- Sep 16, 2012
- 61,031
- 54,982
- 3,605
I just got the news. My rent and part of my Utilities are going up another 30 bucks as of the first of the year. Meanwhile, my heating bill has been going up slowly. My Insurance for my vehicle has gone up. Food prices have gone up and continue to rise. All in all, the total adjustment will be in the excess of over 100 bucks. And then it also bumps me into a higher tax bracket as well.
That means that the COLA of 48 bucks a month doesn't cover the increases once again. Okay, I can afford it. But let's look at the ones on just SSI.
With the Rent and Utilities going up that 30 bucks for a total of 405 bucks for a long term RV Space the size of a postage stamp, versus a 1200 buck SSI check max down to 667 bucks on the low side, add in the other costs, where does that leave the people unable to work due to age and injuries. These people paid into SSI and Medicare their whole adult lives. And they are finding out the programs they were depending on are either being short changed or cut out completely. Now they are being told that they are freeloaders and shunned by one group of people. Guess what, most of these people did the shunning themselves. The Food Banks, Free Lunch Programs, used clothing programs and more from the community is drying up slowly.
There are many "Welfare" programs that they can utilize including housing but those are on the chopping blocks as well. You won't see them on here complaining about it. They can't afford a computer, much less internet access. Most only use throw away 19.95 phones with no internet access. Their life is difficult to say the least. But some want to make it even worse and are in the process of doing just that.
I have been slipping for a couple decades from Middle Class to lower middle class with no change in my financial status. But these folks have gone from poor to poverty with no change in their financial status.
Those throw away phones get WIFi
.
And where do you go to get that WIFI if you can't afford that convoluted coffee at the coffee shop? Most 19.95 plans don't include Internet so you have to use a hotspot to have WIFI. And, trust me, when you have a business offering WIFI, the last thing you want is a bunch of poor people taking up space sucking up your WIFI instead of paying customers.
This is what I was talking about. . the poor being dumb.
Save your money, and put down a $120 for a year plan on a disposable for a year plan. That comes to less than $10 a month. That can be used anywhere. Make sure you roll it over every year to save your minutes. My phone has over 6000 minutes on it. I never use them all up.
If you are below a certain income and budget constraints, you can get a free landline and internet.
Lifeline Program for Low-Income Consumers
Again, poor people are just DUMB.