Welfare
Roche, George C. III
WELFARE George C. Roche III Anyone acquainted with the welfare nightmare which has developed in American society surely must find the prospect rather depressing. In an effort to relieve a bit of...
...This is my 8th child...
...In answer to your letter, I have given birth to a boy weighing 10 pounds...
...The man I am now living with can't eat or do anything until he knows...
...Please find for certain if my husband is dead...
...I have been in bed with the doctor for two weeks and he doesn't do me any good...
...I had seven, but one died which was baptized on a half sheet of paper...
...When do I get my money...
...I cannot get sick pay...
...I have no children as yet as my husband is a truck driver and works day and night...
...I have six children...
...I was married a week before he was born...
...In an effort to relieve a bit of that depression, let me offer the following excerpts from letters written to welfare agencies by welfare applicants...
...One of which is a mistake as you can see...
...This is a dirty lie...
...My husband got his project cut off 2 weeks ago and I haven't had any relief since...
...I hope this is satisfactory...
...You have changed my boy to a girl - will this make any dif ference...
...I want my money as soon as I can get it...
...If things don't improve, I will have to send for another doctor...
...I am very much annoyed to find that you have branded my son illiterate...
...What are you going to do about it...
...I am forwarding my marriage certificate and my 8 children...
...The letters speak most eloquently for themselves: "I am forwarding my marriage certificate and six children...
...Jones has not had any clothes for a year and the clergy has visited her regularly...
...I am writing to the Welfare Department to say that my baby was born two years old...
...Mrs...
...I am glad to report that my husband who was missing is dead...
...In accordance with your in structions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope...
...Can you tell me why...
...Unless I get my husband's money pretty soon I will be forced to lead an immortal life...
Vol. 4 • May 1971 • No. 6
