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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Don't be so defensive. It's quite possible there are people out there who revel in clothes and enjoy them more than you do. Many people simply have fun and enjoy nice clothes - without ever giving you or your hurt feelings a thought! Imagine that.
There's no way this season's new Yves Saint Laurent black-and-white line is equal to a used thrift-shop mix-and-match.
Well I have worked with many many people over the years and my gf is the only one I have known to shop at one. And yes, we do talk about clothes and shoes at work and what we buy.
Like I said, the shops here are not geared towards the middle class.
The point is as we get older, we make more money and are able to afford more things.
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