I agree there are some who need help, but I have very little sympathy for people whos houses are hot enough for shorts right now! My cousin called awhile back to complain about finances, she was complaining about her 'cold house' at 72!!! I think 72 is about what I would love to afford! I at the time had my house at a nice toasty 68, ahh those were the days
. (it's 65 now) Fortunatly, for our friendship, she turned down the heat before asking for assistance. (though we wont mention the fact that she uses tax payer money to get her kid in daycare, but at least the kid isn't with the dad. )
Anyway, how about the rising heating costs are hurting everyone! None of us wants to pay more for heat than we already were!
and BTW, roising poverty line! I am tecnically under or at the poverty line, and I have a nice house (1100 sq ft only 4 of us) a nice car, plenty of food (even if it isn't steak, due to my own mistakes). I mean really, I always thought of poverty as not being able to afford food, not being a bit to broke to eat out! Or not being able to afford cloths, instead it is not being able to afford a billion outfits! (you only NEED 3 in my opinion, one to wear, one to wash, one just in case the other ain't dry yet, don't get me wrong, I own more, but I only NEED 3), sorry, ranting mood here.