tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post6918465371489507242..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: $160 a month…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-86196406125019377602023-09-15T17:46:27.051-05:002023-09-15T17:46:27.051-05:00I just read your blog, and I feel for you and your...I just read your blog, and I feel for you and your brother as well as your other sister. It's hard to believe we live in one of the richest countries in the world and yet we have people who can't afford to buy a cup of coffee. Are Government is so eager to send help to other countries well cutting the help they're been giving to their own citizens it makes no sense to me. But I'm sure the help the unit State is giving to other countries isn't out of the goodness of there hearts no I assume there is money to be made in the long run. And helping their own citizens doesn't bring in money. I understand having everything cut cut. I'm a 56 year out women who is disabled and has cancer and kidney failure. I had my food stamps cut down to 23 dollars a month. I have been living off of my medicade card I get 100 towards groceries. I have kidney failure stage 3 b and have to eat a special diet. I have not been able to afford the foods, so I had to actually start working a part time job to afford food. I work 18 hours every two weeks and make under 10 dollars . My medicade came up for renew last month and because I'm working this part time job so I can eat they are cutting my medicade. The United States government can't make you there dam minds in what they want us to do. If we don't work we are lazy bums but if we do work they take everything away even when we really don't have enough money to survive. I now have to guite my part time job because I need my insurance and this part time job doesn't offer insurance. I can't work a full time job but I was trying to help myself and the government won't let me <br />Katrina Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713481384715675085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-53384976488566021592012-08-06T11:19:26.619-05:002012-08-06T11:19:26.619-05:00I know I'm about a month late on this, but ok:...I know I'm about a month late on this, but ok:<br /><br />First, I am a single, 29 yr old black mother of a 7 yr old with Autism. I found out when my son was 3 years old, so I couldn't use Early Intervention here in FL to help him. However, my son and I have to make due with $330 for the both of us in food stamps as well as $698 in SSI benefits to live on while I finish school to become a nurse. With rent being $645, electric being about $150-190 a month, and my son having a supremely high metabolism, there's many months where I have to go to agencies and beg to have bills paid, and even then if they do pay, the majority only allow you to come to them ONCE A YEAR! EVERY MONTH I'm struggling...oh, and before the trolls start bashing me about getting a job: I had a job. A pretty decent paying one, and guess wht? I had to be let go because my son caught Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) at his public school and no one could watch him for me. My job jad a point system, and I had to miss a week of work, which almost put me over the limit. I didn't find out until I was being fired that FMLA (the Family Medical Leave Act) is not enacted for employees until after a YEAR of employment! And mind you, they KNEW in advance that my son is Autistic. Many in the HR Department came to my son's birthday party, so they KNEW! <br /><br />I feel your pain, sister. I shudder to think how my son will survive if I am taken from this world too soon. If your experience is by any way a measuring stick, it's sad to say this, but as a mom who loves and adores her only baby, I pray the my son is taken first. It breaks my heart to see you and your family suffering, and the saddest part is,there are VERY, VERY few places that help families like ours nationwide, and even THEY have super-long waiting lists....please keep me and my Erick in your thoughts, as I will be sure to keep you and your dear and AWESOME (yes, I believe that Autistic people are AWESOME!) brother in ours....Keep the Faith.<br /><br />ShantellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-42457952585978087942012-08-03T23:29:57.099-05:002012-08-03T23:29:57.099-05:00I am 50 years old, on disability with a terminal i...I am 50 years old, on disability with a terminal illness. High blood pressure in the lungs. They want me to eat a nice, nutritious meal and I keep wondering how I'm supposed to do that on $99.00 a month I receive in food stamps. There are days that go by that I don't eat, because I can't afford to. I feel for your situation.Julie Ellen Gelpkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-38598090817330799572012-07-31T22:19:49.287-05:002012-07-31T22:19:49.287-05:00Pamela... I'm sorry. I hope you don't min...Pamela... I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind my linking my FB page to your essay. I want my friends and readers to know what's happening here.Thomas Hortonhttp://facebook.com/thomasleehortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-18071173117877925972012-07-31T19:58:26.293-05:002012-07-31T19:58:26.293-05:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.sewa mobil jakartahttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-43379131454119659052012-07-26T03:56:27.344-05:002012-07-26T03:56:27.344-05:00Reading these comments, I'm reminded how some ...Reading these comments, I'm reminded how some people like to claim that "liberialism is a disease." The Social Darwinism is more sickening than any level of human compassion that MOST (not all) liberal thinking representsBeyond-The-Spectrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667211181316579607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-26925818469055824542012-07-20T12:55:20.081-05:002012-07-20T12:55:20.081-05:00I live in Louisiana and receive Social Security Di...I live in Louisiana and receive Social Security Disability. My food stamp allotment is $50.00 a month for a single person household.<br />Thank you for writing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-14264665807346864972012-07-20T12:45:48.033-05:002012-07-20T12:45:48.033-05:00I am reposting this excellent essay.
