I joke around about being poor, I say poverty is relative. My friends and family say I am alarmingly poor, … More
Tag: welfare
The Truth About Private Charities Caring for America’s Poor
I served as Executive Director of three non-profits helping poor folks in the rural south and I’m going to tell … More
Meet a Real Poor Person-William, a Veteran
I worked in social services, both government and non-profit for over twenty years. When I hear right-wingers say such things … More
Tax-Funded Welfare: American as Apple Pie
Contrary to claims of small-government fundamentalists, tax-funded assistance for the poor has been carried on in America from colonial days. … More