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Food stamps for fast food - REALLY???????
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 459515" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>That's the problem right there - the line of thought that those who need help need it because they aren't doing anything for themselves. In this economy, 1 in 4 children is living in poverty. The number of people living in poverty today hasn't been seen since the Great Depression. Find a job? Where? Corporations are sitting on more cash on hand than at any time in the last 50 years, but they aren't creating jobs. At least not here. I'm sure they're creating plenty in India, China, and Cambodia. And what about the companies that advertise that only those who are "currently or recently employed need apply"? </p><p></p><p>BofA that had billions and profits and got a tax refund just announced the plan on laying off somewhere between 10,000 and 24,000 employees. GE that had billions in profit and got a tax refund is shipping 1,500 jobs overseas. And the employees they are keeping here? They are cutting their wages. Several hundred thousand government employees have lost their jobs. There are more people looking for work than there are jobs available. Many of these people are finding themselves poor and in need of government assistance for the first time in their lives. And the number of under-employed is staggering. People with college degrees working at Speedway for minimum wage. These people have families. Minimum wage is not a living wage. They would still qualify for food stamps and medicaid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 459515, member: 7083"] That's the problem right there - the line of thought that those who need help need it because they aren't doing anything for themselves. In this economy, 1 in 4 children is living in poverty. The number of people living in poverty today hasn't been seen since the Great Depression. Find a job? Where? Corporations are sitting on more cash on hand than at any time in the last 50 years, but they aren't creating jobs. At least not here. I'm sure they're creating plenty in India, China, and Cambodia. And what about the companies that advertise that only those who are "currently or recently employed need apply"? BofA that had billions and profits and got a tax refund just announced the plan on laying off somewhere between 10,000 and 24,000 employees. GE that had billions in profit and got a tax refund is shipping 1,500 jobs overseas. And the employees they are keeping here? They are cutting their wages. Several hundred thousand government employees have lost their jobs. There are more people looking for work than there are jobs available. Many of these people are finding themselves poor and in need of government assistance for the first time in their lives. And the number of under-employed is staggering. People with college degrees working at Speedway for minimum wage. These people have families. Minimum wage is not a living wage. They would still qualify for food stamps and medicaid. [/QUOTE]
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