It deserves w...I am reposting this excellent essay.<br />It deserves wide readership!<br />And they dither over the Stock Exchange transaction tax (an unnoticed norm til the 1% gave it the boot recently).<br />And Rummy just didn't know where the pentagon left those Trillions (with "T"). Left it at the bus stop I suppose. <br /><br />If it is any help at all, the GAP has a little known program for hiring people with dev. disabilities. I don't know if they have many in MO though.<br /><br />I am very upset by this situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-54462607384886662992012-07-19T18:23:34.733-05:002012-07-19T18:23:34.733-05:00It's funny how those like Anonymous 6:04 aren&...It's funny how those like Anonymous 6:04 aren't looking at the whole picture. I know I read the part where your brother was happy to make $80/month but it threatened everything else. Is there anyone who really believes that he is able to just go out and get a job? <br /><br />It is uncivilized to overlook those who are unable to take care of themselves.storm indigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352709421859616057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-45388480337957961142012-07-18T21:09:59.878-05:002012-07-18T21:09:59.878-05:00Anonymous...
This isn't a discussion. This is ...Anonymous...<br />This isn't a discussion. This is real. Congress is considering taking food from people who have no alternative for feeding themselves.<br /><br />The fact that you think anyone facing this is feeling civil makes me question your sanity.<br /><br />Pray for yourself, son.<br /><br />You need it.Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-8216160658052851132012-07-18T15:53:56.288-05:002012-07-18T15:53:56.288-05:00Pamela,
I have absolutely nothing to be ashamed o...Pamela,<br /><br />I have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of because like you, I take care of myself and pay taxes. Both my father and grandfather as well as a few others in my family fought for this country. Autism has touched my family, along with cancer, leukemia (took my Father in 2010), PAD (took my Brother in 2004), and I myself have a heart condition. That's where that empathy is coming from.<br /><br />No need to be damned. You have simply misunderstood my message if you believe my wish is to eliminate or reduce social services for those who need them, such as you brother. I won't waste any time Google-ing anything in regards to the success or failure of charitable organizations because, as I stated in my original message:<br /><br />"...that whenever you depend on anybody or anything but God, you will always be disappointed."<br /><br />Very interesting conversation, but since this is one that we can't seem to have without being insulting, I'll be moving on. I'll still be praying for you and your brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-59694006102236174822012-07-18T12:21:30.714-05:002012-07-18T12:21:30.714-05:00And another thing...
I find it telling that Anony...And another thing...<br /><br />I find it telling that Anonymouses defend cutting food assistance for the disabled but never question what isn't being cut.<br /><br />If we are judged by how we treat our most vulnerable citizens then we're in big trouble.Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-31693992510975573372012-07-18T12:10:19.659-05:002012-07-18T12:10:19.659-05:00Anonymous...
