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Help is available for her. I am not surprised that she did not take it because they are a very proud people, but do not think of the government being people just that it has money. The system will break down the way it is working. In every community I know of there are food banks, food stamps, in most of the large cities CBN has a group called Opperation Blessing which does everything from supply food to take care of medical needs. Churches are helping. All of the women in my classes this season have been wihtout any place to live, wihtout jobs and without money and most with children. We have millions of Americans who go to work and are homeless. We have people who can not get a place to live because they can not get enough to pay the down payments on the utilities. We have lots of hunger right in our country.
posted by
Justi
on August 30, 2006 at 7:24 PM
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babe that's what I was thinking, too.
There are some good food pantries in the area. I hope she knows where to look . . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on August 27, 2006 at 7:11 PM
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I hope she has access to a food shelf.
posted by
babe_rocks
on August 27, 2006 at 7:08 PM
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TAPS, it makes you wonder how much
or how little we REALLY need to live on, eh?
posted by
JanesOpinion
on August 27, 2006 at 5:55 PM
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JanesOpinion, When I was working full time and receiving a nurse's salary, I'm afraid that I wasted an awful lot of it. I try to be a little more frugal now being as how I have no idea how long I will be having to live on what I have saved. But, I'll bet I'm not the only wastrel around.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 27, 2006 at 3:50 PM
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TAPS, good point!
The pastor took a poll this morning and got a rough estimate on what amount people thought was a reasonable amount to live on. Most people came up with $50,000. Such an amount would be in the top 1%. Do we REALLY need that much?
posted by
JanesOpinion
on August 27, 2006 at 3:40 PM
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Corbin you're welcome.
It does help us gain perspective, eh? And how much we truly have to be thankful for???
posted by
JanesOpinion
on August 27, 2006 at 3:38 PM
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JanesOpinion, It is pretty sobering to think that even if all I had to live on were the Social Security I receive since I turned 65, I would still be in the top 13% of the whole world.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 27, 2006 at 3:21 PM
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What a marvelous post.......
thank you for the link that put's things in perspective in a very dramatic fashion.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on August 27, 2006 at 2:09 PM
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