Angry and Afraid?

I read this yesterday and was just amazed at how simply she sums up what me and my family and friends have been thinking and experiencing.



I then read through the comments. It breaks my heart.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/23/95817/4956/750/441663

That should make everyone feel a lot better. Right now Exxon is and has been for over four years making a Net Profit ( that is profit after all expenses have been paid) of OVER one hundred million dollars per DAY They really need some tax cuts so they can invest and trickle money down to us..

Last year I never figured out what to spend it on until my car needed some work in July.

Her job has really slowed down and the other day on the phone she was talking about just seeing if she could pay the "important" bills.

I don't like to think about it much because my heart will break and I will just curl up into a fetal position and cry.

If we get the rebate I'll see if I can talk my husband into sending at least part of that to her too. I imagine he'll be cool with that.

He lives on social security. He's a very stubborn independent old man and won't accept my offer for him to live with me. The biggest reason being that I live so far away and he doesn't want to leave the west coast. I had my son setup a paypal account for him while he was visiting and I just send money directly to his bank account so he can't object. When he tells me that he's getting a whopping $900 a month and $10 in food stamps I just have to shake my head in disbelief. Several times I've discovered him going without medications because he couldn't afford them. I'm extremely thankful he has section 8 and a roof over his head. Despite all that he maintains a rather cheerful outlook and has lots of friends close by who help him get around.

My biggest heartbreak is that in order to send something to my father, I have to deny something to my children. My budget just wasn't cut out to have to raise kids and take care of my parents at the same time.