The government rat bastards have taken away my food stamps (EBT) due to their government shut down.
I have had to rely on food stamps ever since 2014, when I lost everything of value I owned. I lost my house in Maine in 2010, and all the rest of my precious possessions (of material and sentimental value), forced to sell for pennies on the dollar or give away, in late 2013 when I was finally driven to homelessness by persecution of the US government.
I hate the government, always have, always will. They have destroyed my life, after decades of exploiting me, and finally drove me to total destitution.
When I became homeless in 2013, there was not a soul who cared enough to help me, no family, no friends. I was left abandoned and betrayed, and it was only by the grace of God that I survived.
I have lived in dire poverty ever since. The government only gives me less than $12,000 a year, on which I am expected to survive on their idea of “disability benefits”. Needless to say, I can't survive on that pittance.
I don't even receive enough money to cover my rent, which the slumlord who owns the property has driven up to $1200.00 a month (more than doubled since 2014). This, for a one room cottage, with bad plumbing, bad water, no heat in the bathroom (hell in the winter months). I have had to call the Health Department to force him to make repairs and renovations, in order to rectify “health hazards”.
I am not on speaking terms with this slumlord, who has harassed me, threatened me, slandered me, falsely accused me, impugned my sanity. He has no legal grounds for his threats of eviction, as verified by pro bono lawyers (for the poor, disabled and elderly). I have always paid the rent on time, have never caused any disturbances on this property. But he has raised the rent in attempts to drive me out. I cannot afford to move, but must hold on to this rental to keep a roof over my head, until such time (if ever) I can find another place I can afford.
In order to pay all other bills (electricity, internet/phone, propane gas, car insurance, etc. etc.) I must struggle to try to get material support from other sources. I have no reliable source of support. I have no one I can rely on in an emergency, there is no one who cares enough to stop the worst from happening to me, which is frightening, knowing what could happen. I would not survive homelessness again.
Now, the government has taken away my food stamps, and I will be going hungry, since I always pay the bills first, before buying food. I am threatened with having my electricity turned off. I am unable to get the medical care I need.
I know I am not the only person to have their benefits cut off. But so what? I am still suffering from what these rat bastards have done.
I just wanted to make sure this is on the record. I will not be discussing this with anyone. I don't expect anyone to care, and as far as I know no one does care, not enough to make sure I don't starve.
So, with a declaration of righteous anger and disgust I will end this report.
I repeat: I hate the government rat bastards who continue to destroy my life. If I don't survive this, I want it known WHY I did not survive. And I want it ON THE RECORD.
Barbara Hartwell
November 7, 2025
