Thanks Ralph. And this is all before the present dire situation.

Welfare Just ain't what it used to be!





Sharon in her Section 8 home!

Sharon Jasper has spent 57 of her 58 years dedicated to one cause and one

cause only, and has nothing to show for her dedicated servitude..... She
has lived

in Section 8 housing all but 1 of her 58 years. It was a legacy passed down
from

her parents who moved into Section 8 housing in 1949 when she was six months

old. She has passed the legacy down to her children, but fears they may
have to

get jobs to pay for the utilities and deposits.

She laments about her one year hiatus from the comfort of her Section 8
nirvana,

'I tried it for a year -- you know, working and all. It's not anything I
would want to go

through again, or wish on anyone in my family, but I am damn proud of that
year.'



Sharon was moved out of her St. Bernard housing project after hurricane
Katrina and

into a new, yet albeit, substandard quarterage. As can be noted from the
above photo

of her new Section 8 home, it is repugnant and not suitable for someone of
Sharon

Jasper's seniority status in the system. 'Don't be fooled by them hardwood
floors,' says

Sharon . 'They told me they were putting in scraped wood floors cause
it was more

expensive and elegant, but I am not a fool -- that was just a way to make me
take

scratched up wood because I am black. The 60 inch HD TV? It may look nice
but it is not a plasma. It's not a plasma because I'm black. Now they want
me to pay a deposit and utilities on this dump.' 'Do you know why?'



She has held her tongue in silence through the years of abuse by the system,
but it came to a head at the New Orleans city council meeting where
discussions were under way about the tearing down of the St. Bernard
projects. When a near riotous exchange between groups opposing the tearing
down of St. Bernard and groups wanting the dilapidated buildings torn

down and newer ones built, Sharon unleashed verbal hell with her once
silenced tongue. The object of her oratory prowess was an acquiescent poor
white boy in attendance. The context of her scathing rebuke was, 'Just
because you pay for my house, my car, my big screen and my food, I will not
be treated like a slave!' and 'Back up and Shut up! Shut up, white boy!
Shut

up, white boy!'



Recapping from the mental log of the city council minutes in her head,
Sharon repines, 'Our families have been displaced all over the United
States . They are being forced to commit crimes in cities they are
unfamiliar with.. It is a very uncomfortable situation for them.. Bring
them back, then let's talk about redevelopment. ' Sharon directs the
reporter's attention across the street

to Duncan Plaza , where homeless people are living in tents and states
that, 'I might do better out there with one of these tents.' She further
lamented her sentiments about her situation, 'I might be poor, but I don't
have to live poor.'
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Any wonder why this country is in the shape it is? Maybe we should all just
chip in and get her the plasma TV she so richly deserves!


Remember to pay your taxes-- Sharon needs your help..