sure feels like we are screwed either way, I agree.

It is a despairing feeling.

I had a dream this morning and in it I was living in a lovely house in the country with a view of the ocean glittering in the distance,I got up in the morning and felt joy and promise in the new day. Then I really woke up to today and my heart sank and I realized I barely remember what it felt like to have joy just in living.

My life along with so many others is just a life of work and being poor. Just a struggle. I can eat and pay my bills but can't afford a proper winter coat or boots. I have been working my way up in the same job the last 7 years and I still make less than I did in 2001. Either way it comes out today, that will not change.