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<blockquote data-quote="RayfromTX" data-source="post: 1486066" data-attributes="member: 31486"><p>That got my attention. I guess that was the point. It's 5 cents on the dollar. Really not a huge deal. I won't begrudge the person on food stamps or do anything to make their day more difficult. </p><p></p><p>I'm glad I haven't had to worry about my next meal in a long time. I never forget that it is a daily issue for millions of Americans that I know nothing about. It doesn't help for me to judge the people that are struggling. When I was struggling with what I would eat that day it was because I was young and cast out and later when I burned myself with a gasoline explosion. I just did the best I could and eventually dug my way out of it. </p><p></p><p>After I got out of the hospital I couldn't work or spend time outside for a year. I was in a burn compression suit that covered my face and could not be exposed to sunlight uncovered. I couldn't get any assistance for housing or living expenses. I was able to get rehab money to go to school and 70$ a month for food stamps so I decided to go to college for a semester until I could get a job again. Soon after I started school, studying computer sciences at the University of Texas, President Reagan passed a regulation that said that you couldn't get food stamps if you were in school. After that I was starving again. Not that 70$ a month went very far.</p><p></p><p>I was white smart young motivated and male. Even with those advantages I still found myself at the grocery store deciding if it was going to be beans or rice today because I couldn't afford both. Other times I would have to choose between soap and toilet paper. I bought the soap and stole the toilet paper from the gas station. Years of being poor makes it impossible to judge those that are struggling now. We don't all choose wisely but even when we do, this life is hard when you have nothing and there are lots of reasons for that that I don't know anything about by just looking at someone. It's even harder when I am only imagining them. God bless everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RayfromTX, post: 1486066, member: 31486"] That got my attention. I guess that was the point. It's 5 cents on the dollar. Really not a huge deal. I won't begrudge the person on food stamps or do anything to make their day more difficult. I'm glad I haven't had to worry about my next meal in a long time. I never forget that it is a daily issue for millions of Americans that I know nothing about. It doesn't help for me to judge the people that are struggling. When I was struggling with what I would eat that day it was because I was young and cast out and later when I burned myself with a gasoline explosion. I just did the best I could and eventually dug my way out of it. After I got out of the hospital I couldn't work or spend time outside for a year. I was in a burn compression suit that covered my face and could not be exposed to sunlight uncovered. I couldn't get any assistance for housing or living expenses. I was able to get rehab money to go to school and 70$ a month for food stamps so I decided to go to college for a semester until I could get a job again. Soon after I started school, studying computer sciences at the University of Texas, President Reagan passed a regulation that said that you couldn't get food stamps if you were in school. After that I was starving again. Not that 70$ a month went very far. I was white smart young motivated and male. Even with those advantages I still found myself at the grocery store deciding if it was going to be beans or rice today because I couldn't afford both. Other times I would have to choose between soap and toilet paper. I bought the soap and stole the toilet paper from the gas station. Years of being poor makes it impossible to judge those that are struggling now. We don't all choose wisely but even when we do, this life is hard when you have nothing and there are lots of reasons for that that I don't know anything about by just looking at someone. It's even harder when I am only imagining them. God bless everyone. [/QUOTE]
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