Reply #58: Well, I have tried calling/writing before. [View All]

I would never get a response back when I wrote, and I would always get the run-around via the phone. It seems like politicians are off-limits to us common folk kind of like how big movie stars are. Maybe if I were a big political donor, or some bigshot lobbyist they might give me the time of day. It shouldn't be like that, but it is. I quit doing that and just help fight poverty in a way I can actually make a difference. My 10 hours or so per week I volunteer at a shelter mostly consist of working with homeless men helping them to read, showing them how to fill out job apps, or guiding them through the steps of obtaining a G.E.D. I feel like doing that is the best thing I can do to help those in poverty.