Here's a classic case of when only WTF will do....
The abbreviated version of it is that this chick won $1,000,000 in the Michigan lottery but thought it was OK to keep collecting her $200-a-month in food stamps because she "wasn't working." No shit, you're not working!! A million bucks?? I'm not gonna work, either... For a while, any way. Still, common sense, people, common sense!! And the state of Michigan needs to get all its ducks in a row, too. It should have been a little easier to figure out that this woman had a substantial source of income and did not need the assistance any longer.
Things like this give me a severe case of red-ass. I know you'll feel it, too, when you read what this dumb-ass has to say. Welfare has become something many people feel they are entitled to so they can spend their money on things they want. Food is a necessity, but we should get that for free, right? I mean, our ancestors didn't scrap and claw to eat, did they? No, they sat around and said, "Survival is a God-given right. The animals should just march into our caves and lay down right now." Sheesh.
Don't get me wrong, some people really need it. They are elderly, disabled, or dealing with other circumstances that may truly induce hardship. But I honestly have had enough of people who both collect food stamps but have brand name clothing or cell phones or a nicer car than mine. I went to the store yesterday with $20, and I told myself it has to get me through about 3-4 days. Times are a little lean right now, but I'm not about to find some way to finagle food stamps when I know I really don't need them, I just need to budget better.
It seems that as time goes on, American people believe they are entitled to pretty much everything. And guess what?? We're not. None of us are. I really love my cable but I can tell you as I prepare to take on a $2,000 tax bill (thank you again, New York), that cable service may just have to be suspended for a while as I negotiate balancing my budget. I need to fly to Texas for a wedding, finish paying my car off (so close!), pay my own medical bill co-pays, rent, etc. I also have an understanding that I chose to take on these debts that I probably did not have to or could have reduced them in some way (move to a more crackish neighborhood). So, when things get tight, I don't take on this mindset that my food should just be provided for free. I just deal with it the best that I can. Like I said, if cable gets suspended for a while, I'll read a book (or 3) while I catch up on the bill as soon as I can. That is life. Americans, and I'm raising my own hand here, have a poor concept of living within our means.
So.... homegirl (not meant racist - I often say homegirl in a tongue-in-cheek way) needs to get her act together and stop pretending she believes it's OK to collect food stamps when she just dropped 500K in the bank (after taxes). You say you have two houses?? Whose fault is that? You chose to do that with your money instead of invest it in oh, school or something else that could benefit you for a lifetime. Learn to fish, girl, not to just take fish from someone else. That kind of money, invested and used wisely, could set one up for a good while. And hey, go get a job that you want to do because you like it. I'd love to work 20 hours a week at Guitar Center because I can, or get paid $8 an hour for 20 hours a week to work at the ASPCA because I want to, not because I have to. My 500K could knock out monthly bills (and accrue interest in a lovely, diverse portfolio) and I could happily skip along to my animals or guitars and drums, not keep taking money I know I shouldn't be taking now that I'm substantially better off.
Here's the link to the article. Weigh in and let me know what y'all think. And I hope she knows that despite the time and distance between us, there's a hall monitor up her ass!
http://news.yahoo.com/lottery-winner-food-stamps-thought-maybe-okay-because-161650898.html;_ylc=X3oDMTNuYTcxMGpnBF9TAzIwMjIzOTg2MzAEYWN0A21haWxfY2IEY3QDYQRpbnRsA3VzBGxhbmcDZW4tVVMEcGtnAzA1MGQyNDFlLWRmNDItMzFkMS1iOTUyLWJlMWIwZjExM2NhNQRzZWMDbWl0X3NoYXJlBHNsawNtYWlsBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
Tell 'em!
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