My teabaggy ex- coworker

[daligirl519]

Who seemed to think that anyone collecting umemployment, SSI, or other government benefits is a deadbeat and a drain, found out that she could collect benefits from her dead husband. To the tune of $1700 a month. She apparently jumped on that real quick. I will see her at a birthday party on Saturday. What should I say to her? I got this info from a friend of hers who thinks it is hilarious.

[auburngrad82]

1. Ask he how she's liking those entitlements nt

[daligirl519]

2. I have also heard

that she is very embarrassed about it. I think she really needs it and is learning a lesson. Still, I am going to give her the business.

[bluerum]

6. You might also point out that there are folks much worse off financially

and that they probably don't have dead relatives providing for them.

[uppityperson]

8. Tell her you are glad she has learned and expect her to support progressive candidates in the

election, at least so she doesn't lose those benefits.

Too funny.

[BlueStreak]

11. Then maybe some kindness is in order

Maybe there will be a moment where you can have a private word with her.

Express your happiness that she is getting help. And gently point out that others need help too.

[raccoon]

31. DO give her the business! Rub her teabagging nose in it.

I'm sick of these hypocritical fuckers. They're against anyone else getting any sort of help, but when it's them--you bet they've got their hand sticking out!

[Rowdyboy]

3. Welcome her to the "gub'mint gravy train" where all the freeloaders suck on Uncle Sams teat....

You know, like the elderly, poor children, veterans and the disabled.

[stevedeshazer]

4. That you're so sorry about her loss,

and you're glad that she's being taken care of.

[Major Nikon]

28. Agreed. It's better to take the high road here

I'm normally all for jabbing teahaddists with the "socialism" tag when they are in line for the government teat, but doing that to someone who is collecting off a dead spouse seems a bit too close to the line between civility and incivility to me.

[spanone]

5. ask her if she's now a socialist

[bluedeminredstate]

7. Ask her

where's she's hiding her big-ass Cadillac and if she drives it to the drive-thru liquor store to cash in her food stamps.

[daligirl519]

9. I like yours very much.

She also hates to see poor people with cell phones.

[Johonny]

10. I wouldn't say anything

unless she unloads on other people collecting benefits. In other words save it until it will have maximum affect. Don't waste it and bring the subject up yourself.

[MyTwoSense]

12. Snark is best when your spouse has just died.

Well...you could express some sympathy on the death of her husband. Maybe a little chit-chat on the usefulness of the Survivors Benefit portion of Social Security. You know, how her husband's payments to Social Security provided this financial support for his survivor(s) after his death. Are there any children? Maybe a few kind words about the additional support she will get for them may be appreciated.

Or, you can equate her Survivors Benefit to welfare, and slam her at the party. I'm sure it will be hilarious. Let us know how it goes.

[daligirl519]

13. I should make it clear . . .

Her husband died years ago. Her favorite conversation is about what an a**hole he was and how her grown children don't like her. If she were a nice person, I would not even be posting this. She is a piece of work.

[uppityperson]

14. Ah, in that case, give her hell.

[daligirl519]

15. Apparently, I just seem mean. . .

I should have said that her husband has been dead for at least 5 years and that she hated him and often says how she does not miss him. She is a nasty teabagger, and I hate how she has ranted and raved about people getting benefits like those she is now getting. I am not dumping on some poor widow.

[MyTwoSense]

18. What entitlements?

So...five years after his death, what benefits has she just discovered she is eligible for in his name?

[daligirl519]

19. She got laid off. . .

Her sister told her to go and find out what she was eligible for. And this was it. She does not believe that people should depend on the government. She never applied before.

[MyTwoSense]

20. Once more...

You said she "found out that she could collect benefits from her dead husband." And I asked what benefits did she just learn about that she was entitled to receive in the name of her husband. Now you're saying she got laid off. So is she claiming unemployment benefits in her name? Unemployment benefits that her employer has been paying to her state for her own work? Which is it...Survivors Benefit, unemployment, food stamps, SSI...?

If you're going to slam a widow, doesn't it make sense to know what you're slamming her for? Doesn't it?

[uppityperson]

21. Slamming a teabagger = slamming "a widow"? Huh.

[jeff47]

23. Did you not read this thread before replying?

Poster already said she's collecting Social Security survivor benefits.

[MrScorpio]

16. Play it off as if you don't know that she's getting SSI benefits

Just mention off-hand that your eyes were recently opened to the problems of deadbeats collecting entitlements from our taxes and credit her for informing you of it.

Ask her what should be done with those deadbeats.

[panader0]

17. 1700 hundred is a lot of money-- from where I stand.

I can make it on half that.....

[npk]

22. Turn the other cheek

Then tell her to kiss your ass.

Wait I'm not serious.

Just ignore her as she is not worth your time.

[SheilaT]

24. Anyone who has said that those collecting

various government benefits are deadbeats absolutely deserves to be slammed publicly for taking those same government benefits. Quite frankly, if you did it at her husband's funeral she'd deserve it.

It's the hypocrisy.

Maybe, in the interests of being pretend polite, you can ask her how she likes being one of those deadbeats and a drain on society.

[MyTwoSense]

25. How'd the party go?

So...were you able to get in her face at the party?

[Politicalboi]

26. Don't let her know you know

And if you can, talk to her about how Rmoney and Ryan want to end those programs. Your friend who told you, might not want you to tell her that you know about her situation. I would just go with the flow. But I would put that bug in her bonnet about losing perhaps half of those benefits if Rmoney and Ryan get their way.

This could be a learning moment for her. I wouldn't embarrass her unless it all comes unglued at the party.

[obxhead]

27. Are these SSI benefits ?

If so I would tell her your glad she's getting paid out what they put into the system and ask her why she sides with the teahadists that want to slash SSI benefits.

[Douglas Carpenter]

29. typical. mention it ,,but no point in rubbing in too much..I suspect that she won't get the point

anyway. My extreme right-wing fundamentalist 90-year-old Aunt is scared to death that the Democrats will take away her Medicare and Social Security - I don't know how these people think. But they live in an alternative universe where the know things for an absolute fact that are the diametrical opposite of reality.

[LeftofObama]

30. Please let us know how it turns out. n/t

[daligirl519]

32. LOL. . .

She actually announced it because she knew that I and a couple of other people knew about it. I was not mean. I told her that I was happy she was doing better and wished her well. Her grown sons threw her out of the family home she has been living in for 25 years and sold it. No matter how unpleasant she was, I did not wish that on her.