I was thinking last night that if I was only a bank or investment firm that things would be OK. And then I saw this cartoon in today’s paper.
I’m no politician. I have no idea what the answer is. But I DO know that it sucks to see the government tossing billions of dollars at Wall Street while I have to wait 5 weeks to even apply for WIC. My husband worked hard but we’ve had terrible luck with multiple layoffs over the past 7 years. We’ve never once taken help. From the government or anyone else. But now that we need it, we can’t get it. I am pretty sure that the WIC wouldn’t amount to more than $100 a month, but it’s going to be over 5 weeks before we can even apply. After that, I have no idea how long it will take to actually receive benefits.
Whatever. Actually, my positive and hopeful mood remains. But the irony of that comic and the insanity of it all had me laughing this morning.
In the meantime, the weather is beautiful, there’s a little chill in the air, and my beloved Volunteers play our biggest rivals today. So I’m going to get myself and the kids dressed, find some free fun for a while, and then come in and hopefully watch the Florida Gators get crushed!
