People living in Poverty strike back

[Donk Yore]

People living in poverty, or close to it, have had enough.

Enough with the bullshit pandering and false rebates.

I want a god damn job that pays a living wage.

Are you with me?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Sure.

When do we storm the Bastille?

[juajen]

I have read that these are true rebates. Read this on Yahoo and

it was posted at one time on DU thread. This money can't be paid back. Remember seniors on SS do not pay taxes, so a huge number of people getting these checks have no way to pay them back. By including them, the government states firmly that these are true rebates, not advances on your next tax return.

[flamin lib]

2. Been out of work since April 1, '02. When you get that job with a living

wage I'll take your old one . . .

[DangerDave921]

3. May I ask why?

Don't mean to be rude, but that is an awlot of time of time to be out of work. Is there a medical disability?

Thanks for sharing, if you feel inclined.

[flamin lib]

7. Job went to china and I'm 60 years old. And no, I didn't "hold out"

for that equivalent job. I've been turned down for night manager at several convenience stores, warehouse shelf stocker and counter sales.

All my working career I was in the top 10% of producers but once you pass the 55 year mark you're too expensive to insure and seen as a dead end employee because you're not "hungry" to advance.

[cutlassmama]

8. Sue each and everyone of them. It's illegal to discriminate if the person

applying is over 40.

[flamin lib]

9. Age discrimination is imossible to prove unless you have them on

tape telling you you're too old. The attorney handling my BK told me not to bother because it's not possible to prove.

Every interview I went to had over 100 applicants, even the part time warehouse position.

[snappyturtle]

4. You said a mouthful:

I want a god damn job that pays a living wage.

Those at the top do not share even though their ascendency would have been nil without their workers.

[Squatch]

5. What do you do?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Key word is LIVING

I haven't had a raise in three years. In that time, the state where I lived upped the minimum wage, but would my boss raise me even ten cents an hour? Nooooo. And $8 an hour doesn't begin to pay for basics any more.