01-23-2004, 08:52 PM
I meant it in a sarcastic manner because they did not abuse the system. From my previous expericances I thought that Canada did not have food stamps, I confirmed this with my parents. There are no food stamps in Canada. Why? I have no idea. What I do know is how much the government offers in welfare (about 30 000 dollars a year) the poverty line is about 35 000. This is in Canada, i cannot speak for the states, but welfare is not a lot. According to the poverty line, welfare is not enough to survive on. This is in Canada, I can't speak for the states, but i can say that it is probably quite similar. There might even be more abuse of it because our unemployment rate is about 8 or 9%. To be perfeclty honest I am not at all upset that someone gets money for apparently doing nothing. I know that I might lose my job, hit a series of bad luck which i can not control and eventually get tossed out on to the street. I am glad that there is a system in place to help me get back on my feet.
I dont know if you thought about this, but how do you actually get a job? You apply for one with a resume and hope to get called for an interview. You go to the interview wearing a suit and tie, and try to look as credible as possible. If you go in looking like a homeless person, will you get the job? Can you even be contacting to get the job? No matter the job, there is always an interview, some jobs have several interviews. You can do it through a job finding agency but how will they contact you? They are a buisness, as cold hearted as the one that laid you off. Would they waste their time on you? They get paid by takeing a percentage of your pay for awhlie, will they spend time finding you a job? One last question, does anyone actually know a homeless person who has climbed up from the streets to make an honest liveing?
I dont know if you thought about this, but how do you actually get a job? You apply for one with a resume and hope to get called for an interview. You go to the interview wearing a suit and tie, and try to look as credible as possible. If you go in looking like a homeless person, will you get the job? Can you even be contacting to get the job? No matter the job, there is always an interview, some jobs have several interviews. You can do it through a job finding agency but how will they contact you? They are a buisness, as cold hearted as the one that laid you off. Would they waste their time on you? They get paid by takeing a percentage of your pay for awhlie, will they spend time finding you a job? One last question, does anyone actually know a homeless person who has climbed up from the streets to make an honest liveing?