Why should I support someone else?
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| Sat, 12-30-2006 - 1:24pm |
Let me start by saying that I"m new here so this may have already been discussed, but this has come up in my office several times and I wanted to get some other views of this.
I do payroll for a rather small company so I know most of the workers and their wives (most of the workers are men due to the nature of our business). There are two in particular who's wives SAH. These two are up to their eyeballs in debt. I have bill collectors constantly calling for them. That part is really their business, it is annoying but I enjoy being rude back to the bill collectors, lol.
The part that bothers me is that both wives have been in the office wanting copies of X amount of check stubs so that they can go and get public assistance (I know because they told me that is what it is for)! Why should my tax money go so that these women can SAH? I know that not all families that one parent stays at home are like this, but I know lots that are. Heck, growing up we were always broke because my mother refused to work, but we weren't on any public assistance.
So, why should I pay for a woman to SAH? Why can't she go and get a job to support her family just like anyone else?


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I am an experienced thrift store shopper. There is lots of worn, soiled crap in thrift stores, but there is lots of excellent condition, high quality clothing there as well. If you don't want to shop at thrift stores, don't - but son't delude yourself into thinking that the clothes that come from regular stores don't potentially have just as many "cooties" as those from thrift stores.
Do you bring your own sheets when you go to a hotel, too?
Carrie
You do realize that a good portion of the money made at thrift shops *does* go to charity, right? So the poor are still getting the benefit of the money no matter who buys the items.
Dont you shop on ebay? Thats basically a big garage sale.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
Me too. I've gotten some amazing deals at thrift stores and garage sales over the years. Not just for my kids but also for myself-and I am complimented on a regular basis on my clothes and style, lol, not to mention my home decor-much of which is second hand.
Heck, we have a couple stores that get overstock from stores-clothes with the tags still on them.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
I have some very nice older pieces that came from my Grandmothers home. Some we stripped and restained and saome we left as is. It is hard to find well made furniture that is not extraordinaril expensive. I would rather have a few nice pieces than waste my money on junk furniture.
Karen
i realize that as does a lot of their walk in business benefit the poor,homeless and abused. our county womens&childrens (public) shop gives away or sells clothes anywhere from .50 to a couple dollars a piece...i know that because i spend volunteer time sorting clothes and tagging them. some of which are really nice pieces. but those items are for those needy families to come in and shop for,not me to take from them.
and yes i'm a very picky buyer *and* seller on ebay. lol....not sure i'd compare ebay to charity unless i designate a contribution when i'm selling.
Edited 1/30/2007 1:41 pm ET by egd3blessed
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