Such a sad era we live in.

Federal funding has been drastically cut or completely eradicated for necessary social services.

The intentions were to have the states take care of this, but they were given no time, no warning and no plans of potential actions to do so.

Now, we are forming charities just to provide food for kids, medical care for the unemployed, homes for the homeless, and all the other social services that are not just desperately needed, but have been severely underfunded for decades.

Meanwhile, no one wants to tax the rich to pay for these services, no one wants to pay higher taxes, or any taxes for that matter, to cover these extremely necessary social services, and no one has spare money to donate because of the inflation and tarrifs adding to their financial pains.

Let's quit relying on outside things like charities and government to provide social services and create strong communities that encompass people who provide all those services with equity. Becuase it's obvious no one is coming to our rescue. We have to rescue each other.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

You are correct all the way down the line. But please explain to me how you intend to rescue each other while both the government and the corporate sector continue to extract more from you directly and by stealth at every turn?😷

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

@whowasthatmaskedman The more you can rely on each other for things, the less you rely on the government and in many ways the corporate sectors. You can't todd the corporate sector entirely due to the fact you must have money to exist, but, if you are in a community that helps one another, that can reduce regular costs through varuous ways.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@FoxyQueen Again, I totally agree. Tell me how that works in any major US city. To be clear, I wish it did. But Americans are being taught to put themselves first at every turn.😷

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

@whowasthatmaskedman Yeah, I get what you are saying. It's a matter of retraining ourselves. Cities do make it harder because the people in them are more reliant on the system. Smaller yards, more regulations on what they can do on their own properties, etc. Utilities. I hear you.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@FoxyQueen We have a government funded scheme here thats has assited people to put PV panels on the roof of their own home. I took advantage myself almost ten years ago and it covering the majority of my electrical bill, summer and winter. (But we dont get snow) Now there is a new scheme out to offer PV Panels AND a battery, so we could be independent of the grid or even feed back into it. Heavily subsidized and paid off against the power bill we would have had. I just cant imagine a system like that happening in America.😷

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

@whowasthatmaskedman Yeah, Americans have a strange attachment to their limited resources and increasing costs because of them. I don't get it at all.