indianajo
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My mother's father had to drop school age 11 and start digging coal, to keep the house the mine provided them. His father died in an "accident" on the tipple (processing plant). He had been making A's. He bought land age 23 and built a house out of used lumber from abandoned mine camps for his mother. My grandmother lived there until age 88 though health problems terminated my grandfather age 42.
My father's family moved so often my father often could not find his way home from school. Probably skipping rent payments & being evicted. Grandfather lost his good railroad job when his crew leader lost track of time and got their man car run over by a train. My grandfather got his accounting credentials (IRS enrolled agent) from International correspondence school that advertised in dime novels and comics. My father finished high school, did his Army service, did not start me until age 32. Age 38 he bought a house that we lived in the rest of my school years. I knew exactly how to get home after school.
I took all the education the school district would give me. I worked my *** off, 3-4 hours homework a night. I worked summers after age 16, saved, paid cash for my college education. I've never earned even the median salary, but saved enough I now pay taxes on 24 acres, 2 houses & a decrepit trailer. This is not a high cost high tax location, my choice.
There plenty of *****y jobs in landscaping, roofing, crop picking, drywall installation, meat packing, medical or factory cleaner, that nobody wants but illegal immigrants. Barring injury, birth defect, health disasters, or mental limitations, homelessness is a choice. I support a party that wants wider health insurance for low wage workers and improved mental health care.
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