I am going to vent and probably many people will not like this vent, but I am going to say it anyway because I have the right to.
Why do people make stupid, irresponsible decisions and then expect the tax payers to bail them out? I just don't understand it at all. For example, the whole bailout situation--tons of people being helped because they bought houses they knew they could not afford...living beyond their means.
Another thing, people have children they can't afford. Crying poverty, can't pay their bills, can't pay to feed their kids, but having more kids. WHY????????? This is irresponsible and stupid, in my opinion. I just don't get it and never will. We have 4 kids, but we feed them, we clothe them, we pay for their hotlunches, we pay for their medical care, we do everything for them--not the government. I understand that people fall on hard times, but it seems as though many Americans have become a bit too entitled and don't want to work for their money. They just put their hand out and expect the tax payers to support them and their families. Welfare is suppose to be a short term solution, not a lifestyle.
So flame me if you want, disconnect from me if you choose, but this is the truth.
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When my husband lost his job of almost 20 yrs we got by until he found another job within a month.
I do understand IF someone needs short term help.
There are too many people who do abuse the system.
Hugs to you :)
So often our system is taken advantage of. I never get much or my tax money that I paid in back but I know people who get all they put in plus some... I still do not get that.....
When I was looking for a refinance every place I went to only offered adjustable rates, it took me two years to find a lender in another city online who would give me a fixed rate. Had I listened to the B.S. about Oh, you can just refinance again in a couple of years (they had no intention of providing another loan again) I would be a statistic and out on my a$$ too.
There is only one right way!
I have a sister that just milks the system all the time & it drives me crazy~
Others took the ARM thinking that over time, they'd earn more money, and it wouldn't be an issue. Others took mortgages they could pay, but lost their well paying jobs.
I look at people who have gotten into trouble because of job loss on a whole different level than people who got into trouble because they just didn't tihnk, or who abuse the welfare system.
I think if you can't afford your child now, you probably shouldn't try having more just yet. That said, not all pregnancies are planned, and even when preventitive measures are taken, they don't work 100% of the time. Some people just wind up in a mess.
Expecting others to bail them out all the time, or asking for hand outs does bother me.
Sarah- your family is pretty set. You are able to provide for them. But, with the economy what it is, would you still be able to if you and your husband lost your jobs? Or if even just one of you did?
With the unemployment rates what they are, it's safe to say quite a few people who have gotten into the mess they are in right now, didn't exactly plan it that way.
I also get so annoyed about the people who have like tons of kids just to get more money from welfare, and they expect everyone else to pay for their kids.
What started this downfall was the Subprime Lending program from the Democrats, and that had a massive chain reaction. Funny thing is, one of the supporters of it, and one of the people that blocked the regulation of it, is now President... Go figure.
I disagree with Bailouts, but agree with the Government should stay out of it, and let the free market repair itself. A little stimulus, but no real intervention.
THose that supported the Subprime lending, let them go under, and other banks will have room to take over. Coperations that go under, others will just fill in the void as well.
Get the Government out of it!
People do abuse the system. But you can't look at someone and tell without knowing them, that they are abusing it, so judging them isn't helping them.
My husband has been unemployed at least full time for awhile..know what ? We cut back..all things that weren't NEEDS hit a back burner including eating out...going out....gifts...etc....we also go out of our way to make thing work...but I guess that is just us...when he is home...he does whatever he can to help us save $$ or even make a little..he is very creative....we have made it....but I know some people that I am very close to who make the same as us...have less bills...and STILL feel the need to "TAKE WHAT THEY CAN GET !!"....those people drive me nuts....not the ones in NEED...the ones that are GREEDY !!!
I've applied at several places and haven't gotten a call either. I don't understand this area. Its not like we can now afford to move somewhere else. We have been using our savings to pay our bills. We aren't even getting unemployment, they denied us.
Sometimes its not about people being irresponsible its about circumstances that happen to them.
I agree with you there sara p.
I was a single mom after my first daughter, and did get foodstamps and wic and medical insurance through the state. I also got a job and my own apartment, then a second job to get off of assistance as soon as I could.
I have used state insurance off and on through the years, only when it was not offered through an employer, because as a single mom I paid the nills but did not have savings for emergencies, and knew that one or two big Dr bills would put me down to the point of needing other assistance again.
Now that things are much more stable, I have 4 children who are all bought and paid for in cash, not welfare :)
I think that the assistance program here in Oregon needs some reform to it to actually offer MORe help so that people can really afford to get themselves back up, but be limited in time and be more of a boost, not a small steady supply that is just enough to feed you, but not enough to help you get a better job or a reliable car... just my 2 cents there.
It also envolves classes for parenting stuff (breastfeeding help, tooth care, eating healthy, even some budgeting classes.) and can really help a young or uninformed mother out.
They also screen children for possible growth or other health problems and risks, which is a BIG help when you are a new mom.
"I don't understand how people can live with themselves, taking advantage of the system. I don't get it."
The people your speaking of do not believe they are taking advantage of the system. They believe they are entitled to anything that the system can give them It drives me insane when I see people living above their means then filing for bankruptcy and collecting food stamps. I watch them get to keep the cars they should have had to sell while the loan gets written off as a bad debt. I know many find loopholes in the system but still can not understand the sense of entitlement that I see. One of my daughters was working but just lost her job. She lives with her boyfriend and his family. This family has made a life out of learning how to live off welfare. Every loophole that exists they seem to find. Now my daughter is sitting back and trying to collect unemployment for a job she got fired from.
Another problem I see is women who think they have a right to stay at home with their children, just because they can. I am a stay at home mom, so I obviously don't have a problem with it, when the family can afford it. But I think that a mom's first responsibility is making sure that their child is financially taken care of, and NOT by the government!
When my husband was a Senior Airman (which when you add in benefits is much higher paying than minimum wage, though still pretty pitiful considering what all is expected of him), we would have qualified for some state help, but we never took it. It was OUR decision for me to stay at home instead of working, because we knew that we could afford to take care of our family on his paycheck only, as long as I worked hard at making it work.
There's also the military to consider if you are young and healthy.
Just because you were born in a certain area doesn't mean you have to stay there your whole life...
I hate when you see people who are using government $$$ to buy there food but are paying cash for there beer and ciggrertts. If you can afford beer or ciggeretts buy your own food.
I have no issues with government insurance.
It would be if there were jobs, well for a lot of people anyway not what we call the generational welfare families that grow up on it have have their own kids while on it and so on its a way of life for them. But even those people we can not force off because where would they work when their are no jobs.
welfare sucks but its the only way until this country stops sending our jobs over seas because they don't want to pay workers
Im with Cecilia on the beer and cigarettes. I have heard but don't quote me on this that welfare is going to what is called ebt cash and that may put a stop to those things being bought with government money, now wouldn't that be grand!!