Soap Box

Letter to the Editor

By Laura Smith

i went to dinner with 5 friends tonight and 4 of us admitted to running out of money before the end of the month... but, that seems to be the norm these days instead of being exceptional.

we have lowered the standard of living and just surviving is what so many people are doing and it has to stop. we have to change something...

i did everything right, i went to school got a great job, had savings...

it isnt about "pulling yourself up by the boot straps" anymore.. good people, honest people have lost so much so recently.

i dont even want to talk politics, neither side has a feasible answer and they spend more money and time tearing down the other side so that no progress is made..

we have a system that is rigged and broken and the politicians aint about to fix that.. the people will have to do it by realizing we are all humans and will have to work together to build a better future for ourselves and our children.

if you are comfortable and happy... you are so lucky. i remember that feeling of security. it was fantastic. but you are in the minority.

this isnt the country it was made to be. and people have to open their eyes to see what it is becoming for so many displaced americans and work to change that.

struggling to survive.. is becoming the american way of life. that is no way to live... do something! before it gets any worse, as if it isnt bad already.

The writer lives in Greensboro.