Having already set his wife up for impending destitution, the Big Guy fishes for sympathetic attaboys from his fellow DUmpmonkeys by offering to give away money.
The Big Guy is belatedly trying to buy his way into Paradise, but handouts to the DUmp are hardly the way to do it.
The response is predictable:
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 11:47 AM
Star Member Omaha Steve (45,099 posts)
Food, shelter, and love from the DU
Because this comes so late in the "peace on earth season", I have not contacted DU management in advance. I understand if this gets locked.
Since W took office the US middle class on down has suffered. Ask any real DUer.
Wages are flat for the jobs that are available. More than 46 million Americans living below the poverty line. Budget cuts across the US, state, county, and municipal levels are taking a toll. The safety net of the private sector is overwhelmed. The DU safety net (http://wishadoo.org/) was overwhelmed too.
DUers as a community have been generous in times of need to fellow DUers. A few have been critical of giving a helping hand. I don't know how to answer the naysayers.
Marta and I have a warm home. We have had very bad times. We want to help. We stopped giving to the Salvation Army over differences with them over LGBT issues. I know this comes a little late into the season, but can we help a few DUers at this time of year?
I don't know how to do this on my own. With an organized effort we can do so much for very little.
So how do we do this?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025981250Free money? Guess who shows up:
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 03:14 PM
Star Member ColesCountyDem (3,210 posts)
13. Thank you and Marta! I'm still struggling.
It would be the best Christmas present ever, if I could finally reach my fundraising goal. While I fully expect to receive my SS disability by late February or early March, my cash-on-hand is in the double digits, so I'd appreciate any help I can get.
My gofundme.com account is here: http://www.gofundme.com/cip3vw
My PayPal account is under rlewis58@frontier.com.
Peace.