I agree with a lot of what you’re saying. I am also like you.. I don’t buy unless I need to. I paid off and got rid of my credit cards many years ago. I surely have never lived beyond my means. Actually.. for most of my life I’ve been deemed the family tight wad. lol I’ve not always been in this situation, so if my previous post made it seem like I’m lacking an education, or college degree.. then I apologize for doing so. I never said anything was unfair… and I realize the dire straits that our country is in. I was speaking of the situation I’m in now specifically.

I think many Americans have lost sight of what our country was built on. Our country was built by compromise, helping each other.. and mostly by the sweat of immigrants backs, including everyone from Chinese, Irish, African American slaves, Polish, Italians.. the list is endless. My point being, we didn’t do it alone. These were all trying times for our country.. but we got through them by thinking beyond ourselves, and looking out for our fellow Americans. I remember hearing stories told by my grandparents about how neighbors would band together to help a family get through hard times. When is the last time TRULY… anyone has seen such random acts of kindness on a regular basis?

Sure, there are people who will abuse the system.. but whose fault is that really? The people who do it, or the system being so inept.. and the people/govt officials who allow it to continue? I personally feel anyone who applies for govt assistance whether it be food stamps, or check.. should be required to take a drug test. There are many ways to work on fixing this problem… or at least cut it down drastically. The immigration system needs a total over-haul fix also.

I do know that the emergency room can not turn me away if I go there. But wouldn’t a simple 45 dollar doctor visit be much more cost efficient? I don’t want hospital emergency room bills following me around until I die. I was even in the military for 5 years.. but since I didn’t retire.. I of course do not receive any health care benefits. Also, I’m sure you’ve heard of the pre-employment physical.. and release of all medical records before being carried by insurance on a new job. Whether they admit it or not.. there IS and always will be discrimination towards people with serious health issues trying to get a job with any type of decent healthcare.

I do feel for your struggle Lauri.. 11 kids!! wow! I’m glad that your family is able to manage in these hard times. I’m sure you feel very fortunate that your husband is able to make enough to provide for all of you. I never thought I’d be laid off and be in this situation.. but I always have tried to see things from other people’s shoes. I try not to judge people, because I, myself don’t like being judged, or put into a category of ‘them’. I just wish people took a little more time to feel other people’s struggles, instead of just sticking them all into one large bunch of needy people. As things are now.. it’s almost like a group of pitch fork and torch bearing vigilantes are running amok spreading hate and civil unrest around the country. It’s not even humane. It’s scary, to be totally honest. Even IF I were a republican I wouldn’t partake in this type of behavior… it’s reckless and childish. It just makes the entire group look like a bunch or nay saying haters. I really don’t know what people were expecting. It took Bush 8 years to run our great country into the ground after filling his pockets with petro tax money.. and running our debt so high by putting us into a war we had no business in. Even Colin Powell backed out on Bush… and he is a republican and pro military. When he left, I knew it could get nothing but worse, and it did. I applaud anyone trying to help our citizens, and our country. I’d like to see anyone attempt to mend this horrendous, gigantic hole we’re in. I applaud Obama.. a standing ovation for trying, amongst the greatest adversities that any president has ever come across. The american public needs to find a way to compromise.. and really try to understand the plight of the other person. We have lost sight of what is truly important here.. and it’s really sad.

This country will provide a free education to the poor (you included) in the form of grants. Or you can get student loans. Then you can get a job that has insurance.
There is no excuse for anyone to say it is unfair. There are things in place right now that people can use to better themselves and become self sufficient without expecting me to carry their load also!
Also, we pay our bills, we don’t buy a car unless we can afford it. That means no car payments. If we can’t afford to pay for a trip, some clothes, some fun things at the mall, we don’t buy it. We don’t use credit cards to pay for stuff. Ya know cause if we don’t have the money…we can’t afford it!
So why does our Government think it’s OK to spend so recklessly when we can’t afford it? Now my kids generation will be paying the price! It is stealing their future. We simply cannot continue to spend and spend and spend without serious consequenses to our country!!!

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Also.. thanks for the phone number listing.. I’ll be calling tomorrow, 8am sharp.. for my own reasons.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was not happy with David Axelrod’s dismissal of Republican healthcare arguments this morning, calling it “crap.”

When her staff is back at work tomorrow, let’s hope the box gets emptied. Then, we can fill it up again!