Auntie Charo's Soapbox

As a member of this community(mostly part-time these days), I've experienced the cost of breathing a real challenge. The gas has gone up and we seem totally unable to change that so we lie, cheat, steal and drill our ways into gas hoses to get our fill of gas without paying for it.
The government hasn't paid for street lights, or even have taken the non-needed ones down so they don't continue to cost the taxpayers money....there's a cliff-hanger on the further power disconnection because the gov's credit is good and we've borrowed money to pay GPA so that they don't pro-rate the bucks into our bills. We're stuck with the LEAC and will continue to see the rise of this charge forever....today, GPA is threatening(actually in their verbage, this means 'promise', to disconnect those poor people that are 30 days past due. You see, those people have to come up with the payment or they eat in the dark. Doesn't mean a fat rodent's behind that the government owes millions. But....who the hell cares...we can't do jack about the rising cost of power.
The hospital? It's still full, a room means a bed in the hallways....not funny when you have a dying relative. Peter Sgro, when are you going to save this island with an alternative way to live?
We all received green bags from Payless markets but can hardly afford to fill them up with groceries. But I can't blame them...they too have to pay for the rising cost of living here....so we can't boycott them because we have to eat. Spam is now over $2.50 a can.....
And I bet after saying all of this and maybe you're going to agree with my opinion, are not going to do anything but change your daily, comfortable habits and turn into grovelling (sp) citizens...maybe you'll even consider stealing copper and sell it to the creatures that buy the stuff to make ends meet!!!