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tazkcmo

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27. My story also

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:37 PM

Jan 2014

Then my hours were to be cut to 15 per week. I had to ask one of my children to help me. Talk about humiliating. I'm supposed to be helping them not the other way around. It's very depressing in rural US. You see broken windows that get boarded over or plastic wrapped because the resident can't afford to properly fix it, closed businesses, dilapidated buildings, etc all around. Then you start thinking how most of the folks in these communities vote and the depression gets that much deeper.

As I said, I'm out of there now but still struggling to find a job. At least I have a little help now. Hang in there.

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Working Poor In Rural USA [View all] davidthegnome Jan 2014 OP

You are accurate and eloquent. raging moderate Jan 2014 #1

Thank you very much. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #2

I am a painter flying rabbit Jan 2014 #40

You really should write a book. delta17 Jan 2014 #47

K&R. I have the same sort of job & have been scolded in exactly the same way. It's degrading. El_Johns Jan 2014 #3

I think you could make a valuable contribution gwheezie Jan 2014 #4

Humbling. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #6

begin the story now as you just shared hopemountain Jan 2014 #30

It could be a great story...begin in medias res BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #5

I feel your pain. ctsnowman Jan 2014 #7

Your story is the very reason we need unions in the USA. Hubert Flottz Jan 2014 #8

If I had the knowledge or the influence davidthegnome Jan 2014 #11

Snoop around and you may find that there are already some Hubert Flottz Jan 2014 #17

if it were not for unions hopemountain Jan 2014 #31

Which is why the delibrate destruction of the unions... theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #50

You could probably write a novel or a memoir SheilaT Jan 2014 #9

I think that in time... davidthegnome Jan 2014 #13

I don't live in a rural area, but this seems very interesting to me. Is there Squinch Jan 2014 #21

very good OP passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #29

K&R grntuscarora Jan 2014 #10

Well-written and stirring. Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #12

I wish this could be sent out to the world and show the world what a failure this country is Stargazer99 Jan 2014 #14

This is a moving piece, David. woo me with science Jan 2014 #15

I think the worst part of it is that there's no hope of things getting better. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #16

Phrases like "white people problems" and "third world problems" TBF Jan 2014 #18

+1000 Squinch Jan 2014 #22

+1 KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #37

Could you please elaborate what you mean by "student loan debt up to your eyeballs"? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #19

When one is making barely above minimum wage, even a debt from a local ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #34

It's a little over ten thousand dollars. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #38

10K is "eyeball height" to me too. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #39

Almost $30k for ONE year for an in-state student at the University of Illinois riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #49

Holy Toledo Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #55

Somewhat appropriate quote from Alice in Wonderland ragemage Jan 2014 #20

Thank you davidthegnome Jan 2014 #25

It started with Reagan HoosierCowboy Jan 2014 #23

Truth can be cruel. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #24

Because the politicians... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #36

very interesting and important article�. dhill926 Jan 2014 #26

^^^ yes! nt hopemountain Jan 2014 #32

My story also tazkcmo Jan 2014 #27

Absolutely!! Dogtired Jan 2014 #28

North Carolina is a right to work state. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #35

your writing style is very easy to read hopemountain Jan 2014 #33

My liberal parents raised me to understand that "Right to Work" was a misnomer. maddiemom Jan 2014 #41

I live in upstate NY and while I am not in a rural area eilen Jan 2014 #42

Nicely written. 99Forever Jan 2014 #43

Bravo! A great post, illustrating a very common problem that is getting worse by the day. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #44

Don't be hard on yourself. You can try to make change from within, showing LuckyLib Jan 2014 #45

Great piece, except you have absolutely no reason to apologize for expressing yourself about your TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #46

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #48

whereabouts in maine? i grew up in sanford. dionysus Jan 2014 #51

"The County" as they call it. Aroostook. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #54

ayup, 30 min south of portland, 30 min north of portsmouth NH... you're up there huh? dionysus Jan 2014 #57

I am sorry shenmue Jan 2014 #52

I moved to Maine a little over 10 years ago. magical thyme Jan 2014 #53

Understand perfectly PumpkinAle Jan 2014 #56

Living in Texas, we call it a "Right to Fire" state. nt Javaman Jan 2014 #58