I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps

Wash Compost ^ | July 8, 2014 | Darlena Cunha

[ETL 2]

Sara Bareilles played softly through the surround-sound speakers of my husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor as I sat idling at a light. I’d never been to this church before, but I could see it from where I was, across from an old park, abandoned in the chilly September air. The clouds hung low as I pulled the sleek, pewter machine into the lot. But I wasn’t going to pray or attend services. I was picking up food stamps.

Even then, I couldn’t quite believe it. This wasn’t supposed to happen to people like me.

[ETL 2]

"I will fundamentally transform the United States of America!"

[5thGenTexan]

Once upon a time, one would sell the Mercedes long before picking up the food stamps...

[2ndDivisionVet]

I drive mine to Wal-Mart and Kroger.

[fwdude]

Nothing new. My first job in the late 70’s was at a grocery store in a depressed area of town. The sparkling new Cadillacs of the food stamp spending customers were pretty common.

[drunknsage]

Its an 03... Its not like she’s rolling in there in an E series AMG BiTurbo..

[nascarnation]

Julia married Pajama Boy, had twins, and joined the Entitlement Army.

But a vote for Lizzie Warren in 2016 will give her “economic equality” !!

[Impy]

President Obama’s programs — from the extended unemployment benefits to the tax-free allowance for short-selling a home we couldn’t afford — allowed us to crawl our way out of the hole.

And at the end of the piece we learn it's purpose. FU, Darlena.

[nascarnation]

President Obama’s programs the US taxpayers hard earned money transferred to us — from the extended unemployment benefits to the tax-free allowance for short-selling a home we couldn’t afford — allowed us to crawl our way out of the hole.

[Army Air Corps]

What a beauty!

[MaxMax]

The 03’ and others are a mechanical nightmare. People will give them to you to get rid of the problems.

[headstamp 2]

Yes, she’s a hopeless case.

[LucianOfSamasota]

HuffPo hooker taking government handouts. Who woulda’ thunk?

You notice she still condescends to Christians though. Not so desperate to start doing the right thing!

[wally_bert]

Good looking Mercedes. I like that era.

[Veto!]

This wasn’t supposed to happen to people like me.

No, it isn't. But unfortunately, it does. The economic "slowdown" brought a lot of families down.

But here's my question. If the author of this piece writes this well, why wasn't she doing freelance work? Not when the preemies were tiny, they needed her full-time then. But they grew.

[2ndDivisionVet]

It’s for sale. LOL

[Bryanw92]

“Two weeks before my children were born, my future husband found himself staring at a pink slip.”

Marry before you make babies. <==Greatest Poverty Preventer EVER!

[ltc8k6]

She thinks the supercharger (kompressor) badge is the model of the car?

[NormsRevenge]

What happened to Pink Cadillac?? More in tune with Obama..

He’s as squuuushy on the inside as he is in the middle..

I wanna be buried in a Red 500SL with the top off.