I’m noticing
something crazy in my neighborhood. All these people on public assistance like WIC,
Welfare SSI, and Section 8 with EBT cards and they own...DOGS.
Does anyone see
what’s WRONG with this picture?
I don’t get the logic
behind this. If you're POOR enough to qualify for government benefits why do
you own a friggin' DOG? You can't afford to feed YOURSELF and your kids and you
BUY another damn poop machine with a mouth to feed? What the hell is wrong with
people?
Dammit, where are
people's priorities here in the Bronx? What are these motherfuckers on?
In a time where Republicans in Congress want to cut
$40 billion from the Food Stamp program it’s morons like this who reinforce Republicans’
argument that poor people don’t need all those Food Stamps. If you’ve got
enough money to feed and take care of a dog, then what the Hell do you need
with food stamps?
Most of these broke
motherfuckers in my neighborhood getting public assistance aren’t doing
productive things like going to school or getting job, going to job training or
looking for work. But I see them up at 7AM walking their damn dogs like
clockwork. Some even have cellphones and are texting people while they walk
their pets.
Right now I'm out of
work and my main priorities are looking for work and building my up my
publishing business. Doing without until I can find a way to take care of
myself. The way I see it, if you're poor then you need to make SACRIFICES until
you have the means to take care of yourself.
And one of those sacrifices is not bringing another
mouth to feed into your home when you don’t have the resources to feed
yourself.
I have to wonder what the hell is with poor people
these days. Back when I was a kid in the 1980s I grew up on public assistance
and my main priority growing up was doing well enough in school so I could get
off those programs and be able to make my own money. After I graduated college
in 1994, I left public assistance programs and I moved on to the job market looking
to find a way to make my own living.
When I see grown ass people with illegitimate kids by
multiple fathers owning damn dogs I feel they’re abusing government assistance
like Welfare, WIC, Section 8 and Medicaid. If you’ve got enough money and TIME
to spend money taking care of a damn dog, then you’re WASTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
Get your ass off the dole and get yourself a JOB.
The whole point of government assistance is to
ASSIST you into getting to a point where YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN can stand on
your own two feet and take care of yourself.
While you’re on the programs like Welfare, WIC, and Section 8 your goal
is to get to a point where you find employment that allows you to pay the taxes
so others can use these programs to get their lives together.
In that time you’re on the state’s dole, you’re supposed
to going to school, getting some job training and networking with business
contacts making the efforts that will help you find full-time employment.
These programs are not about making you comfortable.
They’re not about making you happy. They are not meant for people to become so
dependent on them that they having enough money to start owning extra mouths
they have to feed.
If you’re poor enough to take taxpayer money for
public assistance you should NOT OWN A DOG. Hell, you shouldn’t even own a
goldfish. When you haven’t proven to anyone you’re responsible enough to make
enough money to feed yourself or your children, why they hell are you bringing
another mouth to feed in your damn house?
It’s this kind of imbecilic thinking that keeps poor
people poor. They spend their money and more importantly their TIME on garbage
that doesn’t enrich their quality of life or take them to the next level.
People on Public assistance spend money on dogs,
sneakers and cell phones, but don’t think to buy a computer or the tools that
will help them take their lives out of poverty. That’s backwards thinking.
I’d go as far to say it’s fucking retarded. If a person
is crying poverty alleging they can’t feed themselves or their children, where
do they get the money to pay for feeding a dog and taking it to the vet?
If you’re on public assistance your main priority
should be getting your shit together. Nothing more nothing less. There’s a five
year time limit on welfare and government benefits, and that time should be
spent going to school and getting the skills to get out of poverty, not wasting
it buying bullshit that keeps you stranded in poverty.
I remember Newt Gingrich when I was younger. People were acting like everything was sweet. I'm talking 15 year olds getting knocked up by the same guy and giving their kids goofy ass names. The thing I remember was Newt was going after them hard and they acted like Newt didn't have an audience. Seeing all of this was frustrating as a kid. Thinking about it now kills my optimism.
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Excellent comment. When I go to the grocery store, I see people on welfare spending more on junk and frozen TV dinner foods than on fresh fruits and veggies. That's sad.
ReplyDeleteS.B.
I'm on public assistance and have a cat. I also have an aquarium. Get this I also have a job, which means I pay taxes! The way I see it, I get to keep all the money I make. And if I want to feed my cat and eat frozen pizza I will do as I damn well please.
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