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Abuse of the system is rampant in our country. Some people seem to think that they are owed by the government and will do everything they can to protect the lifestyle the government provides. I really think that people who use the system should have to prove that they NEED the services because they are UNABLE to work and not that they have to stay home and take care of children they keep having. My parents have five kids, my dad was in the military (read crappy salary). My mom was a SAHM who then worked outside after he retired. We didn't get a lot, mom made our clothes, we got all the necessities but few of the luxuries. We all now work hard to get where we are. I would never think of accepting gov't help unless I was totally incapable sp? of doing some kind of productive work.
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at one point in my life...i was a single mother...with no help from anyone. I worked my bottom off....paid all my bills.....and tried to get assistance. i was denied.....because...and i quote... "your car is worth too much money"
huh??? then the lady tells me...and again i quote... " now if you quit your job.....we can give you all kinds of assistance" EXCUSE ME???? so now if i try to work and do my part i deserve nothing....but if i sit at home watching soap operas all day you will pay my rent..bills...food....everything....
i couldnt do it...how do i look my daughter in the face and tell her she needs to work hard to suceed while im sittting around the house taking state money??? its amazing to me how it works....hopefully one day it will change to help those that try to help themselves....and not those that sit around just because they can.....
Stefffe, you hit the nail on the head.
Being a single mother myself, I was denied help last year when my life was at it's worst and you want to know the reason? "You have RN after your name-go get a job".
It makes me enraged to know that there are people who keep pumping out the babies because they KNOW how to work "the system" and those who truly need it here and there can't get it!!
Welfare is for temporary get you back on your feet help......at least that's why it was started. Now it's a way of life!!
Sorry that's all I can say without going off on a tangent because it's so prevalent in the area I'm in for folks to "work it" and when I hear of instances where folks who truly need it can't get it........
Disney thoughts.....gotta keep Disney thoughts or my blood will boil!!
I would be very annoyed too. I suck at making large amounts of money like some people are good at. And I have been on welfare a few times myself. But now its been over 20 years since the last time. Everything I get I earn. And I save. Some people just love the welfare system and feel that watching Oprah in the afternoon and waiting for the welfare check is a great thing. The goverment owes me nothing. Well except for Social Security I will start getting in about 10 years) I work and I usually am happy doing it. Hang in there Meg!! Your neighbor will (I hope) one day get clear about the whole money thing.
I would be annoyed too. I've learned, though, unless I'm going to do something about situations like that (for example, report system-abusers...or run for office ), it's best to try and not stew over it. It'll only get you down and raise your blood pressure, and she'll still be doing the same thing.
I agree wholeheartedly with your statement, Scarlett!
It's better for our psyches if we don't let things like this "get to us" -- there are some people who will work hard and there are some who won't. There are some who will take assistance and there are some who won't. There are some who will abuse the "system" and some who won't.
You can only do what you feel is right and you can raise your children to understand (and, hopefully, emulate) your moral code.
I hope you can find peace with this issue and move forward with ease and comfort in the relationship with your neighbor!
Eileen
I'm not sure how it works in other states, but in Michigan, if you want "cash assistance" (money to pay rent and utilities), you have to be actively seeking employment. They even have an agency set up (Michigan Works) to oversee your efforts. You're required to submit a certain number of job applications per day, submit to your caseworker where you submitted said applications, and they check up to make sure that you did what you said. Any job that you accept has to be "legitmate"...helping "Uncle Joe" put a new roof on his house doesn't count. Not following the rules makes you non-compliant, and you lose your cash grant.
I would be upset too. The system does need to be fixed. When I managed my family's Hallmark store, people would come in and ask me to sign their form that they tried to find a job, but wasn't hired so they could get assistance. I told them that I wasn't hiring, so I thought it was wrong to sign their paper. If I had interviewed them I thought it would be different.They weren't happy with me, but I'm sure walking into a store asking someone to sign their paper without asking for a job, isn't really what our state had in mind. Just remember you are being a wonderful and responsible example to your DD. Keep your chin up!
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), it's best to try and not stew over it. It'll only get you down and raise your blood pressure, and she'll still be doing the same thing. 
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