tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post4856717641066730207..comments2023-06-02T11:11:48.771-04:00Comments on Faith and Family: A Dad's Search for Truth: $21-a-Week: The Follow-UpNoVA Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661990626635939447noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-4420949149078933832007-06-02T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-02T15:37:00.000-04:00I had no idea this was going on--thanks for the st...I had no idea this was going on--thanks for the story! There's a sermon in there somewhere...susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578078928320401011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-24915843631645328452007-05-23T15:53:00.000-04:002007-05-23T15:53:00.000-04:00They did seem to learn a lot from their week and t...They did seem to learn a lot from their week and to acknowledge that the people who really do have to live on $21 don't have the luxury of succumbing to a pork chop. I still wish more legislators had participated and that there had been more coverage, though. And, I was moved by the food stamp recipients who offered recipes and tips for stretching the $21.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611295306171246645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-41053761208464048912007-05-23T12:27:00.000-04:002007-05-23T12:27:00.000-04:00This is great. I'm glad a few people on the hill ...This is great. I'm glad a few people on the hill are willing to walk in the shoes of their constituents for a short period of time. I just hope they realize the people they represent aren't able to succumb to a pork chop or bag of peanuts. They just stay hungry, or have to commit a crime to get it.<BR/><BR/>Last year in Oklahoma there was a state legilator who introduced a bill that (for a short 365 days)would change the salaries of all state legislators to the equivalent of teachers in the public schools in the state. It recieved only one vote in favor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668986265251047462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-36114296220637800682007-05-23T06:08:00.000-04:002007-05-23T06:08:00.000-04:00ha! I can picture him with the pork chop. Oh how n...ha! I can picture him with the pork chop. Oh how nice it is to eat 'normally' again. <BR/><BR/>I hope they learned a lot with this endeavour.ipanemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114366790282963547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-47500872069933119972007-05-22T23:09:00.000-04:002007-05-22T23:09:00.000-04:0021 bucks a week.....that wouldn't feed my labrador...21 bucks a week.....that wouldn't feed my labrador....<BR/>I'm torn on this subject.<BR/>But the "succumbing to a pork chop"--too funny!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.com