Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Election Day
I had a nice realization today while voting. This was by no means the first time I've voted (that was in the 1996 Presidential Election -- back before the Republicans stole America), and the issues on this election day weren't as potentially earth shattering as other elections in which I've cast my ballot; indeed, this was just a local election, but to me it was a big deal. Why? This was the first election in which I felt like a member of the community in which I was voting. I've been transient for so long, and it felt so good to know that my vote may actually affect me.
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So, now that you know the results of the election, how do you think it will end up effecting you?
I didn't even realized until today that one of the questions dealt with payday loan businesses. My cousin worked in the corporate office for one those places right after he graduated from college. He was making a ton of money, and initially he believed their propaganda that they were providing an essential service to low-income communities (yes, he realizes now how naive it is to believe that a job would pay a new college grad an exorbitant salary and be focused on helping the poor) He was involved in accounting, and it did not take him very long to figure out how the company was actually making money. He quit before he had been there for two months.
Well, let me see... I will now be able to imbibe at any KC bar without getting sick (at least from the cigarette smoke, that is!). That is a biggy for me since I am allergic to cigarette smoke. I don't ride the bus, but some day I may want do, so there's that... Also, maybe the payday loan around the corner from my house won't be there much longer (but I doubt it... at least the city will benefit from it)
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