Judgemental people
I really hate how everyone looks down so much on people on unemployment or welfare. I just read someone's status that said, "Should people on welfare be allowed to own a pet?" First of all why are we tossing this word "allowed" around implying these people are unworthy of such things. As if they are some new obsolete species of human. It does not cost that much to take care of an animal; dog food is not that expensive, grooming you can do yourself, and the rest is love. Its not that complicated. Yes, once a year they need to get updated on their meds and vaccines, but even that allows a grace period. Not everyone on unemployment stays on it indefinitely. Is someone that has had the misfortune of losing their dog supposed to just kick it to the curb afterward? Another girl replied "Can they buy dog food with food stamps? I hope not." My response was "Why would that be a terrible thing if you could buy dog food with food stamps? Why is someone who has had the misfortune of losing their job no longer worthy of owning a pet, or keeping the one they already had? Not everyone collecting unemployment or welfare are drug consuming bums..." I can see an issue where someone didnt have a dog before and is on unemployment or welfare and then decides to get a dog; taking on another responsibility when they clearly have bigger problems to take care of, but even with that said they still have a RIGHT to own a dog. They still are members of society, and last I checked we live in a free country.
Another woman said she wanted food stamps modified and didnt want them contributing to the obesity of America, since with foodstamps you can pretty much get anything that is food; this includes candy and icecream etc. She didnt want those kind of foods to be allowed to be bought. Well, if you dont give a shit about these people, why do you care what they eat specifically? Also, I dont think most people who are on food stamps are going to spend the lot of it on candy. Whats wrong with enjoying food a little bit too if you can, and having some damn ice cream? I mean, my god.
It just disgusts me how people stereotype and look down on others. Not everyone on unemployment does drugs; not everyone on unemployment is a lazy bum. Some people honestly just lose their jobs and get laid off, and frankly Im glad unemployment is there if that ever happens to me.
Its so easy to judge those folks and bitch about your tax dollars until you are in that situation. I guarantee you if those people that bitch about their tax dollars being spent, and accuse people on unemployment of being lazy bums would feel very differently if they got laid off and then had to go stand in the unemployment line, never thinking they would end up there. I bet then they would appreciate that our government does that.
Another woman said she wanted food stamps modified and didnt want them contributing to the obesity of America, since with foodstamps you can pretty much get anything that is food; this includes candy and icecream etc. She didnt want those kind of foods to be allowed to be bought. Well, if you dont give a shit about these people, why do you care what they eat specifically? Also, I dont think most people who are on food stamps are going to spend the lot of it on candy. Whats wrong with enjoying food a little bit too if you can, and having some damn ice cream? I mean, my god.
It just disgusts me how people stereotype and look down on others. Not everyone on unemployment does drugs; not everyone on unemployment is a lazy bum. Some people honestly just lose their jobs and get laid off, and frankly Im glad unemployment is there if that ever happens to me.
Its so easy to judge those folks and bitch about your tax dollars until you are in that situation. I guarantee you if those people that bitch about their tax dollars being spent, and accuse people on unemployment of being lazy bums would feel very differently if they got laid off and then had to go stand in the unemployment line, never thinking they would end up there. I bet then they would appreciate that our government does that.