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99%? What about the 49%?

I do not believe I have any dedicated followers to this blog that I started about a week ago. I have added to the end of my blogs a donate button and I feel I need to justify the decision to do so. That is what this blog is about, and it probably should have been my first post.

It seems like there are three groups of people in America.

There is the rich. They get tax breaks simply for being rich. The philosophy is that if they spend less on taxes then they will invest it into production and buying stuff and it will “trickle down.” I am all for it if it works. But it doesn’t. They have had their tax breaks for about ten years and there isn’t anything trickling down my way.

Then there is the very poor. They claim to be incapable of working 40 hours a week because of mental or physical issues. They don’t get up very early in the morning, they don’t worry about the way they look. They collect social security, food stamps, unemployment and whatever else they can get for free. I know there are some people that legitimately can not work but I think there are a great deal of people that can and choose not to.

Instead of the 99% movement lets start a 49% movement.1% is uber-wealthy. About 50% pay no taxes and/or are a drain on our society. So that leaves 49%. I am the 49 percent and that fucking sucks! We can’t get ahead and we can’t get a hand.

Let me tell you a little more about myself. I work 60+ hours as a salesperson, which is non-commission based position. There are some things we can sell and if we sell it at a certain margin we can get a “spiff.” Unfortunately I sell building materials and not a lot of people are building right now. Also the the things that you can get a spiff on are high-end items that are difficult to sell in a good economy. I still try like hell though. In the interest of getting as many hours as possible there is no job I will not do or that is too menial. I will sell, I will work out in the yard and drive a forklift, do deliveries, stack lumber, shovel snow, sweep, empty trash, stock shelves, answer the phone,work the register or anything else that will keep me from getting sent home or laid off.

I started this blog about a week ago. I was looking for another way to make money doing something I enjoyed in my “spare” time. As well as working 60 hours a week I am also a divorced dad that takes his kids every weekend. So there isn’t a whole lot of time for a second job. I looked into the Ebay thing and realized I really don’t have anything left to sell.

Also looked into doing surveys. On average you can get a dollar for each 45-60 minute survey you take. I still do this occasionally. If I have time and can find a few that I feel are worth my time. Any little amount helps.

I thought I might eventually be able to monetize this blog by putting up enough content to get advertisers interested. It will probably take several months and a lot of writing before this might be possible. Until then I will keep the donate button on here.

My point here is that I started looking for a way to get my head back above water a week ago and things have gotten far worse since then. I went to the grocery store yesterday and in my estimation prices have gone up close to 25% on most of the things I buy. In a week!

And the price of gas....

My job is about a 25 minute commute from where I live. There is no public transportation where I live and I do not think a 25 minute commute is unreasonable. But even with a car that gets 28 miles to the gallon and gas prices being what they are it is a huge strain on the wallet. They are talking about the price of gas going up twenty cents over one weekend! I topped off yesterday in the hopes of saving two bucks.


I don’t have the answers but it seems like this system of government and politics doesn’t work. We elect a Republican for 4-8 years and when they fail to fix everything we elect a Democrat. They don’t make our problems go away either and in another 4-8 years we try another Republican and so on. Its like having two cartons of milk in the refrigerator. You take a sip of one carton and its sour, you take a sip from the other carton and it is sour too. So you try the first carton again. What? It’s still sour? Weird. Maybe we should try the second carton again....

Come on people! Can’t we get together? We need to throw out the rotten fucking milk, get off our dead asses and get down to the store and buy some fresh fucking milk!

I was already falling behind. Then it only took one small medical emergency and one car repair to put me even further in the hole. Between money I had to put up for office visits, medical procedures that had to be done, car repairs, and lost time at work it cost me over a thousand dollars that I did not have to spend. Now I am possibly facing eviction.

And I know there are people out there that need the money far more than I do. I don’t have cancer, my kids do not need a life-saving medical procedure and I am not living on the streets yet. All I am asking is that if you understand where I am coming from and you like what I have to say help me out and donate a couple of bucks. I am not asking you to “give until it hurts,” and if you don’t have it to give then I don’t want it.

If you can’t help me out by donating money, then help me out by sounding off in the comments and telling me how I can make this blog better or what I should do different. I openly welcome harsh criticism and all opposing viewpoints.

