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 agree that a lot of junk sold on EBay and at garage sales probably came from thrift shops. Makes my clothing donations to non-profits which were intended for the poor and destitute kind of a waste.
But I'm sure the sellers on EBAY and at garage sales make generous annual donations to charities for the homeless and destitute though.
not convincing. lol. charity/thrift shops are not for profit. meaning,they're not in business to make a profit. if they do at the end of the day,month,week,quarter. fantastic. but that's not their goal....the one i'm speaking of here is operating because of a 35K grant that allowed it's doors to open to the less advantaged many years ago. and it continues to accept monetary donations from people who expect *nothing* in return.
maybe you think *shopping* there suffices as a donation. i don't.
Edited 1/31/2007 2:19 pm ET by egd3blessed
Which kids aren't getting sufficient activity to wear out play clothes by the end of the season?
1)Many kids OUTGROW clothes before it's even possible for them to be worn out.
2)Many kids (certainly mine) play favorites with their clothes. They will wear a few beloved outfits into the ground (these do not get donated) while the others get far less wear comparatively (and are then donated).
Its not taking anything away from the needy. Do you understand where the majority of the profit from thrift shops goes? Its not like the salvation army keeps that money for themselves.
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