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wackyteen 04/09/24 6:28:24 PM #1:	Public/Social programs designed to help struggling families, like food stamps/SNAP, WIC, gov't food, programs designed to help afford stuff like power bills? - Results (57 votes) Yes, I was a ward of the State (ie foster care) for all/most of my childhood 0% (0 votes) 0 Yes, I was a ward of the State for some of my childhood 3.51% (2 votes) 2 Yes, my family received a variety of government assistance 12.28% (7 votes) 7 Yes, my family received multiple forms of government assistance 14.04% (8 votes) 8 Yes, my received received at least one form of government assistance 7.02% (4 votes) 4 Not that I was aware of 8.77% (5 votes) 5 No, but I did go to publicly school(s) and received free/reduced meals at school 3.51% (2 votes) 2 No, but I did go to public school(s) but had to pay for my own meals at full price or bring my own 29.82% (17 votes) 17 No, and I went to a private school 8.77% (5 votes) 5 No, and my parents were very strictly anti-government (assistance) 12.28% (7 votes) 7 I grew up, mostly just me and my single mom. I'm not sure we ever lived over the poverty level (or it was just at it) Idk if it was Section 8 officially, but we lived in rent controlled apartments at one point. During or after that, my mom started receiving food stamps and has been on them since (though it went down to basically nothing once I was no longer a minor). I attended public school the entire time and received free/reduced meals the entire time. Also, needed government assistance with bills. There were programs offered to help reduce power bills and the like. <_< So yeah, I spent basically my entire childhood from age 7 onward on some kind of government assistance. Even afterwards, I went to community college on FAFSA grants. Having known I was receiving and had received so much assistance has informed my political views of the role of government. Additionally, it was one of the reasons I joined the military, so I could give back in my own way. --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:979825929] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote> Public/Social programs designed to help struggling families, like food stamps/SNAP, WIC, gov't food, programs designed to help afford stuff like power bills? - Results (57 votes) Yes, I was a ward of the State (ie foster care) for all/most of my childhood 0% (0 votes) 0 Yes, I was a ward of the State for some of my childhood 3.51% (2 votes) 2 Yes, my family received a variety of government assistance 12.28% (7 votes) 7 Yes, my family received multiple forms of government assistance 14.04% (8 votes) 8 Yes, my received received at least one form of government assistance 7.02% (4 votes) 4 Not that I was aware of 8.77% (5 votes) 5 No, but I did go to publicly school(s) and received free/reduced meals at school 3.51% (2 votes) 2 No, but I did go to public school(s) but had to pay for my own meals at full price or bring my own 29.82% (17 votes) 17 No, and I went to a private school 8.77% (5 votes) 5 No, and my parents were very strictly anti-government (assistance) 12.28% (7 votes) 7 Show Voting Form I grew up, mostly just me and my single mom. I'm not sure we ever lived over the poverty level (or it was just at it)Idk if it was Section 8 officially, but we lived in rent controlled apartments at one point. During or after that, my mom started receiving food stamps and has been on them since (though it went down to basically nothing once I was no longer a minor).I attended public school the entire time and received free/reduced meals the entire time.Also, needed government assistance with bills. There were programs offered to help reduce power bills and the like. <_<So yeah, I spent basically my entire childhood from age 7 onward on some kind of government assistance.Even afterwards, I went to community college on FAFSA grants.Having known I was receiving and had received so much assistance has informed my political views of the role of government. Additionally, it was one of the reasons I joined the military, so I could give back in my own way. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikakaeru 04/09/24 6:29:11 PM #2:	no, but as an adult i am on assistence --- Pikakaeru, use water gun! <cite>pikakaeru posted [p:979825942] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>no, but as an adult i am on assistence </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/09/24 6:30:45 PM #3:	Public school and FAFSA. Despite that, aid programs should be expanded to the point of universality. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:979825958] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>Public school and FAFSA.Despite that, aid programs should be expanded to the point of universality. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MAR10_KarT 04/09/24 6:32:12 PM #4:	no. We were poor but my parents still made too much to get any kind of assistance. It really made me realize why a lot of people say theres no point in working a low paying job --- Its a me....MARIOOOO <cite>MAR10_KarT posted [p:979825984] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>no. We were poor but my parents still made too much to get any kind of assistance.It really made me realize why a lot of people say theres no point in working a low paying job </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/09/24 6:34:40 PM #5:	MAR10_KarT posted... It really made me realize why a lot of people say theres no point in working a low paying job There have been people who testified to Congress about families where the kid has to quit a fast food job because it brought the family income above the point where they could get Medicaid and they couldn't afford treatment otherwise. The kid literally couldn't work to help support the family because it was (again) literally killing their mother. