How Are People Doing It?

     You have to wonder how people are doing what they do in this bad economic times. I everyone with a smart phone. I see a lot of new BMW cars running around. I work in a deli in a grocery store. I see people buying prepared food and sub sandwiches. Many more then you think on food stamps. And as you are helping them they are on their smart phone probably recording the transaction so if you mess up they can get something for free. 

     A week or so ago on the Dianne Reem  show on NPR radio there was a segment on SNAP (food stamps). They had all these people talking about how they have to get by on $1.30 a day. How they run out of benefits before the end of the month. Blah, Blah, Blah. If that is the case how can they come in and get $200 to $300 worth of party trays on a regular basis? Big cakes from the bakery. Crab legs and lobster from the meat department. 

     And they are not walking to the store either. They are driving cars. Someone addressed that on the Diane Reem show that was from the government that runs SNAP. He said they cannot track that. Sometimes things fall through the cracks. Again blah, blah blah. If they can tap the phones of everyone and know their emails why can't they track that? 

     Others that are still making some decent money or living on something like a trust fund are just cruising right along. Have we already forgot about the credit and housing crisis a few years ago? Several companies that actually pay well are cutting jobs. But they are telling us of all the new jobs that are being created. You know minimum wage jobs. 

     A lot of companies are cutting their health insurance. Due to the Affordable Health Care Act. My company didn't, this year. From what I gather from the website I do not qualify for any subsidies. Although I am soundly in the lower end of the $11,000 to $49,000 incomes that may qualify. It may become fashionable or the trend to cut insurance benefits. Putting us all on the marketplace. 

     Full time jobs are becoming scarce also. Then companies can cut vacations, benefits, insurance and bonuses. Saving them more money. Many people I know are working multiple jobs just to get by. While I see others doing nothing at all living just as well.

     The old people come in the store and get a few cold cuts. Scraping to get by. Most of them are petrified about the new Medicare deals. That they paid into. 

     I just see the merry go round coming to a crashing halt soon.