If you can't afford to pay your bills, can't afford to feed you kids, why do you need internet? Does anyone know the answer?
2006-11-01 09:17:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
They could always go to the library. I'd rather have food than internet, but that's me.
2006-11-01 09:24:33 · update #1
I'm talking about internet on their home computers.
2006-11-01 09:25:18 · update #2
Who says that people on welfare have PCs?
Do you know someone on welfare that have a PC?
A logical way thought would be the use of public internet.
2006-11-01 09:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by Mary C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean internet services at home or the free library?
If they have it at home, maybe something like a sugar daddy's paying for the bill.
After submitting these previous answers, I thought more about the question. Sometimes people go through financial problems and need government assistance/supplementals, that does not make them ineligible for other stuff. In some situations, the person maybe in school or their kids and have to complete school work. Access to the internet is necessary, not an option. School work also for their kids. There are some people WHO DO NOT ABUSE THE SYSTEM. They use it go back to regular routine and come back if necessary.
The internet may also be needed to find a job.
/doc
2006-11-01 17:24:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before I met my husband I was on disability for a while & I also attended college, I was supplied a computer (through gov't funding) to do my assignments & had to have internet to access the research I needed. I wasn't able to leave the home because I had a young daughter to take care of. Trying to take a young child to the library & entertain them & study is quite the challenge without the added disability.
This is just my example, not everyone likes to share thier life circumstances on here. My example was simply a hand up, not a hand out...there's a difference.
2006-11-01 17:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ivyvine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do need the internet for almost everything now.
Teachers simply refuse to accept handwritten assignments from students (when the hell that became the norm, I don't know. But it needs to stop) and will dock a student if they don't get their assignments in on time, even if their internet goes down and that's the reason.
Many employers won't accept resume's on paper anymore, instead they insist that you email them your resume and cover letter.
The internet has almost become a neccessity. It's ridiculous. Especially when employers and schools don't seem to understand that not everyone can have access to the internet and that the internet goes down at odd times with no notice and may stay down for weeks depending on the severity of the problem.
Now tell me why they shouldn't have it. It's no longer a toy, it's a neccessity.
2006-11-01 17:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
they need Internet access to find jobs . it is required in most states to do this or they get no welfare . unemployment. they go to libraries and a work force centers to use the Internet service and for the ones who do have computers at home I cant answer for them..
2006-11-01 17:24:43 · answer #5 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they're too lazy to find a job the regular way and are searching on sites like monster.com BTW, some people on welfare haven't been on it forever; they've just fallen on hard times. Most of them abuse it, but not all.
2006-11-01 17:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by not2nite 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because everyone needs human contact. It's got to be the cheapest way of 'getting out of the house' and 'meeting people'. Even people on welfare need to develop their skills and knowlege.
2006-11-01 17:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by MARION R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't. It makes life easier, but it's not a necessity.
2006-11-01 19:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Bojangles 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