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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 02:07 AM
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38. I appreciate you replying to so many people here who are suffering!
There is so litte understanding, and that includes on DU.

The system is broken, badly, yet very few understand that.

"Just go to the ER"

"You can get food stamps"

"The help is there, if you just make the effort"

What a bunch of nonsense, and from "liberals" who should know better!

I'm beyond anger, I'm beyond hurt.

I've been here long enough to know it won't change. They don't WANT to get it.

Thank you again.... please keep accepting and supporting people where they are. We all need it!

I'll be thinking of you, and wishing the best for you!!

:hug:
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  -Is there really nobody at DU experiencing poverty from the inside? undeterred  Jun-30-07 01:20 PM   #0 
  - I think you answered your own question  Xipe Totec   Jun-30-07 01:23 PM   #1 
  - I believe that bobolink is currently homeless  Midlodemocrat   Jun-30-07 01:23 PM   #2 
  - Bobolink's living situation improved, last time I checked in.  sfexpat2000   Jun-30-07 11:42 PM   #13 
     - Nope, apartment polluted, got pneumonia, would be continually sick, so homeless again.  bobbolink   Jul-12-07 03:32 PM   #23 
     - That's news to me. Why am I always the last to know?  bobbolink   Jan-27-08 01:38 PM   #66 
  - I don`t think that we have many poverty strikken, but  rubberducky   Jun-30-07 01:27 PM   #3 
  - There are a few  sandnsea   Jun-30-07 01:31 PM   #4 
  - I imagine the hungry person would spend their money somewhere  crim son   Jun-30-07 01:34 PM   #5 
  - It's really sad that all the library internet connections have been eliminated.  bobbolink   Jul-12-07 03:34 PM   #24 
  - Why would a homeless person do that?  Midlodemocrat   Jul-23-07 03:55 PM   #36 
  - all the job listings are now online is one reason.  zonmoy   Jul-29-07 03:48 PM   #43 
  - What?  Naturyl   Jan-05-08 07:18 AM   #58 
  - WTF?  Artiechoke   Jan-03-09 01:30 AM   #102 
  - Almost 100% of libraries have public connections  Citizen Number 9   Dec-18-08 10:55 PM   #99 
  - Hello? Libraries are FREE. geeeez!  Hellenic_Pagan   Jan-16-08 06:25 PM   #63 
     - I am so incredibly grateful for our public library.  Uncle Sinister   Feb-08-08 02:13 PM   #72 
     - Jobless since April, in Michigan you are applying against hundreds of  sarcasmo   Jan-30-09 07:47 PM   #103 
        - Best wishes for you! All of this is one gigantic CRIME!  bobbolink   Jan-31-09 02:13 PM   #105 
  - I don't have money for food right now  undeterred   Jun-30-07 02:01 PM   #6 
  - thank you for turning a light on the subject  Stargazer99   Jun-30-07 02:48 PM   #9 
  - The other thing I've noticed is that  undeterred   Jun-30-07 02:56 PM   #10 
     - So true. I come from a Latino family and we still help each other  sfexpat2000   Jun-30-07 11:45 PM   #14 
        - Yeah,  Hellenic_Pagan   Jan-16-08 06:29 PM   #64 
  - Sadly, the ignorance about poverty is just as prevalent at DU as anywhere else.  bobbolink   Jul-12-07 03:37 PM   #25 
     - Bingo... "choice" is the deadliest word  Naturyl   Jan-05-08 07:23 AM   #59 
  - lots of DUers having a financial struggle. many jobless (i don't know HOW many). i would  sojourner   Jun-30-07 02:31 PM   #7 
  - That, and it's hard to get an internet connection  DarkTirade   Jul-03-07 10:48 AM   #19 
  - homeless people need love and acceptance, too.  bobbolink   Jul-12-07 03:38 PM   #26 
     - ...  undeterred   Jul-16-07 06:41 PM   #29 
