Will You Be Taking a Politicians Luxury Vacation This Year?

English: Michelle Obama served food at Miriam’s Kitchen, a local non-profit organization that provides healthy, nutritious meals to the homeless in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Senate Soup Kitchen (Photo credit: (Carrie Sloan))

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The spring weather is fast approaching and we are all dreaming of a warm spring day that will not require a coat.Many of us are dreaming of the wonderful places we would just love to go.A warm place to sit on the beach at sunset with a cool glass of"lemonaide" and a lovely lady nearby getting a tan in the evening sunset.The sun slowly sinking into the sea as the waves rythmicaly roll on the shore.Ahhhh,the dreams of the average man or woman.Then we wake up and paradise is once more lost to reality
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Have you ever wondered what that same day is for a politician.yeah I know...the debates and schedules with everyone and their mommas calling you about the problems in bugtussel USA.The white hair and rapid aging
in less than 4years.being the office of this powerful person  does has its problems.
 
I was also reading about the perks of political office.Just the other night as one Senator attempted to rally his
 supporters The Whitehouse was serving Lobster Thermador and garlic potatoes,Among other things.
Most politicians travel on extensive tours all over the world and eat dinners such as the lobster meal.The same dinner for joe citizen type  folks were eating Macaroni and instant cheese.prehaps with only a little ketchup on it for lack of cheese or sauce.

Many politicians send out panhandlings for funds to fuel their goals and limo's.
while the man on the street would get arrested for panhandling to buy a cheap hamburger for himself or his wife and child.

Politicians forget the people that are sleeping under a bridge and eating in soup kitchens.

Did you know that many of the so called humanity organizations were actually rather progressive money making institutions.I accompanied a disabled person who has lived on 700dollars a month disability.
This person has their own home,such as it is.It is a 80year old home that has many repairs needed.They were told that An organization called the habitant for humanity hailed as a wonder by former president Jimmy Carter.We walked in and waited our turn to speak with a rep.We were taken into an office and sat in front of a desk with a computer on it.The lady ask how much my friend made in wages and what she could put down.We were told with a condascending tone that poor people under the 14000dollar a year was not elidgable and that they were a for profit organization that was protected.A 400hour sweat equity would also be required for the addition to payment. as well as EZ payments for years.Homeless people need not apply as they had not addressETC.

My second example of the sideways Helping organizations is this:I also went with a person into the red cross
donation center.They provide people with donated things to make life better and tide you over.We hear about The wonderful deeds of the Red cross workers all over the world.I have given to them in the past myself.I was amazed that the person asking for help was required to show an envelope with a current date on it and an active drivers license.I asked if I was homeless could they still help me out.The lady behind the desk snarled the following.I guess that that person had better find another organization because we wont help them.I guess it would be different if that homeless person was in another country with those donated American Dollars.

I have told friends about this and they find it hard to believe till a bit of homework is done.

The katrina victims,and N.J. &Long Island folks lost all their belongings,were homeless and many had no ID due to totally losing everything they owned.The tornado in Missouri.The questions could go on and on,with the same questions asked.Do the same standards for help, stand for all people requiring my donated funds for help stand in other countries as well as ours?For example:haiti has had people helping rebuild that island for  how many generations?countries over seas have been existing on our "donations"for how many years?

Do soldiers over seas require a local address and current ID?Does the countries needing assistance have to sit down with a worker when thier skeletal bodies walk for a day to get help and go through a financial examination?Did the Ethiopians die of starvation a few years back when religious organizations had them on
the television with their starving babies.

It is not surprising that we see the refugees in camps that are starving,and living in filthy shacks.I never knew the key to the getting help was a couple pieces of Identification to reasure the bureaucrat behind the desk.They go home to comfort after a nice hot home cooked meal.

I have lived as a homeless person during the last recession.I have eaten in soup kitchens where you were only allowed to choose a single dessert and 2 breads.the tables are loaded with baked goods and bread.
After everyone picks up the alloted pitence,the preacher says,"ok now grab what you want.The priveledged
people have already grabbed everything but the bread.Man can not live on bread alone...but it is whats left over after the special favored folk pick it over.Heres the topper,After the 15minutes of folks trying to plan what wont spoil or mold,a man picks up the donated food and puts it in his borrowed shopping cart to feed his hogs and goats.Should it not be given to old age homes to suppliment their crappy and degraded existance.Yeah its old,but with the help of a microwave its as good as new...do the animals really need the
food???

Where do the donations go that you give????Is your generousity being dumped down a bureaucratic sinkhole.

