--- In [email protected], cbrianwatkins@... wrote:
>
> What I feel is the problem with government assistance is the loopholes and
> the ones who purposely take advantage of the system, here's an example,
>
I used to work with a woman who we had as a secretary. she lives with the
father of 14 year old kid, but never married. Why? Didn't pay. She knew enough
that if you make under whatever the number is $34,000??. she gets more benefits
- single with kid.
We cut back her hours - really it was a gift we had her. Tough time answering
the phone, could not type or use word, despite my efforts to teach her. We even
let her take a full day to write one paragraph.
I bought her books. She was more interested in watching reruns of price is
right and still not getting it right.
She had a part time job at pep boys. When we let her go, she was offered to go
full time. But the person who couldn't add up two numbers for me, was sure as
hell able to calculate the "cost" of going full time at PEP Boys at $13 per hour
Her unemployment and working part-time was worth more to her then working full
time. Then don't forget Mr. Obama's stimulus plan - that extra what - $50 per
week for the unemployed. That was real motivation. She put that towards a
bankruptcy filing to wipe out $48,000 in charge cards her and boyfriend
(unofficial husband racked up). She asked me if it was worth it to spend $2500
to file. I tried to explain to her that that was one great investment. Spend
$2500 to make $48,000. Her beer drinking not real spouse was sure to get a 5 ft
flat screen tv. And of course she had also got "suckered" into a refi at 11%
along the way. I spent some time with her to heelp her out of that. I really
didn't want to.
Unmployment was nice to her as well. She made sure to make her first trip to
DisneyWorld while "unemployed".
She had the heart of gold, but had no office skills.
I guess sometimes the monmouth county food bank has lobsters as well - maybe
Thursdays.
And to be clear, she was a white woman. People here seem to think everything is
directed at "group".
So when we (or I get going) - it get's kind of hard when I who busted my ass
since my first lemonade stand in 2nd grade to today,
had gotten stuck with four non-paying tenants (you don't go to jail for not
paying rent in america) - I had no one to turn to. Banks were shut down,
despite having a ton of equity, the IRS could less (they don't don't reduce
what you owe - if you have assets). If you don't pay your taxes, work off the
books and hide it all, they you might be able to scam them.
So yep, be ready. The system is out of whack.
I think we are all for helping our neighbors.
Maybe a thank you here and there would be nice.
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