Hey Republicans---can you just be nice and care about our country?

by Leslie Jacobs


Ive been a registered republican since I turned 18 and came home from college to register to vote. I had to be a republican. My father had died two years before and I'd take over his roots.

Years later Ive been an elected member to town committees, board of educations and commissions. So, this is to tell you I've been around for a while--and the Republicans are just not nice, out for blood and it's money, money, money.

It seems to me they don't care about people. Or is that just me? Yes, I'm changing to be an independent.

 


I’m “Too Honest” for most people to handle

by Leslie Jacobs


If you ask me a question I’m going to give you a very honest answer. So they ask, I answer sometimes using tact, and I lose friends, or so called friends from politics, public relations, Assyrian family members and whatnot. The question I ask is about the family member and if peril came to that member You’re opinion would change on so and so. It’s a question that was asked in a 1988 presidential debate. 

The people I’ve posed the question to get so upset that they block me, or eliminate the convo on FB. Can you believe people are so sensitive? Just because you say something it  doesn’t mean its going to come true! Because my taxes would be paid and  I’d be on a cruise to Europe.

No, still in CT. 

If you’re not afraid, ask me a question.  


It Sucks to be on Food Stamps

by Leslie Jacobs


I work therefore in a perfect world I’d make enough to afford food, heat, clothes and shelter.   

But it’s not. So I depend on DSS of CT to give me $191 a month for nourishment.  They wanted paperwork Turbo Tax won’t give them after a certain time. So I waited a month. It was the holidays and food was being given to me at a wonderful rate.  In January I applied again online and they called. On a Saturday when my phone was turned off. So I called back on Monday , and then on Tuesday waiting at least two to three hours and then I had to go to work. I have two jobs and my organizing business.  If I can’t reach them by phone Ill just go down there. At 9am the line was out the door. I got inside about 10am. Seeing the 47 people in line ahead of me-I felt loss until a woman sitting next to me told me to call DSS Commission. I’m waiting for a call back. 

Wish me luck!