I was flabbergastid during my time in the donated society.I was warned not to stay in the local flophouse the social welfare dept. ran or I would be robbed by the other folks in the place.I was warned that no one would recover any stolen articles because of the status of those sleeping there.My social worker liked me and knew that I was not conning her about my life.She left there to go back to college for another level of social work.I wish her well..she hadnt sold her soul yet.

I really believe the organizations that call themselves  benevelent are few.Most are sent up to be benefitial
to only a few and under very limited guidelines at best.I will give the Catholic Organizations a pat on the back.Although I am not of that religion,I found a lot of help from church organizations more so than the conventional places.The soup kitchens are far better run and disciplined than others

Please do not be afraid of the church soup kitchens.They are clean and well run for the most part.The folks eating there are not freeloaders,bums or whatever the imagination can dump on them.many are old,alone and just hoping to eat better than if they tried to cook a dinner only to eat it alone.

Soup kitchen Diners are  people that have come from all walks of life.Engineers that have been hurt,Nurses that are out of work.I remember eating dinner with an ex para medic that was recovering from a back injury.He said he didnt recieve enough money from disability to get by.His family had left him while he was recovering
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You can believe that you really get to know your friends when the chips are down.
I challenge you to just dress in your everyday casual clothing and finding a soup kitchen.The food is good and you may find a qualified person looking for that job that you just cant find anyone for...The Homeless
are not elidgable for workforce or anything else that would put you and them together.But a soup kitchen is a unique opportunity to perhaps solve two situations with one fairly good meal and everyday folks to share a meal after prayers together.

If you feel that you are mooching a meal or out of place there,You can always donate after the meal and then it will not be as tough on you.If you find a new worker that turns out to be a genius at his/her job,so much the better.You get a bargain and life is a continual gamble at best..

Thats all for now,and as my favorite journalist,Paul Harvey used to say,and thats the rest of the story.(for now anyway).

RJP
Please Note the Lady in one of these Photos is our current first lady working in a community soup kitchen.
whether for a photo op or because her heart is truly pure.She is there and helping.The creator Knows all our hearts and is the only one to judge us.I Think she was there because she truly knows where her heart is.
Thank You for giving those at the bottom of the ladder hope and for not making us feel we need to look up from a kneeling position  at someone who cares.

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Government Leaving People to Survive W/o Benefits

English: People eating at a soup kitchen. Montreal, Canada Français : Personnes mangeant dans une soupe populaire. Montréal, Canada. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 11: A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration against unemployment benefit cuts on July 11, 2012 in Oakland, California. Dozens of protestors with the group Union of Unemployed Workers staged a demonstration to protest cuts in unemployment benefits. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 11: A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration against unemployment benefit cuts on July 11, 2012 in Oakland, California. Dozens of protestors with the group Union of Unemployed Workers staged a demonstration to protest cuts in unemployment benefits. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

The headlines in the paper read Unemployment benefit funds to be cut on many American Citizens.The paper further said how difficult life would become for those effected by the cuts.I am one of those people that have  been effected directly by  the job cuts in the USA.I have many friends that have been out of a job for quite some time.I have been more fortunate than most for reasons of  my own.

Theres a saying made into a popular song by Kelly Clarkson. The words say" anything that doesn't kill you,Makes you stronger".That is the way we(unemployed) are.Many of the unemployed here In the USA are in desperate ways.Those of the people that have fallen from social grace are living in campers,with relatives or in tents.They are eating in soup kitchens.Single Free Meals per day, For people provided by charities.There is only the food being served in these Food Kitchens.No choice of menu and people that often don't share any idea of Homeless folks predicament.Depending on who is cooking at the time.
The soup kitchens only provide a meal which is limited to 45minutes to an hour in which to eat.This time includes going through the long lines of people standing to be fed. A forced prayer is said by the people in charge before the hungry are allowed to eat.The people  are then ask to leave no matter the weather outside.Rain or shine.100degrees or below freezing.The rule is "eat and get out".

The unemployed that are just hitting the ends of their savings ,emergency funds,borrowed funds,friends and family.These things get increasingly harder to find as time goes on.Many jobless have or will soon lose their homes from not being employed.No pay check,no money,no job.This may not seem so bad till you realize that if you have no address,it is impossible to get any benefits from anywhere.The Social "Support" system in USA will not help anyone that can not  provide a picture ID,and a permanent address'.These folks  can not apply for any kind of  help.This leaves many people with the additional stress of looking for a place to sleep,eat and,find safe haven.The alternative is too find an empty lot to use as your"address"Thus you learn to fabricate to use the system.Your mind soon shifts into survival mode regardless of the moral dilemma it places on your honesty .many  Individuals are are hard pressed.The Social programs Have priorities read like a sinking ships escape rule would have.Justice for all goes right out the window. The priorities for benefits are roughly as follows

1).Disabled folk have 1rst priority asthese folks would have the worst time of surviving.Many have mental or physical disabilities to cope with.survival of the strongest is jungle rules.It maybe an asphalt jungle,but we are not animals to that degree i would hope.

