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Tue Nov 27 21:30:44 GMT 2007

Yeah, and I'm not here to complain or whine.  But my mom raised my sister and I on a teacher's salary in the 60's, 70's and 80's.  We had junk cars...gas prices were outrageous...my dad never paid a red cent in support...we actually went almost a year without a refrigerator and at one time had no hot water for 2 years (we boiled water on the electric stove and took baths with very little water)...and we never took assistance.  It (living) can be done on very little money.  And, places like starbucks and mcD's have great benefits packages.  It just kills me.

I'd much rather support a dubious war and long waits in the airport security line for a safer America, than a bunch of lazy so-and-so's who just don't want to get up early or work late.

I'm not saying assistance is wrong, but it is very much abused.

And don't even get me started on those who pay taxes and send their kids to private schools, home schooling or the lack of discipline in the public schools!  As for the latter, I think, like public hospitals, they are doing a good, if not great thing, with very little.  Problem is, the same folks who jam the ERs with an earache, sore throat or rash (that's been there for a month) are using the public schools as child care and rearing.  I remember getting spanked with a paddle in grade school.  Quite certain I deserved it and learned from it...

But, I digress...

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