Coping With Welfare Equals Losing 13 IQ Points

[daredtowork]

I can vouch for this personally. I have a graduate degree from a world class university. I spent a year at Oxford. I was a women's chess champion in my state, and I helped my small town's team win Virginia's first Intercity chess league. I once had a mensa IQ. When I was young I hid this information because it would have made me an intolerably arrogant nerd. Now I don't mention it because my IQ is 20-30 points lower, and I have noticeable cognitive deficits, such as skipping words when I type.

I lost these IQ points in the struggle to avoid homelessness while facing major medical problems without insurance or any sort of social support system. That struggle did grind me down until I was disabled and on welfare. While I read a lot and try to keep my mind active in various ways, I cringe at what an IQ test would show if I took one today. But I'm lucky because most of the time I function normally. That's ONLY the case because I had a huge advantage to start with.

The chart below explains why. Please read it. I'm not asking for money. Just a few minutes of your attention to this terrible problem, which has become a form of torture on US soil.

Ps. This is the first and only time I'm going to mention this personal information about myself on the Internet. Please make it worth it by giving the topic of breakdown in the welfare system the attention I'm pleading for.



CREDIT: http://www.socialworkdegreecenter.com/poverty/