2).Returning soldiers&families have next priority. Many soldiers are paid so little,their families are already on welfare.These people should be paid the highest wages in the country.The United Nations seem to have soldiers do their dirty work without the pay they truly deserve.The US government considers them possessions This should be change asap being uque anspecialized persons.

Next eligible persons for benefits are the families with children. You may think adults would be staying together for increased benefits.The stress breaks up even the best families.There are many fatherless families here.

last but not least are the single people with absolutely no benefits left to get.So single men in particular are left to fend for themselves.The only other option is to move in with others.Without a job it doesn't last long before friction has that man drifting again.Single women can sometimes find womens shelter to stay at till they can get on their feet again.It' even more dangerous for a woman being homeless.The reasons are really obvious with a little thought.

There is millions of empty homes that need people living there in just  Unite States.The banks have kicked the occupants out and left them vacant.Some are without utilities.The weather plays havoc on vacant buildings.Jobs are now mostly through temporary agencies.This means a job without any benefits.These jobs are exactly that,temporary....The temp agencies hire only the youngest,people that can or will do the mundane jobs given.lifetime experience is not as or welcome.Do your job without question lead by someone who just learned that mundane job last month.It a job after all.An income to hold your place in desperation. No hope of retirement to look forward to.No chance of a restart to your life.If any despicable former employer has put anything real or imagined on your work record
You are also Blackballed or blacklisted from working.

This information in mind,I impart the following suggestions to change the system overnite.First a baseline or foundation on which to build this set of ideas and changes.

First and most importantly :If you have not chance of ever experiencing another persons situation,it is almost impossible to do anything but empathize his ordeal.Lets make all political jobs a Part time job.
The politicians can spend more time being among the masses to talk about life.They can empathize from looking for jobs like the rest of us.They can also be fired if they dont do the job we hired them for.Fired with the same pink slip at the door you and I would get.The same kind of"don't let the door hit your backside on the way out atitude. Next lets make it a law that all business is barred from election funds that have out of country factories subtracting from their Mother country.The companies will be required to  also limit the huge amounts of fat from going to a few individuals at the top of the companies.This would be put into a fund providing the workers with upgrades to manufacturing standards for the workers.The rest of the funds would be used to hold the companies workforce during the tough economic times.the CEO would share the workers pain.This would ensure the workforce of a future.In some societies the CEO would commit suicide for the foopah.We wont ask that just yet....

Until the people get control of the unemployment situation it wont change.There are a few things to change in society first.deny companies from just picking up and dumping workers and taking the mint of money with them.

Hold those responsible for the mess to be "responsible".If you are in charge of a business,You should also except the responsibilities involved.

To stop the homeless and unemployment all over the world,we need to revert to many basic rules that brought our forefathers into this century.The values that gave the world it's competitive edge on this life we lead.It's a hurdle to be overcome in the battle to break down the walls that make us appear so far apart.I challenge the suite on the radio and media to walk for a month in the shoes of another human as an unemployed person without their media idenity and no help from their people or connections.No credit cards,money.Just the clothes on your back.lets see you return to life as you knew it.Yours would never be a true separation because you would know that you would return to that which you left.It would be a novel experiment and not a life changing hit on your life.

Thats all for now,I hope this inspires thought for you.and don't worry about us unemployed.It will make us much stronger when we recover.so look out world cause sooner or later,Here we come .....

We'll be talking again soon
RJP



Comment:
The days of my father and mothers work were filled with people that contributed to their companies and were handsomely rewarded for their articulate abilities.That generation was built on incentive of the population.The companies of this century will get rid of anyone that tries to improve the company with a new idea.The flip-side of this is that contract workers have to sign on when hiring to give the employer any profit from the workers ideas.This lawyers, swindle kills incentive.Why would a person working for a company not be able to directly  profit from that idea?Do away with the swindling of workers  incentive.Watch the company grow in leaps and bounds as the workers embrace their job Pardoners.Instead of moving out of the base country,move to a cheaper area that has tax breaks.Maybe it will keep the companies running longer.

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