"Government of, for, and by the people must regain control by stemming the tide of laissez-faire madness bent on destroying people power for the benefit of corporate power that ineluctably leads to plutocracy." This is good stuff, stevendedalus! 14) I would pick Carter :)
WOOHOO, if you here right now, E.Macy, would we be dancing!!! You guys keep finding the best stats and articles!!! This is a great article!!!!!
You have such good, common sense ideas! Insurance companies rule, eh? It is a sin that so many seniors have to chose between eating and medicine. These are wonderful posts stevendedalus!
OK, you just keep getting better! The other day I read an article that Wahkonta Anathema did about the border being unpatroled for a time. These are such good ideas! And you must know how much I love your idea about daycares!! :)
stevendedalus- I am so behind in my reading and going backward on these! I love the idea. So much good comes from feeling needed, feeling like you are contibuting. And the drop outs, so many are considered losers, when as you say, so many may be walking to the beat of a different drummer. This is great!!
beggers. I have nothing to say to that.
Oh, thank you! I'll check my mail, I am behind today due to a migraine. Yeah, AOL is an experience. I'm looking for a local one.
PoetPhilosopher- where have gone to???
stevendedalus - What a treasure you are. The site is wonderful and I'm going to be spending time thoroughly enjoying reading you!!
Well, this has made my day! First I sign on to a comment from someone in the Peace Corps, then I see this!! I am going to the sampling. Have you sent anything to publishers yet?
stevendedalus- :) no need to ask for forgiveness! I agree they need strong voices but I have lost faith. For some time now, it feels like picking which puppet might be the less "evil" of the two, so I usually vote neither. My sister has much to say on the subject since she faces it so much in her work. I like the thought of guest columns too. :) You've been writing, I have reading to catch up on.
j swift - I'm glad you are still posting here! I thought that most states changed since the reform act. I have hope that people will have a better understanding of welfare. JillUser- it is a good idea, but it would only work if they gave each family a larger amount. Real food costs too much for poor families. I like the Birthday cake idea, maybe my bakery will get big enough to do it!! ( When I dream, I dream large! )
WooHoo, you know I like this one!! :) I like the way you did two voices. My oldest brother wrote something for my daughter that I'd very much like for you to read. It's called "Why Were You Born Little Something" and I posted it in January.
j swift wrote the things that can be bought. And I agree there is a big difference between want and need. Budgeting foodstamps that you get to last the entire month is a lot different than budgeting a week or two at a time. As far as the pop and chips, I realize what you are saying, but to a child who already lives in a world of harsh reality, an occasional treat of pop and chips can feel so normal and so wonderful. There was mention of poor people bei
This is a good poem. And definitely not juvenile!
stevendedalus- This is a wonderful poem! And I agree with Sherye Hanson about it being real poetry. You are both such good writers! Have you written more poetry? And I've been dying to ask, will you be writing a book? Or have you?
I always try to look for poetry. There are so many blogs here and it changes quickly. But trust me, there are other poets here. Maybe we could suggest a poetry catagory? But I"ll look for your poems!
Oh, you are breaking my heart with this one. I'd ask how it is that I have never heard about it before this article, but I know why. America isn't taking care of it's own, but I don't think we can look away from these children once we know. Thanks for posting this.
But the fact is that Bush is our current President and Bush is the one doing this. My sister has been wanting me to write about this, and I think I'll have her write one as a guest, about the part of hiring immigrants to do the dirty jobs. Another great article stevendedalus!
Thank you. No, I am not well liked, but that's ok, I guess. But now I have my little stalker back again too. :) it's a pretty day out though, I can't wait to see if March comes in like a lion or a lamb!! And we get a whole extra day tomorrow!!!
I don't know of any state that uses actual stamps any more, where at one time, you might've been able to trade. Now, it's a card, like a credit card, that you keep always, and you insert it into a machine and type in your private code. In order to try to trade, you would have to take the person shopping with you. There are crooks in every walk of life. There are CEO's charged with crimes as we speak.
But while I'm here, Brad Wardell, "The problem I have debating people on welfare and other issues is well frankly, a lot of people are just incredibly ignorant. They just espouse platitudes without knowing what the hell they're talking about. It's a bit frustrating. No one expects everyone to be experts on what they choose to write about. But often times it's obvious that they haven't taken even a serious glance at the facts behind the issue they
SLW Andrews - I have not really participated in this blog, but I've been reading it. But in reading your comment, I am dancing with joy! I could not agree more, we need to actively seek solutions. I am so very glad you commented.
This is wonderful! Did you write music for it too, or just the lyrics? My brother writes songs.
Nice post! Happy Birthday!
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