02-11-2010, 02:29 PM
Hazen, thanks for that post, and robguz as well.
I wish people who have never been in the shoes of people wouldn't make judgments.
>>> Most of the people on welfare are under educated, came from families that were messed up, didn't emphasize education or responsibility, and almost none of them were given access to birth control and/or told they were going against god if they use it.
It sounds like you're speaking from experience here, but people can fall through the cracks if they're educated and came from a good upbringing. In fact, one of the first hard lessons I learned when I left home was that the great education I'd been working on for all those years of school didn't help me get a job. A whole other set of skills that I'd never been taught were required. I was a valedictorian and National Merit Scholar - and the only job I could get was as a waitress. ;-)
I wish people who have never been in the shoes of people wouldn't make judgments.
>>> Most of the people on welfare are under educated, came from families that were messed up, didn't emphasize education or responsibility, and almost none of them were given access to birth control and/or told they were going against god if they use it.
It sounds like you're speaking from experience here, but people can fall through the cracks if they're educated and came from a good upbringing. In fact, one of the first hard lessons I learned when I left home was that the great education I'd been working on for all those years of school didn't help me get a job. A whole other set of skills that I'd never been taught were required. I was a valedictorian and National Merit Scholar - and the only job I could get was as a waitress. ;-)