EVANS NOT RECEIVING WELFARE; WIC SHOULD CPS BEEN CALLED ON EVANS

[prestige]

DID FLORIDA REFUSE WELFARE AT THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS HOW A FAMILY OF 5 WITH MINOR CHILDREN, IN THE HELL DID NOT RECEIVE WIC, AND NO FOOD STAMPS TO FEED YOUR FAMILY.... SHOULD THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES BEEN CALLED ON FLORIDA EVANS FOR NEGLECT, JAMES VARIOUS JOBS COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN CARE OF A FAMILY OF 5 AND PAYING RENT

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by prestige

DID FLORIDA REFUSE WELFARE AT THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS HOW A FAMILY OF 5 WITH MINOR CHILDREN, IN THE HELL DID NOT RECEIVE WIC, AND NO FOOD STAMPS TO FEED YOUR FAMILY.... SHOULD THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES BEEN CALLED ON FLORIDA EVANS FOR NEGLECT, JAMES VARIOUS JOBS COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN CARE OF A FAMILY OF 5 AND PAYING RENT

It was said early in season 1 that James made too much money but just barely

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by prestige

DID FLORIDA REFUSE WELFARE AT THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS HOW A FAMILY OF 5 WITH MINOR CHILDREN, IN THE HELL DID NOT RECEIVE WIC, AND NO FOOD STAMPS TO FEED YOUR FAMILY.... SHOULD THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES BEEN CALLED ON FLORIDA EVANS FOR NEGLECT, JAMES VARIOUS JOBS COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN CARE OF A FAMILY OF 5 AND PAYING RENT

How was it neglect? The kids weren't starving or wanting for anything.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

How was it neglect? The kids weren't starving or wanting for anything.

They were not enjoying their meals LOL

[isiahthomas]

James and Florida didn't have 5 kids. They had 3 kids and they should've been getting welfare and food stamps. I know they got tired of eating oatmeal all the time for breakfast. They could've had sausage, bacon, eggs with the oatmeal. Only thing i remember them eating for dinner was chicken LOL.

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

They were not enjoying their meals LOL

They still ate, no one starved.

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

They still ate, no one starved.

Exactly. We get too hung up on what is legit by law on some things. What Florida is neglecting according to some documented rule or judgment passed by Congree/Government. LOL. Too much political correction about some innocent things.

[yayaya]

WIC????? That's for women who have infants or children under the age of 5 years old. Michael was too damn old for Flo to qualify for WIC.

James was too proud to receive assistance of any other kind the family was entitled to.

Florida said in that early rent episode where the family was going to be evicted that Thelma ate pretty damn good after she pretended to faint so the family's possessions wouldn't be taken by those two guys.

[TVFactFan]

Good Times was unrealistic because a family that poor usually have ALL TYPES of programs they can qualify for to survive

[-STEFFY-]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Good Times was unrealistic because a family that poor usually have ALL TYPES of programs they can qualify for to survive

The kids should have been recieving free school lunches at the school cafeteria.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by -STEFFY-

The kids should have been recieving free school lunches at the school cafeteria.

And the family should have been on a rent subsidy program LOL

[-STEFFY-]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

And the family should have been on a rent subsidy program LOL

That's true too. The entire Evans family needed help. It's too bad that James was sometimes (actually most times) too stubborn. There is nothing wrong in asking for help especially when you have a wife and three kids to think about.

[yayaya]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Good Times was unrealistic because a family that poor usually have ALL TYPES of programs they can qualify for to survive

The Evans' qualified for many programs, but James was too damn stubborn to accept that help. I think when a family like the Evans have three three children to take care of, pride needs to take a backseat sometimes. It wasn't like the Evans were trying to milk the system - they were trying to make ends meet. James had a thing about taking money from the government. I bet he wouldn't tell Michael or Thelma to NOT take a grant or school loan.

As for rent subsidy, isn't that why they lived in the projects? I assumed the building they lived in was for people who had a low income such as section 8 housing. What I didn't get, why was Willona living there? She was not a single mother or anything of the sort. She had all those promotions as "head buyer" for the boutique.

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by yayaya

The Evans' qualified for many programs, but James was too damn stubborn to accept that help. I think when a family like the Evans have three three children to take care of, pride needs to take a backseat sometimes. It wasn't like the Evans were trying to milk the system - they were trying to make ends meet. James had a thing about taking money from the government. I bet he wouldn't tell Michael or Thelma to NOT take a grant or school loan.

As for rent subsidy, isn't that why they lived in the projects? I assumed the building they lived in was for people who had a low income such as section 8 housing. What I didn't get, why was Willona living there? She was not a single mother or anything of the sort. She had all those promotions as "head buyer" for the boutique.

A lot of people back then were to proud to accept any help from the government, unlike today. I know when my mom was a child, the younger kids ate first and then the oldest and then my grandma and grandpa ate what was left. You had to do what you had to do back then.

I think Wilona started out as a reg store clerk and then in season 4 or 5 she became the "head buyer."

[yayaya]

I am certain Willona was promoted three times to head buyer.