no help for me

Posted By: I have been poor on 2009-02-16
In Reply to: How do you feel about Food Stamps/Welfare? - Not Political, just a general question

I have had nothing but white rice to eat in a day before, but I have never asked anyone to feed me.

I have been very disappointed when I meet the recipients of charity through church however. I think there are very different definitions of what constitutes suffering.

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How do you feel about Food Stamps/Welfare? - Not Political, just a general question
- Welfare - Nature
  - Pat on back for you. You said it all. nm - They said what
- no help for me - I have been poor
- Woman make 72 cents for every $1 a man does so of course, sm - Single moms often do need help
- to wannie - anon
  - In response to my post down below about the - sm -
    - Do you do math? - Amy
  - Thank you. Like I said before, I hated to - wannie
- My mother was on disability - daiseymae
- Abuse of food stamps/welfare is a MAJOR - problem......... NM
- You are making a lot of generalizations... - sm
- If anything irks the heck out of me, it is when "single mother" is mentioned as to - Amy
  - Ok I have a problem with some of your views...sm - curious girl
  - I was a single mother at one time. I had to resort to - wannie
    - When will people understand - Amy
      - Amy, I hope your better than everyone else attitude gets an adjustment soon! - sm
        Well said - Nature
        Never had to scrape because I worked - Amy
        I presume you had free childcare since- sm -
        No, never had free childcare - Amy
        Such a martyr Amy! Good for you; have compassion for others... - nm
      - I was a SINGLE mother. I was not married at that - wannie
        Bless your heart. You just don�t know. - Amy
        I believe - (sm)
        I understand, believe me I understand so much more than - Amy
        No when you get a DIVORCE that makes ...sm - curious girl
        Only in your mind (nm) - Janie
        Use a dictionary - single=not married sm - HappyFlaMT
        Wanted to let you know what happened to relatives - Ruthie
        Merriam-Webster has to be wrong. They didn't consult Amy first. - They said what
        lmbo!!! -nm- - sadie
        Bless my heart, I do know. I had the guts to - wannie
  - Don't take this the wrong way - They said what
    - I hate to bust your bubble, but - Amy
      - Busted bubbles. - They said what
        I am older, have been through a lot and guess what - Amy
        Okay. Guess you should look into that crystal ball you have - They said what
        Do you know about reverse mortgage? - Amy
        Read the papers, duh! People are losing their homes - They said what
        I am not in "this stuff" or whatever you are talking about - Amy
        While you are in google see if you can find - They said what
        I found it for you, have known because my mother did exactly this and lived out her old age - Amy
        Staying at home and raising us kids worked for my mother - They said what
        Who stayed at home and what? - Amy
        Oh Amy, surely there was a man who "kept" you from time to time.. - sm
        Kept never, access to money yes - Amy
        Matrimonial (or shackup) welfare then..I see! - nm
        LMAO - They said what
        but short on compassion and caring. - anon
        St. Amy....what can I say...all hail St. Amy... - sm
        Thank you. Single moms on welfare are not all bad ones. - They said what
      - A single mother is not just a woman who has never - wannie
        Like I said above, bless your heart. - Amy
        I dont' say I was single to make people feel sorry for me. - wannie
        I feel sorry for people who live off the government - Amy
        Amy, your halo is ready anytime you want to pick it up! // - nm
        Good for you. I could have worked 2 jobs, but I chose to - wannie
        You chose assistance rather than working, right? - Janie
        No, I was working a full time job, came home, took - wannie
        So you got assistance and left it up to me and other taxpayers to pay for your kids. - Janie
        BTW, if you had bothered to read the post just above this - wannie
        Where pray tell do you think food stamps come from? - Janie
        You are wrong...sm - curious girl
        What part don't you understand. I was working. I was - wannie
        I DID NOT DRAW WELFARE. I got food stamps - wannie
        Wannie, they are probably sitting on their fat behinds - sm
        Amen to that! These people are the types - They said what
- You never know sm - I try to be open minded
- I feel that if food stamps are really needed...sm - curious girl

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