The Middle Class Task Force

Could Mother Nature have dropped any more rain on us during the rush hour than she did today? If I had my way today I would have stayed indoors curled up in my bed with a cup of hot cocoa. For the most part I slept pretty well last night after taking some Theraflu. I actually enjoy the rain as much as I enjoy snow...just not while I'm fighting anything that's attacking my respitory system. LOL. Oh well...wasn't too bad although my hair lost the battle. Was nice when I left the house...not so nice when I got to the training session. Ha ha.



Diana was great as usual. All the the case scenarios posed to us were really interesting and challenging. So many possibilies for solutions. I like group settings where you get to hear all different though processes. Really helpful and informative. The day gave me a bit more confidence for when I actually have to "go it alone" which will be in about two weeks or so. Always frightening...like the first day of anything new...but I know I'll be fine in the long run.



When I got home I around 5:30 or so, I found myself flipping through the limited channels I have (since I can't afford cable) and I lucked out and do happen to get FOOD, CSPAN, and NY1. I found myself watching CSPAN just as Joe Biden and eventually President Obama were speaking on the new concepts and ideas they will try to implement to improve the economy through the Middle Class Task Force. Usually when any president official speaks of the middle class, they are never really speaking to me since I no longer fall in that category. I am below middle class now. I have the added luxury of not qualifying for assistance for most government assistance programs since I'm not married, don't own anything, and don't have any children. To date it would seem, in my opinion, that all I'm good for when it comes to the government is being taxed! How crazy is that? So anyway, what did stand out for me was all the talk about changes to the IBR program which is one thing I do match since I have a staggering amount of student loan debt (almost 50K). To me, the principal balance is not necessarily the initial problem but rather the amount of interest our very government decided to tax...a whopping 6.2% fixed interest rate...gee..Thanks former President Bush. That was a lovely parting gift.



11:08pm...ok...so lost the last part of my text here due to some error...will revisit this post in the morning. Theraflu kicking in!