Today is the second! My favorite day of the month.
The reason?
Food stamps!!!!
Hurray!!!!
Thank you liberals for setting up a system which allows me to eat healthy despite being poor!!
Thank you tax payers for financing this system.
No thank you tea baggers for opposing these sort of organizations.(but I also thank you for continuing to pay your taxes and supporting me.)
Hello Trader Joe's and the co-op. Thank you for having delicious, healthy food at good prices!
Thank you farmers and food processors for providing the food to grocery stores.
And most of all, thank you to me. Thank you Christopher and God bless you with the force of a million tumble weeds blowing into your face.
To all my poor friends, you should really look into getting food stamps. It is easy to do and really makes a big difference.
To all the tea baggers again.
5.02.2010
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4 comments:
Lucky for you there are people who actually get up and go to work every day (at jobs that they may not like so much) so that they can feed themselves and their children and then shell out a good portion of their income to feed you.
I normally enjoy reading your blog and agree with much of what you say here, but this struck a nerve for some reason (and maybe that was your intent). I guess it bothers me that you seem revel in the fact that you are unable to provide for yourself but these wonderful programs are provided to you. But at the same time, through your blog, some of the things that I know about you are that you you own a pet, you have lots of free time, go to college, can afford vacations, etc - it just doesn't seem like you fall in the category of someone that truly needs public assistance. In your case, it seems that "being poor" is a choice and not an unfortunate circumstance outside of your control.
Yes, lucky for me indeed.
I have a disability which currently prevents me from being able to hold even a part time job. Because of this I receive not only food stamps but also a small social security stipend.
It may seem odd that I could attend college but not work. However, my disability has, numerous times interfered with my schooling and I have received special help because of it. If school were a job I would have been fired long ago.
As well, not working at this time helps keep my disability in check. Holding a job can sometimes exacerbate my condition.
As my condition seems to be getting under control, I very much look forward to returning to work one day and again paying taxes help other people in similar situations as I am in now.
However, despite all this, even if I were currently working I would likely still qualify for food stamps.
Before my disability developed to the point where I was unable to work I stil had food stamps.
I held various entry level part time jobs and made about the same amount of money I currently receive through social security,(ie. not much). I was still well below the poverty level and easily eligible for food stamps.
I live very frugally and try to spend my money wisely. It does not cost much to own a pet or take vacations within 50 miles of my house(the occasional trips I have taken to either my parents home or Marissa's parent's home were subsidized by our parents.) Of course college is very expensive and for that I also receive government assistance.
Were you ever a college student? All students I know have a difficult time getting by. They either have to break their backs working full time while in school, or work part time and be poor. It is unfortunate to me that more do not apply for food stamps as it makes college life much easier.
Also, thank you for the comment. Even if disagreeing, it is interesting to hear people's thoughts on things I write.
Looking back at my comment, I am cringing at how judgemental and insensitive that sounded. I am going to have to think about why your post evoked such a strong response from me.
Yes, I did go to college and did struggle to make ends meet. I am now working and probably more than a little bit resentful that I am unable to put aside more money (if any at times) for my own daughters college fund.
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