Mr. President - May I please have a job.

[DanCa]

Dear Mr. President,
This is an open letter, in response to your main point of your guest worker program. You keep saying that your program wouldn't take away a single job from any American that wants one. Well Mr President, I am writing to you today in hopes that I can get a job. I have young onset parkinson's disease and I cannot find work.

I was dxd in May of 2003 with YOPD and was immediately terminated from my job in the fitness center on campus. Since than I was put on disability pay, because I needed medical insurance to cover my hospital bills and medication. I hated doing that you see, but I had bills to pay.

Since than my PD has progressed rapidly, I am in a wheel chair for seven months of the year, my hands shake terribly, and I wake up gaging because my throats too stiff to move. I have also lost feeling in my hands and can no longer feel the key board.

I am not writing this because I want you to feel sorry for me. I already know that you think a fetus is more important than a disabled person. I also know that you don't care about disabled people and that your party wants to revoke the social security disability program. No I don't think it's within your emotional range to feel sorry for anyone. What I am asking you is for the chance to work.

Dear Mr. President, I am asking you for one of these jobs that you keep referring to that Americans don't want. I will work in any field at any level of pay if you gave me a chance. Dear Mr President, do you want me to scrub toilets? Hell yes I would do it if you can find me an employer that well hire me with my condition. However I cannot find an employer who will hire me and I go out out looking for work every time I am out of the house.

So Mr. President I am asking you to humbly stop using the phrase that guest workers wont take away a single job that any American wants to do. I want to work, and I am an American. And I do not care what type of work it is that I'd do. And I strongly ask you to consider the consequences of privatizing social security. I put money into that system since I was 16 years old and let me tell you that 420 dollars a month is all that's keeping me from being on the street. And finally Mr. President, I am asking you to back up your actions with deeds not words. You say that your all for the quality of life? Well am begging you help me find a job and prove it.

[Christa]

1. The way I see it

it's not the guest workers who take away our jobs. Our jobs are all outsourced.

[ObaMania]

5. Yes they are outsourced, but..

.. the ones that remain- which pay subminimum or non-living wage- go to the guest workers.

[mopinko]

8. half the equation

good jobs that can be outsourced are. guest workers and undocumented workers take many of the ones that cannot move. they not only work for low pay, they work under conditions that are unlawful. health and safety conditions that no citizen, especially no union member, would tolerate. this undercuts ALL workers.

[belladonna]

2. Consider this recommended

My father was diagnosed in his early 30's so I have a pretty good idea of what you're going through right now. :hug:

[wtbymark]

3. In a Neo-Con world, the only way you'd be profitable

is to be dead. Sorry, but social Darwinism is their goal. You have my sympathies though.

[rman]

10. There's one profitable step before death:

slave labor on a starvation diet.

[sandrakae]

4. This letter should actually be sent to him.

[madokie]

6. DanCa, you're on your own but you didn't need me to tell you that either

I've been thrown to the heap myself and we have no one advocating for us now that i'm aware of. Used up and thrown away like an old rubber tire. Without disability I would litterly starve to death and Its not right that any of the disabled have to worry about anything necessary to live as good a life as our bods will allow, I didn't choose my condition nor did any of the others. It's just we have to deal with what comes our way and we sure don't need the government kicking us while we are down. Now I'm getting pissed. Sorry criminal bunch of no good repuke bastids, dam 'em all to hell. I paid into SS since I was 13 years old, some 45 years ago and now they want me to feel bad because i've no choice, fuck 'em. fuck 'em all.
I always enjoy seing your posts because I know this is another of the better days for you, my thoughts are always with you.
Peace bro'

[DanCa]

7. Peace to you to.

:hug:
I am just so sick and tired of the rethugs claming that SSDI is a lifestyle choice and that we dont want to work. It really gets to me sometimes. Hey if anyone out there wants my disability check I'll invite them to spend a week in my chair first . Lets see how much of a lifestyle they have on 420 a month. Were really living high on the hog aren't we? Peace and please have a gentle day.

