> The real problem right now is a lack of a social safety net
Is that the real problem here? Unemployment in the United States is incredibly low and those who want to find good work for good pay are able to.
Is that the real problem here? Unemployment in the United States is incredibly low and those who want to find good work for good pay are able to.
Otherwise, please consider how trans people might be limited by obstacles that cis people don't even realize exist.
I’m not sure why the original comment even mentions this person is trans. How is that relevant to the situation other than to trigger the “victim” alarm in some people’s minds?
Also, how presumptuous of you to assume I’m cis. Be better.
- It obviously increases the burn rate due to increased medical expenses which makes certain income thresholds to qualify for help harder to reach.
- It together with a comment suggesting parental abuse means she can't rely on family support
- There is discrimination against trans people. If xy% of people despise you because of your existince is a challange to their god and on those people decides how many hours you get that obviously has an impact.
I must congratulate you. Your cynical engagement both claiming this to maybe being a scam, acting worried for me and yet being very motivated to argue political points might have gotten this post removed from the top of AskHN where it was some time before you posted. I hope when i wake up that my genuine ask for help and advice got a few more eyeballs.
What I said:
> I'm assuming you haven't seen people struggling with discrimination, especially trans people in conservative cities
is only presuming exactly what I said, not even presuming that you're not trans, because that (on its own) is actually besides the point.
In the interest of keeping this more in the spirit with the HN conversation guidelines, I'll just say that I'd appreciate if you engaged with what I actually said instead of deflecting.
If I were trans in the US I’d honestly just flee the country before the next elections, and start over somewhere else.
I think in the U.S. in general trans people have double the unemployment rates of cis people. I imagine that's higher in Chattanooga, and higher again for transwomen, but I couldn't find any studies here so let's just agree that 3.3% likely is not indicative of the unemployment rates of specific marginalized groups.