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Aidpage Open Letter: Working class people get no help in WV

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To the attention of:

US Senators from West Virginia: Joe III Manchin, John D. IV Rockefeller;
US Representatives from West Virginia: David B. McKinley, Nick J. II Rahall, Shelley Moore Capito;
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Mr. Manchin, I know your uncle when he was in office. I was a waitress in a club he visited every Sunday. I have to say he would be very disapointed in what is happining to the working class,disabled, and elderly people of WV. Everything goes to the able bodied non working person, 52 million dollors of the stimules money was thrown at the people on welfare, in a two weekl period, the same month the letter went out to inform the people getting SS and SSI that they would not get a raise the following year. that is tax payers money. why could the people on SS that worked thier lives and paid into it not get any of it. the average person around here got between  $2000. to $4000. just because the state was rushed to spend it so they would not have to return it. The crack dealers got most of it. Why would anyone get a job in WV . You are better off not working, you get free rent, food stamps, money to get a ride to drug clinic to pick up your goverment drugs to sell. dentle and medical . go to pain clinic . get more drugs to sell. free phone , utilites, everything is handed to these lazy people, when the working people can not even get a medical card for their children. I am sitting here now, a single mother of 3 two special needs children. one teen that has no medical insurance, my income is to high for any help under the guidlines. I was on the gas budget, last year, I get sick in Dec, was in bed until March. my yearly budget had to be paid in full. it was 1,174.92. I had not been able to work, I have to boil water to bathe my children and wash dishes, I have two unhealthy children, I have no heat, I can not get my gas on . This is not fair. It is as though I am being punnished for working 

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Bill Chesh43
 in response to Bill Chesh43...   oops, I meant to say 'shouldn't' abuse the system...
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Bill Chesh43
 in response to aprildsygrl...   I just wanted to write and let you know I feel the exact same way. Most of my Dad's family lives in the NE pan-handle, of West Virginia, and they tell us how hard work is to find, there. About the ladies getting welfare, etc and then getting pregnant, sometimes 5 times, after they are in gov't housing: I feel the exact same way... They should be allowed to abuse the system... Maybe their kids could be set up with 'god parents' to look after their medical, dental, and other needs they may have.
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lunar*star

 in response to aprildsygrl...   I totaly agree with you about your sister.no offense to her but some poeple like that are depleteing our goverment funding.and then when someone who really goes to get some very needed help,they say they are all out funds.here in michigan its the DHS(social serves.wellfare,whatever its called in different states) there is also the salvation army,the community action centers.poeple take advantage of the system,then they all run out of funds.it just realy makes me mad how all the polititions in washington live so very very well,they need to sacrifise too&add some thier enormous salaries to our state run programs.to help the homeless,the poeple living without electricity.i,4 yrs ago went without heat from Dec.1st through Jan.30th.

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aprildsygrl
I completely agree with you. I'm at my wits end right now! I too live in W.V. and I'm sick and tired of all of the lazy bums out there. Take for instance my sister. She is 23 years old and pregnant. She has signed up for food stamps, wic, public housing, and utilities, medical card and cash assistance. She has been approved for it all! There is nothing wrong with her, and no reason why she can not work. She lied about her boyfriend living with her and received all the benefits she applied for. Now take our situation. My husband has been at his current job for 9 years. As of this Friday he is starting a new job in the coal mines. We have struggled pay check to pay check since we have been together (11yrs) which is why he is starting in the mines. While our financial situation will improve over time for the next 4 weeks we will have NO income coming in due to the mines holding the first 2 weeks pay and waiting for the second 2 weeks pay period. I have a 5 yr old son, a mortgage, car payment, along with your basic utilities. We will have no money for food or gas. And our bills are already behind. Do you know what the DHHR told me? Go to a food bank!!!! Because he made to much money the previous month, although he will not be bringing in any income for the NEXT 4 weeks. How can they go by that? How does that make sense. I'm sick of my husband going out busting his butt 40+ hours a week to pay for these people!! I'm so aggravated with my sister right now I will not even talk to her. How dare she get help she doesn't need while the working women and men get nothing!!! So I will make sure I give the dhhr a call on the day the bank comes get our only running vehicle, our electric gets shut off and our fridge is empty and thank them for all of their help!! Oh wait, I probably will have my phone already shut off so I suppose they will not have to worry about that either!!!!!
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