I am not looking for millions of dollars, thousands of dollars or even hundreds of dollars. I would be very happy with tens of dollars. Ten bucks accumulated over a week from several people would be a huge shot in the arm right now. If I made an extra ten bucks from donations it would buy me enough gas to get back and forth to work for two days. Or it would cover the rising cost of my grocery bill. Right now that would be huge.

Give what you can. Every penny counts. Or offer your suggestions or both. Donate some obscure amount and put that same amount in the comments or send me an email telling me the obscure amount you donated and I will reply personally to those comments and emails. I will probably respond whether you donate or not.

thor.mulligan@gmail.com

I thank you for any support you can

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I am a single mother of three, and I work full time at a minimum wage paying job. I barely make enough to pay the bills, and buy food. Since I haven't been able to pay my bills on time my credit is awful. My roof has been leaking in several different areas, for two years now. The wood is rotten and needs to be replaced. The squirrels have found a hole in the eves and they are now living in my ceiling. I am afraid the roof is going to come down on us soon, and I'm scared that someone is going to get hurt. Please help us, my mother and father are deceased and I have no where else to turn. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You in Advance!

PLEASE SAVE MY KITCHEN!!!
the flooring is mouldy rotten and covered in stale vegetable oil- yeah i have cleaned it but thats not the point.
my mum who has no style chose a glittery red piece of flooring and a ripped up piece and stuck them together!!! i need new tiles- not costly not luxury just NORMAL
please donate- least im honest

I have never like to ask for money, but I can seem to figure out another way. I will start by telling you a little bit about what is going on. After my husband and I were married his health only allowed him to hold down a job for short periods of time. In 2004, he had to be off for 8 months with carpal tunnel surgery for both hands. Shortly after, he had to have a hernia surgery. In 2007, he had to have neck fusion. The doctors told him that he would be able to return to work in 2 months. The surgery didn't go right and he never recovered properly. It took two years before he evenually got his disablity. In 2009, he began having problems walking. In 2010, he was diagnosed with Gilleon Barre Syndrom. He was temporarily parilized. He spent several months in a wheel chair. He had almost recovered and had learned to walk again when in September 2011, he had a bad 4 wheeler wreck. It broke most of his ribs, both collar bones and both shoulder blades, fractured a bone in his neck, broke bones in his hand and punctured both lungs. He is doing okay now except for the pain that he has to live with. I work part time, because I have to help care for him also. We have over 20 different hospital bills that I have to make payments on each month. We are surviving thanks to God. But we live in a single wide 1976 modile trailer. It has holes all the way through the bottom in the corners of the bedrooms. The walls are rotten and the wiring is bad. There is a short in the outside porch light and one of the lights in the kitchen and the hall light. We have to get another place to live. There is no way we can do it with all of the hospital bills that we have. We are falling further behind every month. We each month. I don't want a huge home, just something that my son won't be ashamed to bring friends home to. Anything you could give would be greatly appreciated. It will take a long time to get as much as I need, but I will keep you posted. Thanks so much for any thing you can do.

This is a sincere and genuine offer to struggling single moms. I have decided to help 5 single moms out there to give their kid(s) a Christmas that they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. I am specifically looking to help single moms of any race or age who are in the most need, desperate, homeless or about to be, immigration issues, etc. I am not offering to solve all your problems but if you can convince me that you are for real and truly need help, then I may offer you some $$ to get what you need.

I hate to start such a positive offer out with a negative comment, but I want to get this out of the way: I will not help fakers and scammers. How will I know? Because you're going to have to do a little work to prove you are for real (not much I promise).

If you are serious about wanting help, email me at EastCoastSanta@gmail.com and include the following:

1. Tell me a little about your family and your situation, why are things so desperate. I'll warn you right now, lazy college kids looking for drinking money will be ignored. This offer is for people who NEED IT.
2. What city are you in?
3. How much money or other help you think you need, please be honest but reasonable.
4. Finally, if you are for real I want a picture of you, with at least one of your kid(s) dressed in Christmas colors (red and green) holding a note saying "Hello Santa!". Yes this is bizarre, but it will give me some little reassurance that I'm dealing with real people and not likely some fraud.

You may ask how safe is it to deal with me?

1. I'm not going to ask you for any money or bank info (friendly advice by the way, don't ever send anyone money or account information, they don't need that to send you money).

2. If you don't like the thought of doing a picture, it's easy, don't reply to this offer. I understand the concern but unfortunately a few rotten apples ruined this offer last year and now I ask for proof before giving.

