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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
I perhaps apply a similar rule as you if I am asked to help. But compassion is free. It's limitless like love, why not give it freely?
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Perhaps inspiring that conclusion on our part was the author's intention. At any rate, there ARE people out there who are deserving, hard working, don't throw money away with drinking, smoking, or gambling, and have even sold their x-boxes and still are having a tough time putting food on the table.
Interesting that this family is pulling in the equivalent of $34,216 a year from unemployment. Or close to $3000 a month.
This is not much less than what he would have been taking home at $53K/year from the RV plant, less federal and state taxes, SS, [-]401K contributions[/-] bar bills, commuting costs, etc. Their situation is grim, and I don't have a very good feel about their future, but I have a hard time sympathizing with them after hearing about her reaction to the new job situation. IMO, she should have taken the job, shown them she was employee of the month material and it might have turned into a full time position with commensurate compensation. Selecting continued unemployment and hanging out with Homer on the couch isn't exactly a positive career move.
As for the MIL's basement, why do they have to live with overflowing catboxes and insulation falling off the windows? Get up off the couch, turn off the damn TV and clean the place up.
Unemployment is not the only problem facing these folks. They have made, are currently making, and will probably continue to make poor lifestyle and financial decisions.
BTW, What are they buying on layaway at Kmart that is so important that they would dedicate such a large chunk of their meager income to, anyway? That little subplot really piqued my interest...
Do I feel sorry for them? YES
Do I feel responsible for them? NO
I'm glad I don't live in a glass house....
Ain't that the truth! I'm pretty safe though as I live a boring life. No one would want to read about me....Don't volunteer to be interviewed by a national media outlet if you don't want to experience glass house syndrome.
Are we related?...Selecting continued unemployment and hanging out with Homer on the couch isn't exactly a positive career move.
As for the MIL's basement, why do they have to live with overflowing catboxes and insulation falling off the windows? Get up off the couch, turn off the damn TV and clean the place up.
...BTW, What are they buying on layaway at Kmart that is so important that they would dedicate such a large chunk of their meager income to, anyway? That little subplot really piqued my interest...
I perhaps apply a similar rule as you if I am asked to help. But compassion is free. It's limitless like love, why not give it freely?
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I perhaps apply a similar rule as you if I am asked to help. But compassion is free. It's limitless like love, why not give it freely?
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The milk of human kindness does not exatly flow freely around here, in case you have not noticed.
My nephew, a young pharmacist, told us this story. An older woman came to him asking for help in filling her prescription. She asked for an "advance" on her medication, to which he obliged by giving her some pills to tide her over.
The week after, when she had money to get her prescription filled, my nephew was going to give her the remaining of her prescription. She protested, demanding the whole thing, and totally denying ever asking for help.
My nephew bent the rule to help this woman, and was determined never to do it again.
These lower end consumers/workers are almost as different from the average person on this board as some guy in a loin cloth in the Amazon.
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I perhaps apply a similar rule as you if I am asked to help. But compassion is free. It's limitless like love, why not give it freely?
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The milk of human kindness does not exactly flow freely around here, in case you have not noticed.
Well have at 'em tiger.Because these people need a kick in the ass more than compassion. And while compassion may be free, our tax dollars supporting this family are not.
That thought kept echoing in my mind as I read the article.As they say " There but for the grace of God goes I ".
There's a guy in my neighborhood who spent a couple months walking down the street with a rake or a lawn mower and asking for work. He brought his resume, explained this was only temporary while he looked for a job in his real field, but until then he needed bus fare to get to an interview, or a couple bucks to tide him over or whatever. I was skeptical but gave him a small yard job. He was the hardest worker I ever saw. Did the job and as much more as he could - asked for less than half what I should have paid him - and was grateful and happy to get the work. He came back a half dozen times over the few months, and I gave him work to do (and paid way over what he asked) every time. No regrets and I'm sure life worked out well for him. With that kind of attitude, how could it not?
Or he could have stayed in a basement somewhere and watched TV.
... At a young age I was filled with grit and determination. I was able not only to survive, but flourish.