I can't believe there are even more people asking for help buying school things! Well, actually I can........It's hard for single moms with several kids to cover those ever growing supply lists every August.
Tomorrow I am to meet with "Nathen", a 12th grader, to give him and his brothers the supplies I bought for them.......And they live in Columbus!....An hour and a half away! He says his mother is handicapped and they don't have a dad or anyone else that can help them. That's so sad....What will they do next year? And the year after that? Will Nathen have to get a job to support everyone? How could he possibly do that with just a high school education? Hopefully they get some government assistance of some sort. But if one of the boys gets a job the asistance will end. Just one more example of the government trying to keep the people totally dependent on it. What a shame.
Those that try to dig out of poverty by earning a meager living get punished by having all their benefits removed even when receiving only minimum wages. The government has always stated that one of their biggest goals is to end poverty. The only way to end poverty would be to raise the minimum wage above the current poverty level.....And that will NEVER happen.