Saturday, November 20, 2010

How can we afford $365 million dollars for renovation of the White House when my kids live with me because they can't find a decent job?

This really chaps me.  I pay my taxes so that the White House can have a renovation of $365 million and my kids can't even afford their own place?  I'm supposed to be planning for my retirement and back when I was younger and planning my retirement my goals didn't include my children.  Honestly, I would make them move out but they would literally starve to death.  This renovation I equate to giving somebody $20.00 to buy food and instead they bought flowers for their garden.  Only there is a lot more money involved.  And I can't afford the $20.00 now.

A job in Denver that pays $8.00 an hour is the equivalent to mimimum wage of the 1970's, $1.65 an hour.  That isn't enough to pay for food for ONE person much less two.  One child makes $10.00 an hour and that isn't enough to pay for food or housing.  It's one or the other but not both.  Yet we will make sure the White House has it's $365 million dollar dress up while there are literally people starving in the US.

I didn't sign up for this.

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