Why is it that hardworking people can no longer afford to live or die?

United States
April 2, 2007 11:55pm CST
With the rising cost of Real Estate and food and gas it is becoming harder and harder to meet your normal expenses much less have funds to indulge yourself in simple pleasures while people from all over the world can come here and receive benefits and many of them are not held responsible for repayment as natural citizens are because they use stolen social security numbers. Many of the people guilty of this scam the system and flaunt the ill gotten gain in our faces by owning and operating all the stores in our neighborhoods or selling drugs/guns to our children. What do you suggest we do to even the scale once more so that hardworking citizens receive their just rewards?
1 response
@hcromer (2709)
• United States
3 Apr 07
I've had a job since I was 16 years old. I work hard and I work a lot and yet I never can get ahead. I have a negative balance in my checking account right now and a maxed out credit card with a $1,000 limit. I would love to buy my own house, but I can't even afford to RENT a MOBILE HOME right now. I even gave up my apartment to live with my boyfriend to try to save money and I still have no money after 7 months with a $50.00 cut in rent.
• United States
3 Apr 07
It is so hard and seems so unfair that we struggle so hard and give so much only to get nothing back not even a little consideration. I hope things look up soon for all of us.