Please note, I can't help everyone who requests it, much as I wish I could. but I will make a decision based on each situation and help as many as I can.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, and whether I can help or not, I truly hope things improve for you this next year.

Due to the bad econemy i have lost my job of 11 years along with everythingi owne, i am having to live in a run down travel trailer, the pluming andthe roof is leaking and the metal is falling off due to rotten wood in thewalls,the fernace,stove and refrigator dont work. PLEASE HELP ME BUY ABETTER MOBILE HOME, ANY AND ALL HELP WILL BE A BLESSING, GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU.

Due to the bad econemy i have lost my job of 11 years along with everything i owne, i am having to live in a run down travel trailer, the pluming and the roof is leaking and the metal is falling off due to rotten wood in the walls,the fernace,stove and refrigator dont work. PLEASE HELP ME BUY ABETTER MOBILE HOME, ANY AMOUNT GIVEN WILL HELP AND WILL BE A BLESSING, GOD BLESS YOU ANDTHANK YOU.

hi, we are both disable and just got into our 50's.and our health is pretty bad.my live in boyfriend of 25 yrs.is a dieabetic,and has to take 4 shots a day of insalin.he has had to 2 heart surgeries,his golbladder out, he has a bad lung,and a kidney problem ,aone with a whole bad arm, as in not to lift any thing,he has been like this for 4 yrs.and my problems i have had for 8 yrs.but mine is not like my boyfriends , life threatenig,he does get a hole 62.00 a month from food stamps. and he does now get ssi.but as we all know that it is hard for older people to servie on the amount the gov. gives.when 1 bag of potatoes, and gresse is 7.00.and that it get hard to work if you ars older, and in bad health.we have never even had a credit card of any kind our hole lives.we rent a hous for 600.00 plus bills and cant even take a shower because,it smells like rotten eggs, and the landlrd dont care, we dont have any money to try to fix it,even when we first moved in the wood stove chimmy cought on fire.so when my boyfriend got a ssi check, we brought new piping for 80.00 and the landlord said, well that will save on your light bill,hes not giving us any money back on that.and this is not the first fire we have been in and the landlords have paid us any thing. any ways i know so many people are so much worst off than me. i kno howit is when you cant buy your family member a gift or something.so,any amount from .25cent and up will help, because it will all add up,and GOD BLESS YOU AND BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.

I have been unemployed in Ohio for a year and a half and cant find employment to support my wife and daughter and my wifes job does not pay enough to cover all the bills. I have secured a job in Chattanooga and had bought a cheap used car to get there. The car had a clear carfax report and 2 days after I got it I started having issues. First off I noticed that the muffler got really loud so I took it to a mechanic, he informed me that the front and back brakes and rotors were rusted and rotten as well as a lot of hardware under the car, the shifter is also about to break due to rust. Apparently this car must have sat out for who knows how long and everything started to rust with the exception of the body. The total not including the muffler is $750.
Please help, the three of us are at the end of the line and cant pay any bills or our mortgage. I need this car to get to TN. where there is a job waiting for me.

HELP~!
I look like a tired old hag. My teeth are crooked, rotting, missing..... and even if I try to never smile - sooner or later I have to open my mouth to speak, and there they are (my teeth)... in all their rotten glory.

I have no job, no $, no health insurance. And with my teeth so ugly - I never get passed the front door on job interviews.

Please help me... anything -- ANYTHING __ will help. just $.50.... ANYTHING.

Thank you & God Bless~!

My family has been living in the this home for 6 years. We have many issues wrong with the home. We owe $3400 left on the home. The home was never taken care of by the owner we are renting to own from. They have caused so many problems. All I want is the home to be paid off and have it fixed to code. Hubby works, but I am unable do to health reasons. We have 2 children and the house falling apart. We are living pay check to pay check. No money to do what is needed to be done. We have termits, rotten wood, foundation issues and electrical needs to be redone. I don't like begging people to help, but this is the only way to get help. Even if its just a $1 donation, we beable to save it till we get enough to do a project. Every little bit adds up over time. Thank you

