Lawmakers Find $21 a Week Doesn't Buy a Lot of Groceries

[KappaKittyCat]

Originally Posted by JWithers

There should be programs set up especially for women whose husbands leave them.... Women need to make wise choices and understand that they may one day HAVE to do it alone.

Not to sidetrack the conversation, but I just ran across a very interesting book called The Feminine Mistake (by Leslie Bennetts) that discusses this very issue. It talks about women who didn't work once they got married because they had a man to provide for them, and then something happened to their husbands (death or divorce) and they were left without the means to fend for themselves.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by KappaKittyCat

Not to sidetrack the conversation, but I just ran across a very interesting book called The Feminine Mistake (by Leslie Bennetts) that discusses this very issue. It talks about women who didn't work once they got married because they had a man to provide for them, and then something happened to their husbands (death or divorce) and they were left without the means to fend for themselves.

There's a term for this situation in workforce development: displaced homemaker. And, there are entire organizations devoted to assisting these women in preparing to enter the workforce. The need grows yearly.

[DaemonSeid]

Something else to consider about folks on food stamps....and it was in the article....soem of those affected are those same ones that have the task of feeding us....farmers....

After their fall harvest they have to live on whatever income they make and because we are so busy outsourcing where we get our food and the fact that lots of these sources are gettiogn contaminated....and.....with less and less people taking up farming....it's a wonder for part of the year they have to take govt subsidies...

I geuss we can tell them 'go get a job' to hmm?

check this article out if u would like....

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/pom...rs_on_welfare/

and something else too

http://www.apa.org/pi/wpo/welf.html

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by KappaKittyCat

Not to sidetrack the conversation, but I just ran across a very interesting book called The Feminine Mistake (by Leslie Bennetts) that discusses this very issue. It talks about women who didn't work once they got married because they had a man to provide for them, and then something happened to their husbands (death or divorce) and they were left without the means to fend for themselves.

Sidetracking still: That situation happened to my sister. She had 2 kids & no work experience whatsoever. Mom took them all in & between my sisters & I, we took turns watching her kids during the day so she could go to school. Now she's back on her feet & has learned a hard lesson about life.