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It isn't just intercity. Its in rural America too.
He's being sarcastic.
These same issues and limitations exist among welfare families in urban areas, too. It's totally pointless to play the red state/blue state urban/rural cards on this issue. The problem exists everywhere and with people of all races, ages, cities, and states. The thing keeping us from creating meaningful and successful solutions is that people can't stop arguing over these petty outlying factors and just deal with the actual mf'ing issue.
These same issues and limitations exist among welfare families in urban areas, too. It's totally pointless to play the red state/blue state urban/rural cards on this issue. The problem exists everywhere and with people of all races, ages, cities, and states. The thing keeping us from creating meaningful and successful solutions is that people can't stop arguing over these petty outlying factors and just deal with the actual mf'ing issue.
Right.
But in order to find the solution, you still have to pinpoint the problem, where it's arising from - be that "Republicans" or "Democrats," or "Inner city Vs Rural areas."
"This month, reality was a $600 electricity bill that included late payments. An additional $350 for the mortgage, $45 for water, $300 for cellphones. Then $98 for cable television, $35 for Internet service, $315 for furniture bought on credit, $35 for car insurance and $60 for life insurance.
Kathy sat with a notepad that said “Live Like Your Life Depends On It” and did the math. Their monthly checks totaled $2,005 — $1,128 less than when the twins received benefits — and bills would consume all of it except $167. There wouldn’t be enough to whittle down her payday loans. Or to settle up with the school for her granddaughter’s cheerleading. Or to pay her lawyer for a divorce from her fourth husband."
$300/month for cell phones plus another $133/month for cable TV and internet, and $315/month to pay off the furniture, then there are the payday loans. Almost half their monthly checks are gone and they've not paid the mortgage, utilities, or bought any food yet. No wonder they are $600 behind on the electricity.
How long until they lose the house? THEN what are they gonna do?
Sounds like a good plan to me. Obviously these folks are unable to care for themselves and certainly not able to raise a child in a good home.
Every one of them in this article needs to GET OFF the pain clinic merry-go-round and get a job. They are perfectly capable of working a retail or fast food job.
Problem is - they would get less money doing that and so they resist.
Living on SSI is a way of life but it's not a GOOD life. I never saw one HH that was a lifetime disability collector that looked like a life I would want to live. I'd rather work 3 jobs and try and give my kid some normalcy.
Since they apparently live "in a trailer in the middle of nowhere", where would they get fast food jobs? And how would they get to and from the workplace?
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