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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 01:46 PM Original message |
Need advice: I saw an acquaintance yesterday who is now homeless. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. . |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Thank you. I'm checking this out right now. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I just printed out a list from a link on this page which will help her most. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. What a disgrace this country is who let's hard working Americans |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I agree, but I'd remove the 'hard working' meme |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. +1 |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. The "Horatio Alger myth" is poisonous -- +1000 |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Yes, you are right but all those people whether formerly hard working |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 07:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. "Those who don't work hard don't need money because they have other resources so they wouldn't be |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Ever heard of trust fund heirs and people who sit around the pool |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. So, it is only the idle rich and the working poor? Nobody else? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Those of us too old, too sick or too injured to work........ |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I'm too old to work but I do because I have a big credit card bill to pay off. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. That wasn't the question. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Give it a rest. You won't get a rise out of me. n/t |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. . |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Try the local |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Catholic Charities is on the List. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. She needs to keep fighting for the SSI. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I've been through the processs three times with a step child and they refused him |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Yes, keep at it! |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. This is going to sound facetious but when I was facing the same situation... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. Many people have done just that. |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. America is the greatest country on Earth..... |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I'm fifty-four. I remember. I remember when this was a great county. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. My Uncle applied for disability when he had cancer AND |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
14. No one she knows has so much as an extra room or sofa that she could stay on? |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. She is an acquaintance, and not someone I know. She had to tell me |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
47. Everyone is doing what we can. |
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volvoblue (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. SS denies the first time generally |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. It actually depends on the illness, there are some illnesses that aren't turned down the first time |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. Does she have any family she can stay with at all? it's not easy but we took a couple |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
23. I live in NW St. Johns county |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Bump again. |
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AnotherDreamWeaver (917 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. try sending a personal message... |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. you are a lovely person |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. No... |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. Call Bill and Hillary -- they're ones who sabotaged the welfare system |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. YESSSS!!! |
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Shadow Creature (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. does... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Why does everyone ask that same question? |
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Shadow Creature (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I think |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Think about it for one minute. You are homeless. You have nowhere to go. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. In Ireland they build houses for the homeless and give them to them. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I'm bookmarking your response, because you have pinpointed the US attitude exactly. |
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Admiral Loinpresser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. I agree that charity is not the systemic answer. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Of course we must all do what we can to help each other.... across the boards. |
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Admiral Loinpresser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. You are right as rain. n/t |
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mikita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. I'm sure you were irritated as you wrote this, |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Thank you, mikita, it comes from direct experience, and I have actually said that to people. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
50. My mom told me today that she's getting a roommate |
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