Posted on 07/18/2008 11:44:51 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
For Some Ohioans, Even Meat Is Out Of Reach
by Yuki Noguchi
All Things Considered, July 17, 2008 · A generation ago, the livelihood of Gloria Nunez's family was built on cars.
Her father worked at General Motors for 45 years before retiring. Her mother taught driver's education. Nunez and her six siblings grew up middle class.
Things have changed considerably for this Ohio family.
Nunez's van broke down last fall. Now, her 19-year-old daughter has no reliable transportation out of their subsidized housing complex in Fostoria, 40 miles south of Toledo, to look for a job.
Nunez and most of her siblings and their spouses are unemployed and rely on government assistance and food stamps. Some have part-time jobs, but working is made more difficult with no car or public transportation.
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My post # 100 explains that Mr Nunez was probably outsourced.
By a welfare check.
That is the typical liberal family agenda, is it not?
Arghhhhhhhh my eyes..............
Nonsense, make food stamps only available for milk, eggs, rice and dried beans and they would all have jobs tomorrow.
They aren’t fat. They’re just too short, by about four or five feet.
Exactly, these people don’t know how to cook is their problem.
I take great pride in turning a cheap, tough piece of meat like shank or cheek, cheap wine and some basic vege into a classic meal that satisfies without busting any budget.
Sure, I love my ribeye, but sometimes hanger steak will do fine and is preferred.
Mmmmm...I put beans and beef in mine...
OMG! No wonder the vehicle broke...........
Actually, she got it when she was younger and it was a life size tatoo of a gnat. Things have changed.
She ws 23 when she had the accident. How old is the daughter? If she was born after the accident..... Too depressed to work, but not too depressed to _____.
I remember starting to use it when Wesley Snipes used it in some movie. White men can’t jump?
I’ve tried that and it works pretty good. As I said, it’s just every so often and we do leave the skins on.
Yup! I feel the same way too!
I am the same way. Some of the best food ever had came from hard times
Ive seen section 8 folks take pizza delivery night after night. Then when the money is gone the rugrats would come to my house to beg a baloney sandwich.
Not sure what's more pathetic...the subjects of the article, or the "journalist" that's trying to create some news.
About 10 years ago my neighbor was in a checkout lane with a food stamps type in front of her. The clerk tells her that cat food is not allowed with stamps. She says, "Wait a minute." and then comes back with a package of pricey shrimp, which goes through. My neighbor was livid that that sponge's cat ate better than she did.
His was shining new late model. I'm paying taxes.
Back then, when we were naive, we volunteered at a food bank. A week later we quit after seeing people in Cadillacs pull up for freebies. We had heard of that but thought is was B/S. We tried again recently but again quit when all we saw were pregnant Hispanics, some with attitudes ("This all you got?") as the main clientele. Very few whites.
Springs are broken?
No doubt
Marie, I ain't trustin' you any more.
Or my eyes are blown out.
You're absolutely right.
This report was originally produced for the PBS TV Nightly News, but was put on NPR Radio after they saw what the two women looked like.
True story!
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