Indeed I went to the orientation for the program, and when I was done I had a question of concern. Well what do I do if i have other things to do besides this and I have a photo shoot or something. The lady in turn says that we find that this program doesn't really work for artists, photographers and models etc. So I asked her why, she said that HRA feels that anything of self employment or creative is not a stable enough job. (Little does she know)
Now I am not saying I want to be on public assistance forever or take advantage of the system. What I am saying is that for the time being I am struggling and could use the extra help. Being in a creative field doesn't mean that what I do is not stable. J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series while being on public assistance. So why can't I? She admitted that she would take jobs for less money just so that she can stay on public assistance. None the less she was also a single mother. I am not even a mother yet and I am trying to be an entrepreneur and accomplish dreams way beyond my hearts content.
I feel as if the government just wants you to struggle and work a job for someone else for the rest of your life versus accomplishing your dreams. The government won't acknowledge what you do unless your making millions like Beyoncé.
" Similar results bore out in a study of the link between entrepreneurship and eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which Olds details in the 2014 paper "Food Stamp Entrepreneurs." His research examined what happened after a significant expansion of SNAP threshold levels in the mid-2000s, which loosened eligibility requirements such that more people qualified for the food stamp program. He found that newly eligible households were 20 percent more likely to include an entrepreneur as a result of the policy. Incorporated businesses ownership increased by 16 percent among the newly eligible." http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7589.html