Hello ~
I'm now in desperate need to fix my teeth. It's really embarrassing to me to have this Big problem.
You can't tell how bad they are from my front teeth but now I can hardly chew! It takes me a long time to eat lettuce and salads. Forget about having steak or a bagel anymore.
I don't know what I'm going to do when the last tooth I have (and not a good one) goes completely!
I do not have rotten teeth, I eat healthy and don't drink pop. I'm a beautiful woman and an artist.
I was told that I grind my teeth and they became hollowed out and began to shorten. I took out a loan for 3000.00 a couple of years ago to finish a root canal and put caps on two teeth but the dentists office pulled a weird twist on me and said I needed an emergency bone graft. They did that, spending the money I had to fix my mouth so nothing was really done. They messed up the side of my mouth I was chewing on. Now, I'm in really bad shape.
This problem has been going on way too long for me...I hope this (begging) helps. I understand that if enough people just even gave a dollar it could really add up and save my mouth.
Thank you very much for caring and I'll be paypal-ing in my dollar(s) too, hoping that we can all help each other....maybe it'll work :)
Best,
June

Hello ~
I'm now in desperate need to fix my teeth. It's really embarrassing to me to have this Big problem.
You can't tell how bad they are from my front teeth but now I can hardly chew! It takes me a long time to eat lettuce and salads. Forget about having steak or a bagel anymore.
I don't know what I'm going to do when the last tooth I have (and not a good one) goes completely!
I do not have rotten teeth, I eat healthy and don't drink pop. I'm a beautiful woman and an artist.
I was told that I grind my teeth and they became hollowed out and began to shorten. I took out a loan for 3000.00 a couple of years ago to finish a root canal and put caps on two teeth but the dentists office pulled a weird twist on me and said I needed an emergency bone graft. They did that, spending the money I had to fix my mouth so nothing was really done. They messed up the side of my mouth I was chewing on. Now, I'm in really bad shape.
This problem has been going on way too long for me...I hope this (begging) helps. I understand that if enough people just even gave a dollar it could really add up and save my mouth.
Thank you very much for caring and I'll be paypal-ing in my dollar(s) too, hoping that we can all help each other....maybe it'll work :)
Best,
June

I have no shame in begging as I am desperate to get my family safe. We just moved cross-country before Christmas. Our family of 5 changed to a family of 4, as our oldest (my stepson) decided to stay w/ his mother. Our other teen son has made the move ok, as well as our 5 year old daughter. My husband has not worked in 4+ years...he is not able to sit or stand for any length of time as he has Scoliosis. I just got a job but have not gotten full time yet. We are broke. We have $42.00 to our names as I write this. I have never been so depressed in my life!!! We had to move because we lost our house. We moved in w/ my parents and while we are very grateful we even have a place to go, they are in severe financial straits too! The tension is horrible....they are very abusive and unhealthy, but we had no where else to go. We HAVE to get the kids away from this stress. please understand....we are good people who have gotten rotten luck every single time for the last few years. Anything would be appreciated. Would love an angel to help us! Would even sign a promissory note + pay interest for a large donation/loan. They have threatened to throw us out and I am terrified! I feel so ridiculous being almost 40 years old and in this situation. I am a fighter and will pray for generous, kind, pay-it-forward people to help me get my family safe. THANK YOU in advance...!!!

I need $700 to settle an unpaid income tax bill.

I have a severe physical disability but am able to do freelance work from home. I make enough money to barely scrape by in a decent year (though this has been a rotten, recession-plagued year), but it both (1) IS enough to disqualify me from public assistance and (2) ISN'T enough to keep me, year after year, from facing an unfair 13% self-employment tax that I can't pay. Disabled people who try to be self-reliant but are working poor are caught in a game that's impossible to win, and I'm sick of it! If you have a few dollars to spare, please either click the PayPal button below or fold some cash inside a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, and mail to Boxholder, POB 195, Arcata, CA 95518.

I need $700 to settle an unpaid income tax bill.

I have a severe physical disability but am able to do freelance work from home. I make enough money to barely scrape by in a decent year (though this has been a rotten, recession-plagued year), but it both (1) IS enough to disqualify me from public assistance and (2) ISN'T enough to keep me, year after year, from facing an unfair 13% self-employment tax that I can't pay. Disabled people who try to be self-reliant but are working poor are caught in a game that's impossible to win, and I'm sick of it! If you have a few dollars to spare, please either click the PayPal button below or fold some cash inside a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, and mail to Boxholder, POB 195, Arcata, CA 95518.

My mother desperately needs some money for dentures. She is on Medicare and state health assistance but they do not cover the costs for this expense because they consider it cosmetic. She only has 3 teeth left and they are rotten. Any help would be appreciated.

My mother needs dentures. She is on Medicare and state insurance but neither pay for dentures. She only has 3 teeth and they are rotten. Please help me.