Originally Posted by elchivito

I suspect we can all tell those tales. I am very close with a former student. An exceedingly bright girl, member of an ethnic minority, who screwed up in her youth and had a child at 15 and another at 17. Her family unable to help, she existed and raised her kids on public assistance while attending junior college and working full time. She is now a lawyer who works for an agency that helps girls in the same position she was in. Without public assistance, she wouldn't have made it. An intellect wasted.
It's real easy for those who haven't suffered the indignity of public aid to scoff and pass judgement. The reality is much sadder, and much more complicated.
Simple minds seek simple solutions.