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[quote=Anonymous]14:43 here. That's certainly a better argument than "MYOB" or "you know so much about them; you must be a frenemy." However, the issue isn't whether it's possible to [i]get off [/i]welfare; the prevailing issue in all of these threads is [i]whether it's right for people to abuse welfare[/i].

I am all for food stamps, WIC, housing assistance, etc. for the [b]genuinely[/b] poor and those who are truly [b]unable[/b] to work. I simply do not think it is inappropriate or nosy to watch where the government's money is going IN THE RECESSION. I felt this way even when Bush took us to war in Iraq (and we weren't in a recession yet), and I think it's especially relevant today.

For the record, I actually [i]have[/i] been in a dire situation (though I never applied for welfare), and I've actually posted about it on this forum. I'm guessing you were one of those highly judgmental posters who slammed me for my lack of work experience, student loans, having kids I couldn't afford, etc. (but are now crying "don't judge" re: welfare moms).

P.S. I[b] did[/b] get a job in the end in a completely random city. It was rough the first month because we had to find the one apartment that would accept $300 in deposit, but it was done. I now post on City-Data's unemployment boards trying to help others in my situation, and I'm trying to get involved in non-profits that assist under-skilled moms with going back to work. I only clicked on these welfare threads out of curiosity/to see what people were suggesting. I do not think your "don't judge" attitude helps people at all; there are so many things that people ARE able to do (even in this recession), and it's important that they believe that and seek out those options.

[quote=Anonymous]How easy do you think it is to go from welfare to a job that lets you support your children in the middle of the great recession? Try it sometime -- go somewhere new, where no one knows you, and go from business to business looking for  a job. Tell anyone who doesn't brush you off immediately that you have four or five children and are on welfare.

Let us know what happens.[/quote][/quote]

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