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jwirr

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6. I'm here to testify that this is true. I get a lot less than that even considering food stamps and
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 12:15 AM
Mar 2012

energy assistance. One thing I have learned is that survival depends on knowing where the food programs like Ruby's Kitchen are located. I am poor enough that I do have good health care coverage through Medicare and Medicaid. Other than that it is pretty bad. If I were not sharing costs with my grandson I would be homeless. In fact I was for a while.

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