I cannot answer that question, but my mom seemed to be able to find work when she was a single parent with no HS diploma or even a GED. Over time she went from being a welfare recipient to working as an account manager for Loma Linda, company car, expense account and all the other perks of having a job where you are on the road a lot.
And if you are a good waitress/waiter, you can make some pretty good money on tips alone. That is how my mom supported us when she was off welfare. And she managed to go to college as well. She did get some grants and loans, but she also paid out of pocket for some schooling as well. I think that it's all a matter of motivation. I believe that some people are just not motivated to better themselves, accepting their lot in life. Believing that because they were raised poor that is how it is. I don't know for sure obviously but it makes sense. The entitlement train is running full steam and there seems to be no end in site for it to stop or even slow down. Regarding healthcare, there is help out there. My daughter does not have medical benefits for my grandson. She has benefits because she is a full time college student and therefore qualifies for benefits via the Army, but that is only until next year when she is 23. After that she is on her own, but then she'll be finished with school and hopefully has a good paying job with benefits. My grandson gets Medicare though so he is taken care of. If my daughter had a job with benefits, she would put my brandon on those benefits and not rely on the state. And in case anyone thinks I am being a hypocrite because my daughter gets food stamps and my grandson gets medical treatment via the system, I would arguer that I am not. My daughter is an example of someone who should be receiving some assistance. She is going to school to have a better life for her and my grandson. She is doing her best to help herself, but because her housing allowance is only about $1,000.00 a month she can't do it all on her own. I would not think less of anyone else that I know who is in a similar situation. Show me that you are doing your best to make a better life for yourself and your family if you have one, and I have no issues working to pay for your benefits. Sit on your ass and abuse the system though, and I have a problem with that. On Jan 30, 2013, at 2:13 AM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Do you think any of those places are going to hire an illiterate, > multi-generational welfare mother with children? And even if they did, are > they going to provide enough income to replace all the benefits lost? > Health care, child care, food assistance? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360571 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