        - Thanks! That means a lot!  bobbolink   Jul-24-07 02:00 AM   #37 
  - Labels do not depict..  stillcool47   Jun-30-07 02:42 PM   #8 
  - I am low income enough to be elegible for SSI and MA and Food  jwirr   Jun-30-07 03:18 PM   #11 
  - I never knew the frustration  undeterred   Jun-30-07 03:33 PM   #12 
     - Yes and wait till they start sending you the monthly income report.  jwirr   Jul-01-07 10:04 AM   #15 
     - There's only been once before that I really needed it  undeterred   Jul-01-07 11:24 AM   #16 
     - I'm sorry you're having to learn the hard way.  bobbolink   Jul-12-07 03:42 PM   #27 
     - Love This Post!  mntleo2   Jul-21-07 11:01 AM   #31 
        - Glad you posted!  undeterred   Jul-21-07 02:40 PM   #32 
        - Oh Hon!  mntleo2   Jul-22-07 02:31 AM   #33 
           - You just reminded me of something  undeterred   Jul-22-07 09:47 AM   #34 
           - Copper theft spoils $500,000 worth of Indiana food bank groceries  InkAddict   Jul-31-07 08:09 PM   #47 
        - I am not ashmaed of being poor either  Naturyl   Jan-05-08 07:32 AM   #60 
        - Just a question?  votenovember2008   Mar-14-08 09:28 AM   #78 
     - Are these similar to the government workers who will be  usnret88   Jun-30-08 11:19 AM   #85 
  - of course there are, perhaps just not posting in this topic forum  uppityperson   Jul-01-07 06:47 PM   #17 
  - I've been right on the upper edge of it for a good portion of my life.  DarkTirade   Jul-03-07 10:45 AM   #18 
  - Update: looks like I've found a way to stave off the gutter for a bit.  DarkTirade   Jul-07-07 05:42 PM   #20 
     - I'm so glad to hear you have the use of her car!! I hope you find  hashibabba   Jul-11-07 03:42 PM   #22 
        - Thanks. A friend of mine just told me they're looking for about 200 new people  DarkTirade   Jul-28-07 10:49 PM   #41 
  - not homeless or hungry, yet... but hopeless  kineneb   Jul-10-07 09:32 PM   #21 
  - hello kineneb  undeterred   Jul-16-07 06:30 PM   #28 
  - I appreciate you replying to so many people here who are suffering!  bobbolink   Jul-24-07 02:07 AM   #38 
     - I'm starting back to work this week  undeterred   Jul-24-07 08:51 PM   #39 
     - Best to you, bobo  Naturyl   Jan-05-08 07:38 AM   #61 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-20-07 09:51 AM   #30 
  - Perhaps Michael Moore can shed some light-- have you seen this?  antigop   Jul-23-07 11:42 AM   #35 
  - A lot of people do not understand poverty  turtlelowe   Jul-28-07 01:06 AM   #40 
  - I'm disabled and am currently supporting three people on SSI.  cutlassmama   Aug-14-07 01:20 AM   #56 
  - Me, sorta  dropkickpa   Jul-29-07 12:01 AM   #42 
  - Ugh  undeterred   Jul-29-07 06:21 PM   #44 
     - Yep  dropkickpa   Aug-03-07 08:26 PM   #49 
  - poverty can sneak up on you  angrycarpenter   Jul-31-07 04:20 PM   #45 
  - welcome to DU  undeterred   Jul-31-07 05:24 PM   #46 
  - Even with a kid  dropkickpa   Aug-03-07 08:25 PM   #48 
     - 18000 a year is too much? Jeez...  DarkTirade   Aug-05-07 12:09 PM   #50 
        - Well, things are looking up  dropkickpa   Aug-05-07 01:14 PM   #51 
           - Yeah, I know what that's like.  DarkTirade   Aug-07-07 03:04 AM   #53 
  - wait it gets worse  angrycarpenter   Aug-05-07 04:39 PM   #52 
     - It's not just your field too.  DarkTirade   Aug-08-07 05:41 AM   #54 
        - I am an IT person and I had to call the helpdesk  undeterred   Aug-09-07 09:26 PM   #55 
  - Disabled, dirt poor, and a DUer.  Naturyl   Jan-05-08 07:13 AM   #57 
  - Disabled, dirt poor, and a DUer also.  cutlassmama   Jan-15-08 05:03 PM   #62 
  - I'm homeless. OK? It doesn't get much support from "progressives"  bobbolink   Jan-26-08 03:22 PM   #65 
