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DestroyDestroyDestroy
reply to post by TheJourney
Enjoy yourself on your own dime. Is this really too much to ask? What, people who actually work should pay so that people who don't work can enjoy themselves? Is it too much to ask for people to give something back to society?
deloprator20000
Of course it also depends on how we delineate the criteria for determining who needs help and for determining what the "correct" use of one's time and resources.
TheJourney
I see this attitude on here all the time, and have heard it in 'real life,' and I get this sick/frustrated feeling everytime. Most recently, it was in a thread about someone saying they began using food stamps, and
1.within a few posts someone basically said 'If you're poor enough to need food stamps, you shouldn't have the internet.
2.Use that money to buy a few loaves of bread.' Similarly, I often hear people say, basically, that you should only eat health food if you get food stamps. Like buying anything other than bread, fruits, and
3. vegetables is abusing the system.
This attitude infuriorates me. Whenever someone poor has or does anything enjoyable, some people will always act like they're doing something wrong, and they must not really be in need, if they spend money on anything enjoyable, not essentials. Of course you shouldn't blow money on nonsense if you are poor, but having financial difficulties doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to enjoy yourself,
4. Lynch Pin Moment...you should just basically stay alive and be grateful for that.
Life is meant to be enjoyed, and that doesn't stop applying if you have financial difficulties.edit on 23-9-2013 by TheJourney because: (no reason given)
DestroyDestroyDestroy
reply to post by TheJourney
Enjoy yourself on your own dime. Is this really too much to ask? What, people who actually work should pay so that people who don't work can enjoy themselves? Is it too much to ask for people to give something back to society?
DestroyDestroyDestroy
reply to post by jvm222
Yes, people are dense and angry when it comes to welfare and food stamps because many of the people on assistance programs abuse the system.
Bassago
reply to post by TheJourney
Coverage of things like that surfer bum in CA buying lobsters with food stamps doesn't help and I believe he was the exception not the rule.
TheJourney
I see this attitude on here all the time, and have heard it in 'real life,' and I get this sick/frustrated feeling everytime. Most recently, it was in a thread about someone saying they began using food stamps, and within a few posts someone basically said 'If you're poor enough to need food stamps, you shouldn't have the internet. Use that money to buy a few loaves of bread.' Similarly, I often hear people say, basically, that you should only eat health food if you get food stamps. Like buying anything other than bread, fruits, and vegetables is abusing the system.
This attitude infuriorates me. Whenever someone poor has or does anything enjoyable, some people will always act like they're doing something wrong, and they must not really be in need, if they spend money on anything enjoyable, not essentials. Of course you shouldn't blow money on nonsense if you are poor, but having financial difficulties doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to enjoy yourself, you should just basically stay alive and be grateful for that. Life is meant to be enjoyed, and that doesn't stop applying if you have financial difficulties.edit on 23-9-2013 by TheJourney because: (no reason given)