What a great system we have

[BarryTurano]

This morning I went to sign my Dogs up for welfare. At first the lady said, "Dogs are not eligible to draw welfare." So I explained to her that my Dogs are mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can't speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddys are. They expect me to feed them, provide them with housing and medical care, and feel guilty because they are dogs.

So she looked in her policy book to see what it takes to qualify.

My Dogs get their first checks Friday.

Damn this is a great country.

[seapower]

And they rarely bite the hand that feed's them, Truth !!! Frank

[marine4003]

I'm gonna start taking in strays....

[Captain Michael Buffington]

freakin sad it's so appropriate.

Mike

[joeksr]

And they rarely bite the hand that feed's them, Truth !!! Frank

DISQUALIFIED.

[longfisher]

...whose always going around spewing racist elitist crap like that posted in this thread. Then his real estate practice, like so many others in this economy, folded leaving the family without income. That's been about 8 months now.

A few months ago the wife committed suicide. Very sad. Plus she did it in the most gruesome way which had a terrible effect on the kids who found her first.

I guess it was due to the family financial woes but I do know the Dad started drinking heavily too. Maybe she was drinking hearvily too.

He lost his health insurance along with his business. He didn't qualify for the recent Federal stipend to help those laid off because he wasn't laid off. Indeed, he want's qualified for COBRA because h is business folded and the group plan didn't continue.

Without any hope of commission, I helped him put his kids on the State of Texas Childrens Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) which is, essentially, welfare ($50 a year for each kid and everything else is nearly free). It's a great deal and I hate to see any kid going without health insurance.

My wife who's a medical case manager helped him apply for food stamps, another welfare program. I understand from my wife that he's going to apply for welfare once his unemployment benefits run out. Of course, of late Republicans in Congress have labeled unemployment benefits, particularly those that are continued by Federal stipends, to be unjustified welfare too.

Now there's two things about this story that will certainly surprise the racists above. Firstly, he and his family are white and conservative to the hilt. Secondly, he's a lot quieter now about the "underclass" getting welfare.

Actually, he sings a completely different tune now about social support nets. Now, he says, "Why shouldn't I take advantage of them? I've paid into them all my life? I'm entitled to get my money's worth, aren't I?"

Of course, he fails to mention that most others accepting state assistance may also have paid into the programs all their lives. I guess that's his way of avoiding having to confront the dissonance his brain feels of being a conservative race baiter and feeling superior all the time and then having to do what's best for his family, accept assistance himself.

I suspect you guys will do the same when you're on the public dole. You'll find a weird way to think about it like my neighbor did so you don't have to confront all the vile crap you've always said about people who use the safety nets. Doing so is simply in the conservative nature.

LongFisher

[BarryTurano]

Hey all, the original of this post was sent to me as a joke. I just passed it on in good humor, not to make any type of statement. Hell I no longer own a dog. Max the wonder Beagle passed 8 years ago. Probably one of the saddest days of our lives. Please don't take the post seriously or read any underlying agenda into it.
Thanks,
Barry

[seapower]

Not to worry, we all understood that. Well maybe with the exception of one. Frank

[marine4003]

...whose always going around spewing racist elitist crap like that posted in this thread. Then his real estate practice, like so many others in this economy, folded leaving the family without income. That's been about 8 months now.

A few months ago the wife committed suicide. Very sad. Plus she did it in the most gruesome way which had a terrible effect on the kids who found her first.

I guess it was due to the family financial woes but I do know the Dad started drinking heavily too. Maybe she was drinking hearvily too.

He lost his health insurance along with his business. He didn't qualify for the recent Federal stipend to help those laid off because he wasn't laid off. Indeed, he want's qualified for COBRA because h is business folded and the group plan didn't continue.

Without any hope of commission, I helped him put his kids on the State of Texas Childrens Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) which is, essentially, welfare ($50 a year for each kid and everything else is nearly free). It's a great deal and I hate to see any kid going without health insurance.

My wife who's a medical case manager helped him apply for food stamps, another welfare program. I understand from my wife that he's going to apply for welfare once his unemployment benefits run out. Of course, of late Republicans in Congress have labeled unemployment benefits, particularly those that are continued by Federal stipends, to be unjustified welfare too.

Now there's two things about this story that will certainly surprise the racists above. Firstly, he and his family are white and conservative to the hilt. Secondly, he's a lot quieter now about the "underclass" getting welfare.

Actually, he sings a completely different tune now about social support nets. Now, he says, "Why shouldn't I take advantage of them? I've paid into them all my life? I'm entitled to get my money's worth, aren't I?"

Of course, he fails to mention that most others accepting state assistance may also have paid into the programs all their lives. I guess that's his way of avoiding having to confront the dissonance his brain feels of being a conservative race baiter and feeling superior all the time and then having to do what's best for his family, accept assistance himself.

I suspect you guys will do the same when you're on the public dole. You'll find a weird way to think about it like my neighbor did so you don't have to confront all the vile crap you've always said about people who use the safety nets. Doing so is simply in the conservative nature.

longspewer

Ow what a great and noble man you are,helping the poor disgruntled RE agent get on welfare..FOS. and by the way fool..it was a joke..what an idiot.

[longfisher]

It only qualifies as a joke in a small circle of racists, Moron 0000.

To the rest of society, it's race baiting.

LongFisher