no sympathy for the poor Wrote:
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> I have a friend that lives near that AFAC center.
> When parking is tight sometimes i end up parked in
> that general block so see the people walking by
> with their bags of food/waiting on the ART bus.
>
> The OP is correct in their assessment of the
> percentages.
>
> Who do you think is working at all the fast food
> restaurants in Arlington? Who is serving your
> food, cleaning your clothes, ringing you up at the
> grocery store?
>
> If you don't make over $50k it is hard to pay rent
> AND EAT in Arlington.
>
> I don't shame any of them for going to get free
> food. I would too if i was working at some food
> service job, only making $300 a week (remember-
> hours are being cut) and having to pay my $1,145
> rent for my 1 bedroom apartment at Barcroft
> Apartments (cheapest i could find in Arlington
> proper with a short google search) AND feed
> myself/my family. That apartment requires a $41k
> ($19.71 per hour) salary to even APPLY. I know of
> no one in any low wage job who makes this serving
> food or what have you. (link:
>
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> ick on where it says click here to view price
> chart for these apartments. The whole
> months paycheck barely covers rent. What do you
> expect them to do? Are you going to tell them to
> go back to school- then get mad they ask for
> grants for that too? Fucking bootstraps...
>
> I take this personal because I was in the same
> boat in my early 20's and I too was a client of
> the same food bank. Fresh college degree and
> "interned" for low pay. They saved my bacon (pun
> intended)....
Such bullshit.