I refuse to identify myself as a percentage. I agree that I am part of the 99% and the 53% because I have to be, but that is not who I am. I am an American.
I have worked multiple jobs since 2007 when everything hit the fan.
I worked multiple jobs while I was in college full-time.
I worked for my family and supported my father for years before he died.
I have lost a house to foreclosure.
I have filed for and received unemployment.
I have filed for and been denied for Medicaid and Food Stamps.
I tithe to my church, not because I can afford to, but because I have faith in God.
I pay my bills on time or earlier.
I have not had to take out loans for my education or my child's.
I realize that life is harder out there for others than it has been for me and my family. I feel bad for those that are out there that are losing everything, but I refuse to be part of a statistic that further divides a nation.
It used to be that we had Democrats and Republicans. Then Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Now there are so many groups and subgroups that I am not sure where I belong.
The only thing that I am still certain of is that I am an American.
And I would really like my country back.