03-19-2022, 09:09 PM
(03-19-2022, 09:28 AM)David Horn Wrote: First, there is little of what can be called 'welfare' to even discuss. Bill Clinton did it in, much to his shame. Almost everyone receiving anything (and far too little imho) is either mentally or physically unable to work, or both. All the Welfare Queen nonsense is just that.https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/...rtened.pdf
"The total amount spent on these 80-plus federal welfare programs amounts to roughly $1.03
trillion."
^we can argue about what is a reasonable amount, which items should be included or which items should be slashed/added to. what we cannot argue about is that it is a small amount.
Quote:There is a codicil: benefits scammers are prolific and tend to avoid being caught. Isn't it better to extract them from the shadows, provide aid if it's needed and ignore the blame game?100%, that was my intention from the get go.
Quote:Really? I know some people who actually tried something like that, and they ended their relationships as bitter enemies ... even before they began. Matters of the heart don't do well in the legal realm.I would need more case studies to be convinced.
Quote:Well, we agree on something. I would expand the list, but you have the right idea.supporting capitalism does not mean I support the majority of the tenants of American-style capitalism. frankly, depriving people of holidays in the name of not supporting "laziness" or "entitlement" is just contemptuous.
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