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Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:17 AM

[workstuff/just a ton of salt]

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:17 AM

how in the blue fucking hell do politicians think people can actually survive on unemployment?

ᴏᴋᴀʀᴜɴ 👾

@guessmonster

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:18 AM

They don’t care

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:18 AM

$220 a week.
depending on my rent/utilities fluctuation, this leaves me with less than $100 a month for groceries

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:18 AM

OH THEY SURE DO! THEY GO ON AND ON ABOUT HOW WE'RE MOOCHING OFF THE GOVERNMENT AND LIVING THESE LAVISH LIVES!

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:18 AM

BECAUSE WE /GASP
HAVE REFRIGERATORS!

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:19 AM

and a whole week without contact from my new agent doesn't bode well

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:19 AM

and I didn't reply to that other 'hey do you have anyone in your network' email, but I think I'm gonna just to see what happens

Hooded Figure

@infiniteviking

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:28 AM

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:28 AM

I'll live, I have to

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:28 AM

but damn

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 3:28 AM

at least last time it was actually livable

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:05 AM

unemployment is paid by your former employer, so you're not even using public funds, wtf

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:05 AM

that's the worst part, because I'm still within a year? It's being paid out of my prior job, not this most recent one

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:05 AM

which is probably why it's so low

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:06 AM

anyway let me know if you need help with applying for Food Assistance, I can give advice

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:07 AM

https://images.plurk.com/tzEmQyIJnShwvGM72QhUi.png

this is exactly the shit I'm talking about

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:07 AM

THIS IS NOT HOW IT WORKS

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:07 AM

the maximum FS benefit for one person is $194 per month

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:08 AM

not the image I was looking for, it was a news show with '74% of unemployed people have a refrigerator, washer, and dryer in their house!' scare tactics

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:09 AM

the fuck are they supposed to do, go to the laundromat and spend $5 every time they need to do a load of laundry? these assholes would complain about that too

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:09 AM

I think I looked into it before and I was still just over the acceptable threshold at that time (because it only takes into account rent/utilities, not things like medical bills, of which I have some) but I should look again)

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:09 AM

Yeah, because of your UCB amount and your rent/utilities you're likely to be in a much different situation.

Pipkin

@DryadGurrl

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:10 AM

I will ad that to the list of things to do when my body's not trying to wring itself out

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:18 AM

And yeah, unless you're elderly or have been determined disabled at the federal level, medical expenses don't count for FS

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 4:20 AM

Also, ANYONE WHO NEEDS HELP WITH FOOD ASSISTANCE IS WELCOME TO PM ME, even if we don't know each other.

V O I D M O T H

@ExpositionFairy

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 5:30 AM

Likewise

StupidSexyV⚠der

@komikbookgeek

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 9:52 AM

also no, 'middle class' is not what people THINK it is

spicy mycophile

@Zoharial

Mon, Feb 3, 2020 6:23 PM

Processing Food Assistance applications is my job, so I can tell you what the person who has your case is looking for.