Square Deal

A wise man who "spoke soflty and carried a big stick..." once said to a group of veterans,"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal after wards. More than that no man is entitled, and less than that no man shall have." This Man's name...Franklin Roosevelt.
I for one will agree, while I did my time I was given a square deal. I had complete Medical (albeit shitty) Dental (butchers of the mouth) Life insurance and a retirement plan (I wasn't physically able to stomach that shit they were feeding me, so I didn't get the plan). I was promised 36months of schooling that I had to pay alittle bit every month, It was the Montgomery G.I. Bill.
Let's skip forward, past my 26months in Iraq, past my Stop Loss, Past my first 10%Disability check to now. I'm sitting in an apartment that I've spent all my money paying rent on. I'm enrolled in a good junior college, somehow the VA is paying for the school part, but I have no Basic Allowed Housing check to keep the lights on, the water running or the roof over my head for that matter.

Who do I have to beg? Who's hand do I have to shake? How poor do I have to be in order to get help with this shit? I've done my service to my country, I wasn't drafted or forced to sign my name to anything. I joined the Army, I was the one who volunteered so defend the borders and ideals of this proud and great nation.

Help me Mr. President, I want my handout, the only difference is mine isn't a hand out. It's an entitlement. I find It ironic that in order to qualify for poverty this year the income is set at $21,000, I made $12,500 my first year in the army, about $20,000 my third and finally broke the poverty bracket my fourth year in the Army at a whopping $23,000. I NEVER qualified for welfare, food stamps or government housing.

I love the Government. It's said that the squeaky wheel gets the oil, but I've only gotten the shaft. Isn't funny how that works?