tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730102457081475339.post152770520087670560..comments2023-05-16T05:34:58.730-05:00Comments on Hey look, something shiny: The Myth of American ExceptionalismKelly Sargenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553993238309637115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730102457081475339.post-68387695012794037182017-03-15T20:10:24.244-05:002017-03-15T20:10:24.244-05:00I shared your article with a couple of people who ...I shared your article with a couple of people who I think don't get it. You never know. We know this, but I just heard a woman today complaining about 'welfare queens'. It was all I could do not to blow up, but somehow I did express the fact that while there are a few (I've known some) who abuse the system, most users are just people in trouble - in Memphis at one job, I had to let most of my employees off work to renew their food stamps once a month! I was appalled, but it was an education for me. Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111827379118942954noreply@blogger.com