  - Those people are not really progressive  kdmorris   Jan-29-08 07:57 AM   #67 
  - Plenty I imagine, but it's not something we like to brag about.  ConcernedCanuk   Jan-29-08 07:20 PM   #68 
  - Almost there....  Kare   Jan-31-08 04:25 PM   #69 
  - I guess we're all in the same sinking boat  undeterred   Feb-02-08 05:08 PM   #70 
     - check your pm for info and below are websites for anyone w/CC debt  fed-up   Feb-25-08 09:35 PM   #76 
  - I was homeless until fairly recently.  Uncle Sinister   Feb-08-08 02:09 PM   #71 
  - thanks for sharing your story  undeterred   Feb-17-08 10:54 AM   #73 
  - Thank you, Uncle Sinister, and I'm so glad you have that roof, hot water, and warm bed!  bobbolink   Feb-17-08 04:57 PM   #74 
  - Thanks for posting your experiences  BuffyTheFundieSlayer   Feb-17-08 05:14 PM   #75 
  - yep  casstheturtle   Feb-29-08 01:36 PM   #77 
  - Welcome to DU  undeterred   Jun-22-08 05:12 PM   #83 
  - I have many patients who are living multi-family or taking care of grand-and great grandkids  w8liftinglady   Mar-14-08 01:03 PM   #79 
  - I Have Been All 3 Of Those Things Several Times  AccessGranted   Jun-19-08 02:04 AM   #80 
  - i'm jobless  kagehime   Jun-20-08 05:56 PM   #81 
  - I hear WalMart is hiring. I'm not intending to be snarky...  bobbolink   Jun-21-08 12:46 PM   #82 
  - What about any kind of job at a good company?  TexasBushwhacker   Jun-30-08 11:49 PM   #86 
  - Hey!  julios   Jun-26-08 02:21 AM   #84 
  - I have lived below the poverty line.  Political Heretic   Jul-08-08 04:13 AM   #87 
  - It exists. My family is poor.  oktoberain   Nov-09-08 04:09 PM   #88 
  - I don't know what TANF is.  undeterred   Nov-10-08 09:48 AM   #89 
  - Jobless 11 months checking in. nt  curse of greyface   Nov-11-08 02:18 AM   #90 
  - We are still here!  Acryliccalico   Nov-18-08 12:55 AM   #91 
  - Sorry for all your are going through, Acrylliccalico!  bobbolink   Nov-18-08 02:54 PM   #92 
  - I am sorry for your situation.  undeterred   Nov-20-08 12:32 PM   #93 
  - Being poor I have always wondered the opposite: Are there any  jwirr   Nov-23-08 08:12 PM   #94 
  - When I hear that someone just gave the maximum amount  undeterred   Nov-26-08 12:34 PM   #96 
  - Still have a job  MzYvonne   Nov-26-08 11:45 AM   #95 
  - Ouch. I hope you have somewhere to go.  undeterred   Nov-26-08 11:43 PM   #97 
     - No  MzYvonne   Nov-27-08 06:43 AM   #98 
  - Jobless, as of April 24th 2008, lucky for us my wife has income, for now.  sarcasmo   Dec-20-08 03:05 PM   #100 
  - I am... but I don't feel like writing about it  Political Heretic   Dec-21-08 02:57 AM   #101 
  - I understand. There are too many who are willing to "shame" us.  bobbolink   Jan-31-09 02:12 PM   #104 
  - "People who are mentally ill, who are uneducated, people who are alcoholic or have addictions"  Why Syzygy   Feb-01-09 01:24 AM   #106 
  - what do want to know? Define experiencing poverty from  mentalslavery   Feb-02-09 05:30 PM   #107 
  - I am afraid/embarrassed to complain...  Bonobo   Feb-04-09 06:26 PM   #108 
     - You make a lot of money?  Why Syzygy   Feb-04-09 08:53 PM   #109 
        - It's relative.  Bonobo   Feb-04-09 11:28 PM   #110 
           - I was agreeing with you. You're wrong. nt  Why Syzygy   Feb-04-09 11:56 PM   #111 
              - Jeez, I'd hate it if you disagreed.  Bonobo   Feb-05-09 12:02 AM   #112 
                 - I never said you don't deserve a hearing.  Why Syzygy   Feb-05-09 12:06 AM   #113 
                    - I hear you loud and clear. Thanks. nt  Bonobo   Feb-05-09 09:41 AM   #114 
 

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