Originally posted by Big_B: I live next to a guy who purposely works only 12 hours each week so that he can earn just the right amount of income to still receive his welfare reimbursement. He will never have anything because by using his screwed up rationale he has condemned himself to a life just above the poverty level. Every city in the country is full of these so called "poor" people.
I did speak with a woman from New Orleans last week on my lunch hour. She left after the hurricane and came here. What was she doing here? Getting a job (probably low paying, but a job anyway), finding an apartment, taking care of her 2 small children. I had nothing but respect for this young lady. There is a difference between simply being poor or facing unfortunate circumstances and being a complete nuisance on me and the rest of society.
unfortunately, by having a low paying job, apartment and two kids, she is doomed to a life buried deep within the poverty level anyways. youre damned if you do and damned if you dont
and before anybody spouts off that she shouldnt have kids if she cant afford them, we dont know if she was married and her husband died, or left her and doesnt contribute or what. some times people are unwittingly thrown into hard times.
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
