My twin and my sister are both incapable of work and full time care.
Mom pulls up ONE person on tiktok whining their brand new care has to be given up so they can stay on SSI as proof the whole system is infested by scammers.
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MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 week agoBig fat fucking /s because holy shit, I’ve actually encountered people who believe bullshit like that.
My mom hasn’t worked in a decade. Survives off of snap and my dad’s SSDI survivor benefits. She STILL buys the whole welfare queen narrative. “They live ten, twelve to a house, ain’t none of them got jobs, but they all got nice cars!”
Guess they’re just smarter than you, ma. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
singletona@lemmy.world 1 week ago
MrVilliam@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Perfect. I said something similar the last time this sort of rhetoric came out of a coworker’s mouth. Literally what I said about begging on the streets and making 6 figures was what he said. I said “that’s not happening, at least not for more than maybe up to 5 people, and if you don’t believe me then why don’t you just do that instead of working harder and making less?” The response was some bullshit about not wanting to be a drain on society and how he would feel bad taking money he didn’t earn. And yet his goal is to buy a few houses and rent them out so his housing is paid for by other people. Pointing out the irony to him would be a waste of breath.
Of course she does. She is said welfare queen. I’m sure she’d try to explain how it’s not the same thing, but the reality is that she believes that’s she’s earned (there’s that word again) what she’s receiving, implying that others haven’t. I would have trouble maintaining a close relationship with somebody who holds these beliefs.