Justin Trudeeu was so proud of himself as he announced these wonderful 'breaks' we were all to receive. Each person - $250 and a few other so called breaks. So imagine my anger when I find out that yet again the disabled and poor are not eligible to accept any of these breaks. Apparently only the working people get it.
The new has gone crazy. One disabled man was furious and said what we were all thinking. The 'break' he has offered to the middle class isnt' going to change much for them. But if he had put this 1.6 BILLION towards the poor. People on ODSP and OW it would have made a big difference. But again,... we were not thought of at all as we are INVISABLE.
FUCK YOU JUSTIN TRUDEAU for overlooking the ones who need it the most - again.
Another thing that pissed me off yesterday.
In a couple of our community pages here in Wellington County there is someone who has gone overboard welcoming a Ukranian family and getting them everything they need. now I am not knocking what this woman is doing as it's awesome what she has done. Saving a refugee family in need. MORE of this needs to be done. HOWEVER,... there are homeless in this community that were born and raised here. I am not the only person struggling with food insecurity and the threat of eviction hanging over my head. I am only ONE of many in this community who need help. We tend to get lost as I am not physically out there in the community 'seen'. i am hidden and therefore invisable. And I cannot ask for help. I just don't have it in me to out and out ask for what I need. I was rasied you live with what you live and cope. you don't ask for luxeries,... and I don't.
But there is another woman who has started a go-fund-me page to visit her mother in Africa as she is unwell. I would NEVER have the nerve to ask a community to pay for a trip for myself which is a luxury. You may say, but her mother is dying. Have some commpassion. When my own mother was dying, I could not fly to BC to see her. I never felt entitled enough to ask someone else to pay for that. In my mind,... if you dont have the money,... you just chalk it up to bad luck and you don't go. Thats life. I face that ALL THE TIME. Having to miss important stuff due to no money or transportation. That is just life. To ask your community to fund your trip to Africa is a little nervy to me. ESPECIALLY with so much poverty and homelessness in THIS community.
I have not been on vacation in twenty five YEARS. 25! But do I ask for money so I can? NEVER! if I dont have the money then I just don't go. thats life. deal with it.
And to also learn that immigrants have free entry into all National Parks while I have to pay over $20 is annoying too. We have Belwood lake I would love to visit a few times each summer. But it's too expensive. But immigrants get in free.
It's the inconsistancy of the governments allotment of funds that annoys me. The middle class get more and we get forgotten. how others in our community are so used to living well that when they hit a bump in the road they ask the community for money becasue they feel they deserve it. To ask anyone to hand over their hard earned dollars is just RUDE to me. If you don't have the funds,... you just don't do it,... end of. I have been missing out on stuff for years now becasue of my situation. But I would never dream of asking anyone to fund a trip to Africa for me. WOW
So I think it's the entitlement of people who dont see that therir are people far worse off than themselves yet they expect to jump the line for help. I get angry that noone sees us here on the bottom so we get left out.
I should not feel like I have to BEG to get what I need. And I never will. I would rather go without ! and I do all the time ~ than beg. I don't use the foodbank or take money from churches anymore. It's just too degrading. Asking for money is the ultimate no-no for me. You just don't do it.
I think thats why I got so angry and embarrassed that day out in the gazebo when Jenny was out and out begging for money,... it's so classless and cringy. I would just rather go without,...
But having to watch others get what you don't is never easy. And Justin Trudea completely forgetting about a whold group of people in need shows HIS priorities. The well off get richer and more breaks while we down here get nothing ~ again.
I feel so defeated and invisable in my country.
Justin Trudeau ~ You should feel shame today!!!!!
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