they don't feel that dependancy, they feel it's their entitlement. They are not the least bit embarassed about free meals, free cell phones (that's right-free cell phones), food stamps, medicare, section 8 housing, heat assistance, earned income tax credits, etc.
A few months ago, we moved 800 miles south and east, to a fairly rural part of Dixie. There's a very large city about an hour's drive from here, but most of the towns in a 70 mile radius are 3,000 to 20,000. Most on the smaller end of that.
The wife's job is on the edge of a town of about 4,000. Both ten miles east and ten miles west are towns of about 5,000. We're only here temporarily, since she's going to retire within two years, and we'll be moving to another state. So, we decided not to consider buying a house we'd have to sell shortly.
"Let's just rent an apartment." All three towns have apartment complexes, there's several of them around. The first one we went to told us they were govt assistance low income housing and we made WAY too much to qualify. And then offered this: "All the apartment complexes in all three towns are for low income govt assistance."
"WHAT?!" Thinking that couldn't possibly be true, we kept looking. It was indeed true.
"Everybody" is on food stamps. And many other financial assistance programs, as you mention.
A gal that reports to my wife just had a granddaughter born to her unmarried daughter that lives with them. Already, some additional govt program (I forget what it's called) has kicked in and she gets "coupons" for free milk, cheese, I don't know what all.)
It's mind boggling. Folks that haven't paid attention, or haven't been around for decades, probably just think this is the norm. And, well, I guess it is now.
Try putting that genie back in the bottle.
D&O
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