[StBernard] As The Stomach Turns Don't think even D's had this in mind, maybe not. ??

[Westley Annis]

		Ever wonder why our economy is in the tank, or why our taxes
are so high, or why both parents have to work to support their families?The
answer is entitlements!The below report is a good indicator 
		  http://www.nola.com/news/
		Welfare just ain't what it used to be!  December 22, 2007 
  
		Sharon Jasper has been victimized.  Poor thing...she has
been rabidly wronged. She has become a Section 8 care case -- the victim of
ever changing public housing policies.Sharon Jasper has spent 57 of her 58
years dedicated to one cause and one cause only, and has nothing to show for
her dedicated servitude..  She has lived in Section 8 housing all but 1 of
her 58 years. 
		It was a legacy passed down from her parents who moved into
Section 8 housing in 1949 when she was six months old.  She has passed the
legacy down to her children, but fears they may have to get jobs to pay for
the utilities and deposits. 
		She laments about her one year hiatus from the comfort of
her Section 8 nirvana, ' I tried it for a year -- you know, working and all.
It's not anything I would want to go through again, or wish on anyone in my
family, but I am damn proud of that year.'
		Sharon was moved out of her St. Bernard housing project
after hurricane Katrina and into a new, yet albeit, substandard quarterage.
As can be noted from the above photo of her new Section 8 home, it is
repugnant and not suitable for someone of Sharon Jasper's seniority status
in the system.  'Don't be fooled by them hardwood floors,' says   Sharon . 
		They told me they were putting in scraped wood floors cause
it was more expensive and elegant, but I am not a fool -- that was just a
way to make me take scratched up wood because I am black.  The 60 inch HD
TV?  It may look nice but it is not a plasma.  It's not a plasma because I'm
black.  Now they want me to pay a deposit and utilities on this dump.' 'Do
you know why?' 
		
		She has held her tongue in silence through the years of
abuse by the system, but it came to a head at the New Orleans' city council
meeting where discussions were under way about the tearing down of the St.
Bernard projects.  When a near riotous exchange between groups opposing the
tearing down of St. Bernard and groups wanting the dilapidated buildings
torn down and newer ones built,  Sharon unleashed verbal h with her once
silenced tongue.  The object of her oratory prowess was an acquiescent poor
white boy in attendance.   
		The context of her scathing rebuke was, 'Just because you
pay for my house, my car, my big screen and my food, I will not be treated
like a slave!' and 'Back up and Shut up!  Shut up, white boy!  Shut up,
white boy!' 
		Recapping from the mental log of the city council minutes in
her head,   Sharon  repines, 'Our families have been displaced all over the
United States.  They are being forced to commit crimes in cities they are
unfamiliar with.  It is a very uncomfortable situation for them..  Bring
them back, then let's talk about redevelopment.'     
		Sharon directs the reporter's attention across the street to
Duncan    Plaza  where homeless people are living in tents and states that,
'I might do better out there with one of these tents.'  She further lamented
her sentiments about her situation, 'I might be poor, but I don't have to
live poor.'
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		Remember to pay your taxes--Sharon  needs your help 
		Spread the Wealth!
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 


	
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