Reply #37: well thats the exception the way my family talks its the reverse [View All]

[DanCa]

when i think of poor people i think of people sleeping in homeless shelters, sleeping in telephone booths, and freezing to death in winter. That's my first thought when someone says poor.

In my own case I am 37, have a chronic neurological disease, and can't get hired because a) social security only allows me to make 65 dollars before they take out of my check, and b) my muscles freeze two or three times a day. This goes out to no one on DU but i resent the term 'milking welfare.' Like I said I take it too personally to be objective.

I also think that social security should find jobs for people like me that want to work without fear of loosing benefits. Kind of like a job placement service. I really enjoyed your post kudos.