Punishing The Poor Has Been Very Productive For Us, So Pat Yourself On The Back America!

In mid 1974, seven months after my father lost his job, we were all a few weeks away from living in the street, Dick and Dot, myself and my four sisters. Thankfully, dad did get six months of severance pay, at 60% of his salary. Yes, that was better than nothing, but getting your pay cut 40% overnight will dramatically change your current, and near future perspective. Few Americans are able to continually save enough of their take home pay to cover such a deficit for very long. Luckily, dad was able to get a loan from his aunt. Shortly afterward he also found a job, or just into the eighth month of joblessness. Sadly, he was never able to regain the same financial footing; he died in debt 33 years later. <a href="https://richard-the-chwalek.medium.com/punishing-the-poor-has-been-very-productive-for-us-so-pat-yourself-on-the-back-america-106c003687d0">Click Here</a>