Posted by violette on August 29, 2010, at 11:57:18
In reply to Re: disability, posted by olivia12 on August 29, 2010, at 11:18:35
btw-yes, it does hit a nerve with me. There is a misconception about people on welfare; besides, it is very difficult for anyone to even qualify for it these days. Here in my state, your assets, have to be less than $500-probably what one would have in a shopping cart-clothes and personal belongings. So pretty much, you have to be homeless to qualify. You have to be truly destitute.
Sometimes I think people on government benefits are used as a scapegoat, often people direct anger at them seemingly to feel better about themselves. I'm not talking about your anger here, I mean in context with the political arenas. Since it represents such a small amount of our spending, i really can't see any other reason it is a repeated target of dissent besides hatefulness and vengence.
There's so much government $ wasted out there. Corporate welfare is worse than personal welfare for the down and out as the bankers basically robbed every man, woman, and child in this country, but still have their vacation homes intact. I'd rather pay for some 'losers' marlboros and cheap beer-maybe that's all they have in life, as opposed to a banker's yacht and chalet in the mountains.
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