Blog #8

As I read Freedom of speech or just a case of senioritis?, I didn't find this an issue on freedom of speech, but rather an issue of a student testing his school as summer neared. He clearly wanted to express his individuality, but did so in a way that violated the school handbook and was considered a "distraction". I don't believe "suck" would be a distraction. It is not profanity or obscene, it is an everyday word excepted in society. What I see as a "distraction" is when administrators pull students out of class and bring up the issue of the shirt. I'm sure students saw it as an opportunity to follow suit and express themselves.

Although I disagree with the stance she took, Lissa does support her opinion on with evidence. She provides clear insight on both sides of the subject at hand. Well done.

Blog #7

As a high school student, I work a part-time job at our local grocery store. On one occasion while there, a man and woman with two young children came in. After shopping awhile their basket was full, and they were ready to check out. I scanned all of their groceries and they swiped their food stamp card waiting patiently to leave the store. However, their card had insufficient funds. When I calmly explained this to them they were outraged! I told them their balance and asked them what they would like to put back. They put some things back and I scanned their groceries until right before it reached their card limit. I repeated the amount and asked them to swipe their card, but once again they were irate. They began cussing at me for not ringing up their beer. “We need our beer….we have to have it!” I called for manager assistance and he tried to assess the problem. Luckily for them our small town friendliness paid off and he personally gave them twenty dollars so they could purchase it. Our manager walked away and to my disbelief there was more yelling. “We need baby diapers…” So once again our manager gives them twenty dollars to purchase more stuff. First of all you CAN’T buy alcohol with food stamps! Second of all your babies needs are far more important!

Welfare is government aid intended to help those with little to no income, including the working poor. I have people come in on a daily basis that purchase cases upon cases of soda, bags of chips, and candy bars, and pay for all of it on food stamps. And America wonders why we are obese!! I think food stamps should be like WIC, and provide families with the necessities of life, such as fruits, veggies, milk, cheese, proteins, etc. Some people abuse this privilege on a daily basis. I believe what is purchased on food stamps should be monitored as well as a time limit on how long you can use an EBT card. Some people use this so they do not have to work as much and they get free money! I mean if the government allows it why not right?

I believe the government is too giving in this aspect. They should choose who they allow to use their assistance more carefully. They should review the person’s employee back ground and see how long they have held a job for to eliminate people just using welfare to be lazy and live off of.