Well, I'm jobless. I know I'm not the only one. There are TONS of people who are jobless, especially the youth.
It's not easy being a citizen of the United States and trying to get a job straight out of high school anymore. 20 years ago it was far easier, and 40 years ago, even easier than that. Now-a-days, we're born to middle-to-low class parents (not saying that's a bad thing, but for most of us, this is true) who can barely afford to live comfortable themselves, and until we are 24 years old, the school system wants to take my parent's income into consideration. Well, this isn't as simple as it may seem. Yeah, my mom doesn't make much, which would make you think I could get financial aid to go to school, right? Not quite. She hasn't filed her taxes for several years now. I filed mine last year, and am paying for it, and will file again this year, hopefully to actually gain something from it, cause goodness knows I need it now, more than ever. So, if she hasn't filed, how can they even go into her true financial status? I can't even complete the forms necessary to APPLY for financial aid, much less apply and be CONSIDERED for it. It's not a matter of applying and hoping we're broke enough to get it, it's a matter of being 100% unable to complete the forms. I'm totally FUCKED out of even having a CHANCE to go to school until I turn 24. Luckily for me, my birthday is in the summer and not in the fall, or this would piss me off even more.
On to that circular thinking that the idiots of the USA seem to love oh-so much. I think it's fair to say, I need money to go to school, if I'm to go before I turn 24. Well, I need a job to get that money for school. But I also have to afford to support myself at the same time, so it could take several years to save that money up. Great. Well, better get on that. Oh, wait you want me to have gone to college to get that job? Fuck.
And this is my predicament. I can't even get into school to get some specific work-based experience that they require for me to get their jobs because I can't get a job that would pay for me to go to school!
It's so disheartening looking for work. They all want bilingual experienced and/or educated workers... McDonald's isn't even hiring, because all of the people that happen to be older than me and living here longer have already taken all of those jobs.
But I can't collect unemployment because I haven't been "let go" from a job. I never had a job here, quit my last one to come here, and the ONE job I've had here was temporary, so I can't collect unemployment because I knew it would eventually end.
So what do I do? I can go to the food bank for food, but that doesn't pay my mere $500 rent and $80 phone bill and $80 internet bill (so, you know, I can keep LOOKING for a job). Doesn't pay for my utilities so I can keep clean and tidy so I will look presentable if/when I get an interview.
I can't move in with anyone here. The one person I know and trust enough to move in with can't have me living with him, and vice versa.
So what happened to making more jobs, Obama? What happened to bringing the troops home, Obama? What happened to all of your empty promises that people expected to keep as they cast their vote? Boy, am I glad I didn't vote for you... If this is how you keep your promises, we'd be better off with someone who, even if they promise much less, at least follows through with what they say.
I hate people who say one thing and do another, and you, sir, are one of thousands of idiotic Americans (but I think you know this and were counting on it) who does this. I regret not petitioning against you during the presidential election. You have been the worst president in my time. Yes, I mean that. You're passing all of these pointless bills that only restrict us further and do nothing for our benefit, and sit there looking like a dumb elephant who's been rolling around in the mud (readers, don't take this personally, this is geared at one person specifically).
You're not making it any easier for me to go to school, to get an education, to get a job, to LIVE. You're killing us off, like branches on a tree, one at a time, you great bafoon.
Can we, as Americans, PLEASE actually vote for someone NOT spammed all over the media. You do realize they are paid more to feed you what sells, don't you? Oh, sorry you're Americans. I've expected too much of you haven't I?
Flat out, the candidates spewed all over the radio, TV, magazines, and newspapers, are often NOT the best candidates. I only say often because if I don't, I'm sure one of these days I'll be eating my words and I'd like to avoid that. I wrote in a vote for the last presidential election (2008). Know who it was? The, then, democratic, former senator of Alaska, old fart known as Mike Gravel. He's getting close to 90 years old. I was rather pleased to find out that, after he dropped out of the election race, he went to the Libertarian party. Old fart at least knows his shit. I may not agree with every little thing (who ever does?), but at least he had his head on straight and wasn't promising shit he couldn't possibly follow through with. Americans are annoying like this. They are lazy and careless with their futures and neglect to inform themselves enough to make a decent decision that could actually change things in a way they would favor, rather than something that sounds nice at the time, but could potentially be detrimental in the end. Americans don't like to think, don't like to move more than an inch, if they can help it. So I have to suffer for their ignorance, laziness, and stupidity. Go me?
Fuck all of you who are like that (there are more of you than you'd like to admit). What I want is a warm climate, like here in Texas, but with the vacancy equaling that of Alaska. Actually, Alaska looks pretty inviting. I think I'd like to go there some day. It's pretty and I don't mind the chill and cold. Don't know if I'd want to live there, but I'd sure like to visit.
Those of you who have made it this far, congrats. If you don't fit the personality traits specified in this blog, don't take offense. I still like you. Of course, some of my friends do this a bit, too. But I've forgiven them, obviously, since they're my friends. It's not an end-all condition. But if you're too stupid, I want nothing to do with you. I think I should define stupid for y'all some time so there's no confusion.
'Till next time.
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