I’ve noticed a theme running through everything Hillary and Barack say in their speeches. The working class family. Where does that leave everyone who is forced to live on disability or supplemental security income? The majority of people who are forced to live on disability or ssi have to make ends meet on less then $1000.00 a month. Those on ssi generally only get around $600.00 a month. I haven’t heard a single word from either of them about this problem. I know the working class families don’t have it easy either, but at least they have the opportunity to work and make a bit more a month. I heard in passing Hillary comment that they needed to focus more attention on the people who only make 50,000 a year instead of the ones who make a million a year. If a person is making 50,000, I don’t see that they need any focus or help. Give me 50,000 and I can not only live on that, I can survive a few years on that. lol
Anyways, I’m just wondering why neither of them have mentioned the lower class people, do they think maybe we’re too poor to get to the polls? Maybe it’s because they know we don’t have any money to give them. Wonder how many more votes the first one that said people on ssi would get at least the equivalant of a minimum wage job?
May 21st, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Good question, and no easy answer. In the greatest democracy in the world you have to be a multi-millionaire to even consider running for president, so how can you expect them to understand how it is to be poor?
I’m just asking………
hartan
June 8th, 2008 at 8:37 am
First of all the United States is not a democracy. Do a Google search with this which I found (how?) more than a year ago:
America is a Constitutional Republic . . . NOT a Democracy
Now I was born in Sweden but since 1984 I live in Costa Rica. I am retired and my pension is the equivalent of $800. Costa Rica is the most expensive country in Central America but thanks to my house being paid for and my 20 years old Toyota is still working I get by but cannot afford any luxuries.
Still, although not in the United States, $800 is a lot of money but I suppose it also depends on your priorities and mine is my family.
Sorry but I am getting a little tipsy but I hope you are not bored to death by now.
Un saludo cordial de Costa Rica,
Per Ringstroem AKA arcoiris