Yes CharlieD, I couldn't agree with you more!!
The system definitely IS broken and it needs to be changed badly. And yes, it's those theives and con/rip-off artists that have ruined things for EVERYONE who signs up for any kind of finanancial help!!
Some people, I won't mention race, live in one apt two or three families together an every adult probably gets a welfare check, so they are living like Kings and queens!
Then there are or were those who used to sell their food stamps to get money for drugs and booze. Still others find any means to try to cheat the system, wile those like you & I have slaved and worked most of our adult lives, and when we are not able to work and try to get financial assistance
from one of these well-known sources, they want to play games and then deny us our dignity to live out our golden years respectfully!!
These stemmers need to be weened out and bre forced to go though a CORI check when they try to file for any type of assistance!
Thank you all for helping, and please, keep in coming!
Hey, Im from Australia and we have the same problem here Im afraid. I am currently out of work due to a permanent illness that wont get any better and I am finding the same problem, no one cares and no one wants to help, if we dont have the money to pay our bills and rent, then tough, and I have no family either, and my friends have their own problems and work and their own family, I couldn't and cant intrude. I am lucky that I am in housing here, but they dont care if you cant pay your rent becauce you are sick or out of work, they just want their money, so I really know what you are going through, even if it is across the other side of the world, they are no different. My son and I just eat the basics and go no-where, how can we, and I am struggling to buy our medication, and we need it permanently, or we will end up in hospital, and that is more money, YOU JUST CANT WIN,
My heart goes out to you and I only hope and pray that you can get some sort of emergency housing or funding soon, and I am hoping that I can get a part time job that I can do successfully enough to keep it, Good luck to you.
From Spiritwolf in Aussie Land.
Oh and believe me I know who you are talking about when you mention those who live together and pool all their money, all 3 or 4 or 5 families living together, we know who they are, believe me, we have them here in Australia too, and esp. where I live, trying to get money off of me and my son when we walk to the shop to buy our food, and they get paid more than us, we know who they are. I HATE IT so does everybody, but hey , what can we do, without the police getting involved, I have phoned the police so many times about them, and they move them on and the minute the police are gone , THEIR BACK, give us a break, What can we do??.