I consider myself a person with faith...Anonymous...<br />I consider myself a person with faith but no one's fool.<br /><br />My love for my brother is the reason why I fight.<br /><br />1 out of 100 children are autistic & autism reflects a small portion of the disabled.<br /><br />So let's keep it real.<br /><br />Faith based institutions no longer care for disabled people like my brother because they failed. Google it...trust that I grew up surrounded by survivors of "charity".<br /><br />I take care of myself. I pay taxes. My father & grandfather fought for this country. And I'll be damned if y'all brand social services and $160 a month in food assistance as a hand out.<br /><br />Listen to yourself.<br /><br />You should be ashamed.<br /><br />I for one am disgusted.Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-51654014282025268782012-07-17T22:54:21.610-05:002012-07-17T22:54:21.610-05:00Pamela,
I do empathize with your situation and I ...Pamela,<br /><br />I do empathize with your situation and I will be praying for your family's financial standing to improve so much so that neither government nor charitable contributions will be necessary. <br /><br />I must say that I do know people, even members of my own family, who are on some sort of public assistance, but I must say that most are on it by choice. They simply do not want to work and are perfectly happy having their needs and wants supplied by those who are willing to work hard. There was once a certain level of shame attached to being on aid, but not anymore. There should be no shame in accepting help when needed, but the kind of sloth that is encourage by a bloated and broke government is becoming a norm. The truth is that our country is in debt way past our ears, and its the people who could be taking care of themselves but won't who are really effecting your family's circumstances. <br /><br />I was raised by parents who taught me and my brother that whenever you depend on anybody or anything but God, you will always be disappointed. It is so true. Your brother will be taken care of as long as you love him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-65494661726525537382012-07-13T17:52:46.629-05:002012-07-13T17:52:46.629-05:00Pamela,
What has happened to empathy in this coun...Pamela, <br />What has happened to empathy in this country? I read the comment by anonymous and can't fathom what a sad, pathetic person this must be. I volunteer at a charity in K.C. that has a food pantry and I see first hand what some people are up against. Most people do not want to be there, they have no choice. There will always be the few that take advantage but you will never get away from that. What I see are people that just can't make it on what they get paid or the elderly that must choose between medicine and food or people who have lost a job. I have been blessed in this life, I have a home, food on the table, I can pay my bills and because of that I feel it is my duty to donate to charities. It's what God wants us to do, and yes I believe in government assistance. You are a good sister, I enjoyed your writing. And I am an angry white bitch.Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-25023397505958444862012-07-12T20:36:37.873-05:002012-07-12T20:36:37.873-05:00Oh yeah. The EEEEVILLLL guv'mint. The entity t...Oh yeah. The EEEEVILLLL guv'mint. The entity that provides the roads that enable food and other goods to be shipped all over the country. What? AnonLibertarian, do you grow all of your own food on land within walking distance? No? Why, you are relying on handouts from the EEEEVILLL guv'mint. I could go on, but it's like shooting fish in a barrel.NancyPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-88606197041724695552012-07-12T13:44:29.461-05:002012-07-12T13:44:29.461-05:00What we have here is a failure to think.
In your ...What we have here is a failure to think.<br /><br />In your world, Anonymous, I'm looking for government to provide a hand out.<br /><br />In my world, government has a role...a role early humans recognized when they created governments to do the things private enterprise failed to do. <br /><br />You see government as the enemy.<br /><br />I see government as the entity that keeps the masses from having to live in your if-a-private-enterprise-ain't-doing-it-then-fuck-it world.<br /><br />Cause the private sector is just lining up to to take over providing managed care, health care, and nutrition for adults with disabilities...right?<br /><br />Oh, and cause on your planet people anticipate having an autistic child and therefore have planned to provide food, clothing, health care, and shelter for their loved one until death...right?<br /><br />***rolls eyes***<br /><br />One of these days the anti-government crowd will wake up to the reality that the idea of government was inspired by the lack of government...and if y'all were half as smart as you think you are you'd hate yourself.Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-55489205233299489872012-07-12T10:57:20.807-05:002012-07-12T10:57:20.807-05:00I'm sorry - the government is not the answer t...I'm sorry - the government is not the answer to your brother's problems.<br /><br />Eliminate the federal income tax, eliminate all but the essential federal programs (defense and border) and watch what will happen. People will start giving more money to charity and charities will be able to help your brother.