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wearethe99percent:

I am 29 years old. I grew up in Michigan, and these issues have affected my family for my ENTIRE LIFE. My father is a skilled machinist who spent at least part of every year laid off. I have worked since I was 14. I put myself through college, and graduated at the top of my class, the first student to major in my chosen field.
After my divorce in 2006, I was hospitalized twice for suicidal depression. I am not cured, I just can’t afford treatment anymore. I haven’t had insurance since I was 18 and on my parents’ policy.
I have 5k in credit card debt from trying to move away from Michigan, in search of a better life. I do not own a house, property, or a car.
Now I am more in debt than ever. I moved to NYC in March of 2009, and was laid off from my job here in March 2010. I am still unemployed and can’t even get hired bartending or waiting tables. My $100,000 BFA with Honors is USELESS.
The $14 in my bank account was borrowed from my mother, a small business development counselor back in Michigan. Believe me, she doesnt have the money to loan out in the first place.
I cant afford groceries, and I am HUNGRY.
I AM SCARED.
I AM SICK.
BUT I AM CLEARLY NOT ALONE.

I am 29 years old. I grew up in Michigan, and these issues have affected my family for my ENTIRE LIFE. My father is a skilled machinist who spent at least part of every year laid off. I have worked since I was 14. I put myself through college, and graduated at the top of my class, the first student to major in my chosen field.

After my divorce in 2006, I was hospitalized twice for suicidal depression. I am not cured, I just can’t afford treatment anymore. I haven’t had insurance since I was 18 and on my parents’ policy.

I have 5k in credit card debt from trying to move away from Michigan, in search of a better life. I do not own a house, property, or a car.

Now I am more in debt than ever. I moved to NYC in March of 2009, and was laid off from my job here in March 2010. I am still unemployed and can’t even get hired bartending or waiting tables. My $100,000 BFA with Honors is USELESS.

The $14 in my bank account was borrowed from my mother, a small business development counselor back in Michigan. Believe me, she doesnt have the money to loan out in the first place.

I cant afford groceries, and I am HUNGRY.

I AM SCARED.

I AM SICK.

BUT I AM CLEARLY NOT ALONE.