[madokie]

9. We both know this is not the same country we grew up in

We all had a completely different mindset when I was but a kid. We took great pride in doing what we could to help the disadvantaged, to watch out for them, to go out of our way to be gentle to them and always with a smile. I guess to this bunch of criminals we have now representing us it is not the family values we need anymore. The love for our fellow man. The love and compassion for the downtroden. I'll have to say it again then I'll go wash my mouth out with soap, screw the whole bunch of these repukes who want to make our lives worst and the white horse they rode in on.
Beautiful sunshine here today, hope the same for you.
Peace.

[area51]

11. k & r

Bush* & his vermin administration don't care about anyone but themselves.

[AllegroRondo]

12. And the really sh*tty part

the Department of Labor considers you 'employed' because you receive SS disablility, and not part of the unemployment figures.

[DanCa]

19. Whats even worse

Is that if someone were to hire me, I could only make 60 dollars a month before the US deducts from the my benefits. So am I damned if I do and damned if I don't. All in all I'd rather be working because it's near impossible to live off the 420 a month that am making me. Now where do I get me one of them caddilacs?

[TalkingDog]

13. They won't hire me with my condition either....I'm "over-educated"

I am sorry that you are suffering a physical disability, I know that is a very hard row to hoe.

I think that a lot of people from different situations are having similar employment problems. No matter what the talking heads say, the employment situation is pretty bad in some parts of the country.

I could have lied on the dozens (and I do mean dozens)of applications I've filled out over the past 2 years and said I only had a high school degree. But I don't see why I should have to lie in order to get a job.

And rightly, those employers understand that a person with a Masters Degree is going to move on as soon as a better paying job...or even a damned job with benefits comes along.

A few months back lurking Freepers blasted me on their site for complaining to the DOE that I couldn't pay my loans back because I can't find a job in George Bush's America.

But hey, I'm living the American Dream, right? Poor white trash makes good. Pulls herself up by her bootstraps, gets an education so she won't have to work in the mills. I'd have been better off quitting high school and taking a mill job starting out at 14.50 an hour to sweep floors.

Well, at least I can make a few bucks teaching occassionally. Enough to keep our heads above water. And no, we don't have a huge house, new cars or other goodies. We live in a tiny farm community in a small house, grow a lot of our own food and drive used cars. (mine has 240K miles on it)
So I'm not some overly educated yuppie who can't live w/o her latte.

I share your anger and frustration.


edit: 'cause I cain't spell.

[earth mom]

14. Your letter brought tears to my eyes.

Sending healing vibes and peace to you. :hi:

What a pathetic, cruel and sad state of affairs that the ill, disabled, and elderly are treated like so much trash in this country. I have family members on disability and it kills me to think that in the future they may be out on the streets when I am gone and unable to fight for them any longer.

My heart breaks from this inhumane lack of compassion. :cry:

[crispini]

15. K&R

:hug::hug::hug::hug:

[Rocknrule]

16. "Mr. President, may I please have a 'job?"

Did Jeff Gannon write that?
:evilgrin:

[roseBudd]

17. Fact: There are 2.6 job seekers for every job, does not include those who

have given up. The Reagan inspired welfare haters seem to think the existence of want ads in a newspaer is the equivalent of a job for everyone. The labor pool does not determine the job pool.

[katinmn]

18. K&N. Great letter. I hope you send it to him and to your legislators. too.

:hug:

[rateyes]

20. Hey, Danca...

been a while. Damn. Good letter. But, with Dubya, don't hold your breath, if you know what I mean.

How's Elton?

[DanCa]

21. I am good my friend how are you?

Although Elton's by replaced by the early blues stylings of Lead Belly, and the later all accustic sound stylings of Bruce Springsteen. Okay I am weird. :D

[rateyes]

22. You think you're weird!

For me, Elton has been replaced lately with the soundtrack from "Phantom of the Opera" and Andrea Bocelli.

23. Bush only helps those in the 1 million more a year bracket

if you own a bank or oil field, Bush will surely help you out then. The guy has no brain, no heart, and no courage.

[Joe Fields]

24. I need a job, too.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Wonderful letter. I'm just so sorry that you had to write it.

These are very dark times in this country that things have come to this. My heart goes out to you and I'm wishing you only the best. Nobody can fail to be moved by your words, but Bush*'s actions and lack of compassion don't bode well for any of us.;(