<br /><br />What's the difference between charities and the government? The government is a giant machine that seeks to control the lives of citizens and costs an obscene amount of money to run. Charities can run with WAY less overhead and don't really desire to control the lives of anyone.<br /><br />Government is not the answer. Yes, have compassion for your brother, but I don't want one penny more than is necessary to go to the government. Government, by its very nature, is evil and seeks to control everyone. <br /><br />Stop looking to the government to help your brother. Start looking to private enterprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-41066580997380155732012-07-11T10:07:43.425-05:002012-07-11T10:07:43.425-05:00I'm a social worker who has worked with the di...I'm a social worker who has worked with the disabled for many years. Government has cut and cut this group out of services, programs, benefits for years. Because this group tends to not advocate for themselves it is easy to cut from them. Yet, it equals very little money for the state or federal government. Really, they don't save that much money. And it creates so much stress on people who are already too stressed as it is. <br />I just get furious that the rich do not want to have their taxes increased as they sit in their fancy homes, etc and claim that the disabled need to work harder and they too can be rich. Really? Most rich people inherited their wealth and their daddies and mommies made the money off the sweat of workers, roads build by the government, etc. No one gets rich without help. Hang in there and keep voicing these real situations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-74209547035650483212012-07-10T17:10:49.840-05:002012-07-10T17:10:49.840-05:00This made me cry. I'm already on the side of f...This made me cry. I'm already on the side of fully funding these programs, so I'll try to spread it around and make other people cry too - and maybe, hopefully, think.Selfish Momhttp://selfishmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-84727437405466862412012-07-10T17:03:16.180-05:002012-07-10T17:03:16.180-05:00It's absolutely appalling how little we care f...It's absolutely appalling how little we care for the most vulnerable among us.<br /><br />As a citizen of the crazy state of Kansas I feel you about the ACA's Medicaid provisions. There's no way expansion is going to happen here, either. Sometimes I really question why we stay here. Being born & raised somewhere only takes you so far.<br /><br />Thanks for an enlightening, eye opening post. Will be sharing it far and wide.Diana Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003936391451383062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-81072003603111008022012-07-10T01:54:47.825-05:002012-07-10T01:54:47.825-05:00"...Just wanted to clarify that I believe tha..."...Just wanted to clarify that I believe that it is much better to live with people of different ability levels and care for all than to act like animals..."<br /><br />Rock on!<br /><br />Also, animals, hmm.<br /><br />http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FRO/is_2_132/ai_54152683/pg_2/?tag=content;col1<br /><br />"...Unlike many avian species that allow their weak young to be discarded or thrown from the nest, keas pamper an undersized chick, even lifting its head to force-feed if it is too weak to eat on its own..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-81406170716591499932012-07-09T23:51:02.075-05:002012-07-09T23:51:02.075-05:00As someone diagnosed as PDD/Asperger's syndrom...As someone diagnosed as PDD/Asperger's syndrome, I'd love to know what Anonymous 6:04 would say about me. I can work, but even I need some help. Networking and job interviewing require social skills. I have student loans to pay off. In his eyes, do I deserve to starve for not having the right degree, the right socioeconomic background, or the right neurobiology? Then again, I seem to have better 'perspective taking' skills than some GOP members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-35174261659796511512012-07-09T19:44:56.381-05:002012-07-09T19:44:56.381-05:00I really appreciate this post. My family and I hav...I really appreciate this post. My family and I have been on assistance sporadically throughout my life. I also have a brother with autism - he's 13 now but I cannot help worrying about how he will survive in the future if he is forced to rely on the charity of strangers who do not understand him. Your reference to Angela's Ashes is a perfect example - it's irresponsible for a democracy to just leave it up to people to take care of each other when people like Paul Ryan have no problem cutting programs for the poor and disabled, and Jan Brewer feels like she can deny healthcare to LGBT individuals. <br /><br />It's unfair. It's also DISGUSTING that the right uses people like your brother and my brother - the disabled - as pawns to push their agendas, but completely forget about these individuals when they actually need assistance (Autism Speaks only reinforces that). There are so many issues that need addressing in regards to the economic problems going on - and austerity is not the answer.Courtneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-39933457326682364942012-07-09T11:49:55.414-05:002012-07-09T11:49:55.414-05:00...and yet another one of the sad ironies is that ......and yet another one of the sad ironies is that I wouldn't be surpised if Anonymous 6:04pm has diagnosed himself or herself with Asperger's in order to feel good about calling your brother weak (and maybe dismissing your helping your brother as "neurotypical"). :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com