not every child has the same opportunities I had or have.
These are the ideas I have but I have little to no voice about it so I'll stick with the people I can influence and see how it goes.
Actually, voluntary euthanasia should be legal and available to all citizens with a sound mind.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Music Man wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Actually, voluntary euthanasia should be legal and available to all citizens with a sound mind.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree. We don't let animals suffer long, miserable deaths from chronic illnesses. Why should humans have to?
I completely agree. We don't let animals suffer long, miserable deaths from chronic illnesses. Why should humans have to?