Why The Poor Don't Work, According To The Poor{image warning}

[jwirr]

12. I fit into that catagory most of my adult life until I started getting social security. My oldest

daughter is severely disabled - totally dependent on the care of another person for all life situations. She does not talk, walk and is in diapers. Has seizures almost daily. The alternative back then was for us was keeping her home or place her into an institution. My ex opted to leave us and become one of those productive workers. He has had a good life. I opted to take care of her for 45 years. We lived on welfare and what little I could make in later years cleaning houses etc. In the early years there were no jobs that would have allowed me to be at home when she needed me.

So I have lived as one of the poor all those years and because I did not "work" I get a minimum social security and SSI. Still poor and I will die poor but I would take care of her anyhow. The thing that most people hearing my story do not realize is that The cost of care for her while I cared for her was much less than it would have been in either an institution or a foster home. We never had more than $700 a month income and today she is in a foster home and they get $3000+ a month. My ex never paid more than $20 a month child support.

I fit in that catagory and I am proud of what I did. All those ignorant rethugs can stick it.