Patrick Richardson
2011-05-22 21:11:18

Forgotten Man,

Don’t be more of a jerk than your mother made you. Mika is obviously the sort of situation for which the welfare system was created. We can debate whether the welfare system should exist or not, but you cannot blame her for taking advantage of the help that’s there to work on getting her life straightened out. I’ve known more than one person with this sort of story who is using the help the way it should be — to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and put their life back together.

I suspect Mika will find a job soon enough and as quickly as she can after that be off the dole. In the meantime, how about a little compassion? Judge not lest ye be judged?

Patrick