tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post3046243393811487686..comments2023-10-26T05:48:21.879-04:00Comments on MizB...AGING VIEWS FROM THE TOWER: The Shame of Poverty in America vs. “Shame on the Poor!”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post-88272037815828710052012-02-04T17:57:58.384-05:002012-02-04T17:57:58.384-05:00quote: The safety net is not a hammockquote: The safety net is not a hammockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post-33266221611022124242012-02-04T17:10:24.909-05:002012-02-04T17:10:24.909-05:00Life is certainly full of curves, I am still ducki...Life is certainly full of curves, I am still ducking the blows. I too am on Medicare & disability. I never in a million years would have thought I would be on the virtually "poor" side of America. I am grateful but angry at life. I lost most of my sight to diabetes 6 years ago, that took me for a loop!. I was a successful registered nurse who completed college & received a BS in human services & community health, & a masters in psychology. I worked with the so called down trodden.population with HIV/AIDS. I enjoyed every minute of my 25 years.I frequently recall those days of the Feather Ball where so many of the patrons looked as if they existed on one rice grain per week,& disgruntled when Jimmy Carter took the election that year.How those rich Republicans of 1976 must've felt to imagine it was almost the end of their world & the frivilous life they lived with their many cohorts. How excited we were to be able to get a few bottles of the most expensive perfumes while we watched them fight over the gift baskets that they could've purchased with the loose change in their wallets.So many American's are experiencing hardships on various levels.How many of the affluent have been victims like us everyday people? Jeanne, you once said that what we needed is a visitation from some beings from another galaxy..I agreed then .. I agree now ! There is not much (if any) recourse left..Beam me up Scotty !!!!!JoyceClarkhttp://verizon.netnoreply@blogger.com