[My] Life in Wisconsin

Welcome to My Romper Room!

Get out your thinking caps please?

Note: Last year our wonderful state of Wisconsin decided that it was necessary for everyone that drives to have car insurance. 

Clicking on some silly inurance ad, and receiving replies I have learned that the cheapest rate I could have is about $80.00 month. 
It should come as no surprise to anyone that I am now, and have been, driving illegally. 


God help me if I ever get pulled over, -or in an accident.
I WILL need bail money...

Now wait a minute. I promise you that this is not a pity-pot story. 
It is, however, a very private one...

As you all know, I have been listed as permanently disabled since 2005. 
BIG surprise, that.

Further, as you also know, I am facing certain death. 
Aren't we all?
(But the doctors were wrong about their "cupla months" guesstimate).
I'm still here!  hehehe

Now, please put those thinking caps "on"...

Last month, (December 2011), I received $669.00 in social security to live on.
Along with that I received $81.00 month in Quest- aka "Food stamps"
*That came to $2.61 day- (Not much, but again, it is doable).

This month, (Jan 2012), I received the federally mandated COLA - (cost of living increase)- 
This came to approx $28.00.

Things are tight, but it is possible to live on this amt of money, (that is, if you don't pay your real estate taxes).
And so... those $81.00 worth of food stamps helped a lot.

With this additional $28.00 month I could finally afford to go back to at least having homeowners insurance. 

However...
The insurance bill I received last month says I pay $15.00 more for my secondary health insurance every month, over and above what medicare pays.
Hmmm... OK.

But - - - Wait!
That still leaves me with $13.00 month extra money. (But crap, not even renters can get insurance for $13.00 month anymore).
Oh well.

See, in the government's infinite wisdom, and due to the extra $28.00 income, my Quest got lowered by $41.00, and now I have a whole $40.00 month to eat... Which, for January, comes to $1.29 a day. (Come February that will increase to $1.38 a day)!!!! Woot, and HOOfuckin'RAY!

  • Does this make sense to you?  
  • Am I worse off everywhere than I was last year? 
  • Or, am I really that far removed from second grade mathematics?

Shit kids, if I don't laugh about this I just might be tempted to hurry along the inevitable...

However, since I raised 4 daughters, alone, I already know I am not suicidal.
They also made me realize that I can live on next to nothing, but-

Damn, hey?

Today I read notice notice that our gop candidates TRULY suck
Do the click
It is entitled,  "GOP Candidates Wade Into Food Stamp Debate"
Please let me know what you think.
From ABC News, (with my thanks to my friend Neal for pointing it out).