If James Could NOT keep a job and Florida NOT working how

[prestige]

If James Could NOT keep a steady job and Florida NOT working, as well as NOT receiving food stamps/cash government assistance, how in the hell did James & Florida pay rent, lights, gas, phone, food, clothes and bus fare, HOW?

[duckie]

Maybe James used that pool stick more often than not.

[prestige]

Originally Posted by duckie

Maybe James used that pool stick more often than not.

What money did James have to put up playing pool to place a bet?

[visaman666]

Originally Posted by prestige

What money did James have to put up playing pool to place a bet?

Start with a quarter he found on the street, and work yourself up!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by prestige

If James Could NOT keep a steady job and Florida NOT working, as well as NOT receiving food stamps/cash government assistance, how in the hell did James & Florida pay rent, lights, gas, phone, food, clothes and bus fare, HOW?

Low Income Families can be on a certain plan to pay utilities

[prestige]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Low Income Families can be on a certain plan to pay utilities

What what money from the Evans Family?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by prestige

What what money from the Evans Family?

The lower the income the LESS a family has to pay for electric, gas, and heat

[magellan333]

Until the Betty and Edgar episode, I guess they were hitting them up more often than we realized.

[TVFactFan]

It was never explained why Florida was a housewife in the projects

[yayaya]

Yes it was explained - James wanted her butt to be home, not working.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by yayaya

Yes it was explained - James wanted her butt to be home, not working.

I mean by the PRODUCERS. Why have the mother home when they were a low income family

[Brieannas21]

James wanted Florida home like a lot of men did back in the day, there are men who still thinks that the man should work while the woman stay home. Also Florida did end up working at a department store, I believe in season 3.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

James wanted Florida home like a lot of men did back in the day, there are men who still thinks that the man should work while the woman stay home. Also Florida did end up working at a department store, I believe in season 3.

No man should want his wife home when he is making 1.33 cent an hour LOL

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

No man should want his wife home when he is making 1.33 cent an hour LOL

James worked like 3 jobs, he struggled and provided for his family because that was the mans role, their kids never went without. Back in those days, that is when some men had pride and didn't want handouts or their wives to work.

[yayaya]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I mean by the PRODUCERS. Why have the mother home when they were a low income family

Perhaps the writers and producers were going with what was normal for the times - the woman stayed home, even in the most poorest of families. I know by the 70's there were a lot of wives seeking minimum wage jobs, but I think the overall platform of the show was to show the struggles of the projects and during that era, many husbands were against the wife being away from home when they had a job to tend to - house and kids. Maybe it was pride, maybe it was sexist attitude that many men had at that time, but it was what it was and there was no changing that.