Woman blames President Obama for welfare decrease

I am disturbed by this Facebook post. I don't know this woman's struggle. She may have fallen on hard times. She blames President Obama for the very minimal decrease in her welfare benefits. 

I know food prices are going up, but I know 1100 plus dollars could go a long long way. 

But I do see the pure unadulterated sense of entitlement in her post. Maybe she does not realize how big of a privilege it is to receive government assistance. She possibly can't fathom that many people in her position do not qualify or get less than half as much as she does in benefits.

Maybe she doesn't know what it's like to budget to buy your children food and tell them no when they want brand names and have to go for the most affordable store brand. 

I can say the post kinda ticked me off. People are so unappreciative. But what is there to appreciate? If you have dependents, it is your primary responsibility to provide for them...luckily got you, the US government provides a safety net for when you CANNOT do so.

That's a privilege. People all over the world would have to (in one of my favorite down south sayings) ROOT HOG OR DIE. Basically folks will have to find a way to get food strictly of their own accord with no help.

She may not understand that there are plenty of people who work multiple jobs in order to survive or find an entrepreneurial way to get money to provide for families they create. Governmental assistance is supposed to be for times when you just can't, temporarily, do so.

The struggle is real for a lot of people, no matter the race or academic background. But the fight to do and have better should never die. And some humility and appreciation for any HELP you receive should at some point cross your mind.

*apologies for posting the wrong pic before. Did not mean to expose her full name*