Food Stamps, Assistance Numbers Rising
and the Republicans don't care for it.
The story is in USA Today.
They are blaming everything except the minimum wage of course. I was estimating one person working full time would make about $12,000/year before taxes and FICA. The article mentions $40,000. as the ceiling for certain kinds of assistance. How could anyone possibly raise a family on minimum wage without some help? Even with both working, it would be hard. Our fixed income runs a little more than that for six people (no food stamps) and we're counting pennies at the end of each month.
They claim more people are either applying or qualifying because some of the rules have changed to make it easier. Could be but I think more people are applying because they would starve otherwise.
Some single parents work 3 jobs to make it - run from one to the other. Older kids are left to fend for themselves. I know some of them here.
Anyhow, I'm ranting and I didn't start out with that intention. The article is worth a look.
The story is in USA Today.
They are blaming everything except the minimum wage of course. I was estimating one person working full time would make about $12,000/year before taxes and FICA. The article mentions $40,000. as the ceiling for certain kinds of assistance. How could anyone possibly raise a family on minimum wage without some help? Even with both working, it would be hard. Our fixed income runs a little more than that for six people (no food stamps) and we're counting pennies at the end of each month.
They claim more people are either applying or qualifying because some of the rules have changed to make it easier. Could be but I think more people are applying because they would starve otherwise.
Some single parents work 3 jobs to make it - run from one to the other. Older kids are left to fend for themselves. I know some of them here.
Anyhow, I'm ranting and I didn't start out with that intention. The article is worth a look.
posted by Granny @ 3/14/2006 09:11:00 AM
3 Comments:
At Tuesday, March 14, 2006 4:36:00 PM ,
granny said...
I lived that. It sucks and I know that all the myths about hard work are just bullshit.
People don't necessarily have milliuons or billions because they are smarter or harder working than everybody else.
It is a corrupt system.
At Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:02:00 PM ,
Granny said...
Hi granny. You're right. I've worked most of my adult life and just barely kept my head above water.
They think "workfare" is a magic wand. It's not. It puts people in the same position as WA just described and that I lived through as well. Meantime, many kids are left to fend for themselves because child care is so expensive.
Many of them are bused long distances from their homes to work at minimum wage. No time to attend to home or kids and still can't keep their heads above water.
Enough - the comment is longer than the post.
Ann
At Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:34:00 AM ,
Granny said...
Once their benefits run out, they're not included in the numbers.
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