I tend to agree with Andre on this subject, if you give someone something they did not earn they will never learn or become independent. If a check was in your mailbox at the beginning of every month that you did not have to do nothing for why would you work? The War on Poverty started in 1964 under Johnson has spent trillions on poverty with little to no success, matter of fact we have spent more money on the war on poverty that all the wars we have fought combined.
I agree with Bauer that we need to address the poverty issue head on in a politically incorrect manner. The problem has been addressed for 45 years with no improvement. Liberals will argue that it is the greedy rich people, but 1 billionaire who pays taxes pays for thousands of people to receive checks from the government. There are people who need to be taken care of by the taxpayers in my opinion, those who fight and die for our freedom and their families, those who are disabled, and the elderly. If you can walk upright, and speak english, and walk around on your cellphone at the mall you should not be on welfare. How many times have you seen it, someone goes up to the grocery store counter with a cart full of groceries who is 100 pounds over weigh who gives the clerk a food stamps card while talking on their cell phone, I see it every time I go. It is one thing to actually need assistance because you are truly in need, but it is completely different when the system is constantly abused by people who are unwilling to sacrifice. Also anyone who is on government assistance should be drug tested at least once a month, and if they are found to have drugs in their system they should be taken off immediately.
Politicians are keeping the poor down because they know it is a constant yes vote. The poor ask will you take away my check, the politician says no if you vote for me. And the other politician says I will give you your check times 2 if you vote for me. It is a political game being played by both parties that needs to be addressed now in a politically incorrect manner. Go to poor rural towns on the first of the month and you will see people sitting beside their mailbox on the first tuesday of every month waiting for their government handout like clockwork. Now if that person can get up and walk to the mailbox, why can’t they get up and find a job.
I think he was a hypocrite to make that statement – considering HE RECEIVED FREE LUNCH as a child.
It was an inelegant way of saying it, but true. Welfare for the able should be temporary like unemployment. When others see people on welfare doing ok they themselves will follow in their tracks. It should be made clear to others that they don’t want to have a baby and sit around on welfare because it looks so dire and should make them think of their decisions.
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I think he was a hypocrite to make that statement – considering HE RECEIVED FREE LUNCH as a child.
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I’m glad someone finally had the balls to say what needed to be said. I’m tired of political correctness. I’m tired of entitlements. He’s not saying don’t assist the sick, elderly, handicapped, and children. But he’s saying cut off the moochers. Moochers just breed more moochers, whether it’s temporary or not it’s 18 years of mooching and usually more since it usually becomes a lifestyle.
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Very wrong, he is generalizating poor people as if they choose to be poor.
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