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daredtowork

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78. Another Informational Kick

Sat Aug 23, 2014, 11:45 PM

Aug 2014

Hopefully this isn't considered tacky on DU.

I'm no longer begging for petition signers. Thank you to those who helped me reach the 50 I needed. Of course the petition remains up for all those who want to indicate they believe that people on welfare should be able to do some work and report it legally without being punished by the disruption of their housing.

I do want to raise awareness of this issue, and I'm willing to bet Oakland, CA isn't the only place that is getting away with crazy welfare rules just because the situation is completely hidden from the mainstream world.

So for information purposes I would like to kick up this thread for a while so people can see it and learn what "welfare" is really about.

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Outraged Welfare Punishes Work and Saps Dignity From the Desperately Poor? Please Sign My Petition! [View all] daredtowork Aug 2014 OP

Just a kick, everyone should at least give this a read. Agschmid Aug 2014 #1

Thank you again. daredtowork Aug 2014 #3

Some people don't even get that Kalidurga Aug 2014 #2

case workers daredtowork Aug 2014 #4

Back in a bit daredtowork Aug 2014 #5

You put a bit of work in this petition, daredtowork. Sissyk Aug 2014 #6

It was more the energy of desperation daredtowork Aug 2014 #10

You need help writing it then. Neoma Aug 2014 #73

Unfortunately I couldn't edit once I posted it daredtowork Aug 2014 #75

K&R! Signed, Tweeted and passed on! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #7

Thank you so much for holding my hand. :) daredtowork Aug 2014 #11

Anytime, my friend! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #15

Ooh I see daredtowork Aug 2014 #17

I agree that DU is a great place to come with this Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #18

Agschmid recommended it! daredtowork Aug 2014 #19

Well, here's another "kick" for you and I'll be around for awhile Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #20

In speaking of questions daredtowork Aug 2014 #21

DUers are particularly well informed, but if they have questions, they won't hesitate to ask Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #22

There's a difference between political information and social information daredtowork Aug 2014 #23

Thank you! Those are excellent and very informative points! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #25

you get lost in the first hour daredtowork Aug 2014 #27

I can't even imagine! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #30

Yes that's the punchline daredtowork Aug 2014 #31

Just do what you can, when you can, or if some particular issue comes up Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #32

This petition is a first step daredtowork Aug 2014 #33

This is something that DU can really get behind, that I am sure of Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #34

lol I fell asleep daredtowork Aug 2014 #35

Well, get some sleep if you need to! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #36

Maybe I'll try that tomorrow daredtowork Aug 2014 #37

Good night, and Good Luck! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #38

Best of Luck! yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #8

I need a job yesterday daredtowork Aug 2014 #13

Signed! LoveMyCali Aug 2014 #9

Thank you so much. :) daredtowork Aug 2014 #14

signed Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #12

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #16

One more kick before bed! Agschmid Aug 2014 #24

Thank you again! daredtowork Aug 2014 #28

Going to give this a kick for exposure! icymist Aug 2014 #26

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #29

Kicking for the morning crowd! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #39

Good Morning and thank you again! daredtowork Aug 2014 #40

No problem, just glad to see you're getting this done here. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #42

Ps. I did cross-post to the California group daredtowork Aug 2014 #41

I think that's unlikely Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #43

Just got back home daredtowork Aug 2014 #44

I just got home, too, and I reminded another DUer I know personally to sign it Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #46

I'm not supposed to drink caffeine, but... daredtowork Aug 2014 #48

Going to sleep :( daredtowork Aug 2014 #63

Sorry, but I don't blame you Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #65

Yay 50! daredtowork Aug 2014 #68

signed & kicked - LiberalElite Aug 2014 #45

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #47

Signed and shared on twitter. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #49

Thank you so much! daredtowork Aug 2014 #51

Signed and kicked. gvstn Aug 2014 #50

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #52

Kick.... daleanime Aug 2014 #53

TY daredtowork Aug 2014 #54

Ooooops..... daleanime Aug 2014 #55

Keeping me alert daredtowork Aug 2014 #56

Signed this morning. historylovr Aug 2014 #57

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #58

Am I going to have to call my Mom? daredtowork Aug 2014 #59

Let me kick again. gvstn Aug 2014 #60

hanging in there daredtowork Aug 2014 #61

You'd think some Republicans would be now running scared for being outed daredtowork Aug 2014 #62

Please look at the original post again. gvstn Aug 2014 #64

food stamps and necessary "non-food" items daredtowork Aug 2014 #76

Signed and kick! scorpiogirl Aug 2014 #66

Thanks so much for signing! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #67

Thanks Rhiannon! scorpiogirl Aug 2014 #69

Thanks again Rhiannon for boosting and Scorpiogirl for signing! daredtowork Aug 2014 #70

Kicking Myself to Raise Awareness of this Issue daredtowork Aug 2014 #71

signed Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #72

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #74

Informational Kick Only daredtowork Aug 2014 #77

Another Informational Kick daredtowork Aug 2014 #78

Good job! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #79

Morning Pre-Coffee Informational Kick daredtowork Aug 2014 #80

K&R! smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #81

Thank you for reading! daredtowork Aug 2014 #82

Morning Informational Kick - Getting an Invisible Problem on the Table daredtowork Aug 2014 #83

Just saw your thread UglyGreed Aug 2014 #84

Thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #85

No problem UglyGreed Aug 2014 #86

Kick UglyGreed Aug 2014 #87

Why thank you! daredtowork Aug 2014 #88

A Peek Into the Welfare World People On the Outside Rarely See daredtowork Aug 2014 #89

Evening informational kick daredtowork Aug 2014 #90

Morning Informational Kick daredtowork Aug 2014 #91

Still accepting signatures, so KICK (& faced & tweeted). . . .n/t annabanana Aug 2014 #92

Thank you for reviving this! daredtowork Aug 2014 #93

Wa, Kriss Worthington Signed my Petition T_T daredtowork Aug 2014 #94

A bunch of people signed my petition! daredtowork Sep 2014 #95