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:979826011] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>MAR10_KarT posted... </cite><quote>It really made me realize why a lot of people say theres no point in working a low paying job</quote>There have been people who testified to Congress about families where the kid has to quit a fast food job because it brought the family income above the point where they could get Medicaid and they couldn't afford treatment otherwise.The kid literally couldn't work to help support the family because it was (again) literally killing their mother. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 04/09/24 6:39:40 PM #6:	No. It was just my dad and I. Very much working class and things got tight in the early to mid 80s when the economy was real shit and my dad was laid off from his good John Deere factory job but we always scraped by. I didnt have much but I was always fed and clothed. My dad busted his ass for peanuts. Like driving truck and having to manually unload entire semi loads of 50lb bags of feed at farms by hand. But he always kept up going until he got called back to John Deere in 1990. Then things turned around a lot for him. But again, the 80s were a struggle but no, no assistance. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:979826081] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>No. It was just my dad and I. Very much working class and things got tight in the early to mid 80s when the economy was real shit and my dad was laid off from his good John Deere factory job but we always scraped by. I didnt have much but I was always fed and clothed. My dad busted his ass for peanuts. Like driving truck and having to manually unload entire semi loads of 50lb bags of feed at farms by hand. But he always kept up going until he got called back to John Deere in 1990. Then things turned around a lot for him.But again, the 80s were a struggle but no, no assistance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
loafy013 04/09/24 6:48:48 PM #7:	I'm pretty sure we got food stamps for several months when my dad got laid off. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. <cite>loafy013 posted [p:979826219] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty sure we got food stamps for several months when my dad got laid off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bleuets 04/09/24 6:54:34 PM #8:	Im on it now. <cite>Bleuets posted [p:979826307] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>Im on it now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TimeForAction 04/09/24 7:00:56 PM #9:	Yes, I was an Army brat <cite>TimeForAction posted [p:979826407] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>Yes, I was an Army brat </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KookyCouture 04/09/24 7:12:45 PM #10:	No, thanks to well-off parents --- Drink up me hearties, yo ho <cite>KookyCouture posted [p:979826566] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>No, thanks to well-off parents </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09 04/09/24 8:26:12 PM #11:	Found out we qualified but my old world dad refused to apply for it. The school actually called my sister in and said she could get free lunches but they were concerned that my parents didnt speak English and didnt understand the forms. <cite>Cuticrusader09 posted [p:979827677] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>Found out we qualified but my old world dad refused to apply for it. The school actually called my sister in and said she could get free lunches but they were concerned that my parents didnt speak English and didnt understand the forms.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 04/09/24 8:35:17 PM #12:	No. I would be considered coastal elite, by most people, who don't interact with the real elites (e.g., my parents worked and my grandparents were immigrants). <cite>tankboy posted [p:979827831] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>No. I would be considered coastal elite, by most people, who don't interact with the real elites (e.g., my parents worked and my grandparents were immigrants).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 04/12/24 11:13:33 AM #13:	No, and I went to a charter school --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:979870611] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>No, and I went to a charter school </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 04/12/24 11:18:27 AM #14:	no, and i dont consider public schools to be 'pubic assistance' in the same way i dont consider roads 'public assistance'. they're things everyone has access to regardless of income level. imo 'public assistance' is a service reserved for people who qualify by being under an income threshold. --- I hope something good happens to you today Playing: God of War: Ragnarok <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:979870683] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>no, and i dont consider public schools to be 'pubic assistance' in the same way i dont consider roads 'public assistance'. they're things everyone has access to regardless of income level. imo 'public assistance' is a service reserved for people who qualify by being under an income threshold. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 04/12/24 11:21:05 AM #15:	Giant_Aspirin posted... no, and i dont consider public schools to be 'pubic assistance' in the same way i dont consider roads 'public assistance'. they're things everyone has access to regardless of income level. imo 'public assistance' is a service reserved for people who qualify by being under an income threshold. Hence why I put public schools under the No category of options. --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:979870726] in Did you gr... [t:80743195]...</cite> <quote>Giant_Aspirin posted... </cite><quote>no, and i dont consider public schools to be 'pubic assistance' in the same way i dont consider roads 'public assistance'. they're things everyone has access to regardless of income level. imo 'public assistance' is a service reserved for people who qualify by being under an income threshold.</quote>Hence why I put public schools under the No category of options. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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