foobar75 said:
Looks like they decided to get a bit of an early start in Atlanta:
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/30-00030-000-line-up-589653.html
Reading that article, it is surprising how so many poor people like those in the picture supposedly don't have the skills to find work and support themselves, but they know how to fill out all of this paper work to get aid from the government, and they seem to know the loopholes to get the most out of the government. A relative of mine has had about a dozen back surgeries and can no longer work (she can barely get out of bed), and tried to file for disability. It is a long complicated process. When it was time to go into the SSI office, she said that there are tons of able body people that seem to know how to work the system, absolutely nothing seems wrong with them, yet she had to get help to fill out the paperwork. This person waiting said "oh you gotta do this, this and this and that and you'll get paid in no time", basically explaining her how to work the system. She wound up doing it the right way and it was a long drawn out process, which was pretty hard for her given the condition she is in, but these other people with nothing wrong with them find the loopholes and get assistance quickly. Yes this is where our tax dollars are going.
They are willing to do all of this running around , filling out paper work, waiting hours and hours at government offices like for food stamps, spending years on waiting lists for free housing, putting in a all of this time and energy for "free stuff". With that time and energy, they could just have had a job and felt good about themselves like they accomplished something in life. The problem is they feel good about getting money from the government. To them they are "sticking it to the man".
"An estimated 30,000 people suffered through hours in the hot sun, angry
flare-ups in the crowd, and lots of frustration and confusion for a
chance to receive a government-subsidized apartment"
The writer makes it seem like we are supposed to feel sorry for these people. They "suffered" waiting in line hoping for a free place to stay? Then what do you call the labor I am doing under the same damn sun? Most of these people tend to already have a place to stay, like an older relative with free housing that is usually packed. This is just their way of being independent and moving out, you know like how normal kids get a job and move out.
Edited by: snow