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HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Oh my gosh...you ONLY spew soundbytes. The same exact stereotypes shrieked by Coulter, O'Reilly, and the like, and YOU accuse TheSheep of being blindly herded???
I guess hypocrisy shouldn't surprise me by now, but phew.
WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I wish I had more up clicks to give! If there's one thing I'd like to add here it's a little quote from my hero, Milton Friedman.
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
Just as union workers are getting more and more pay for less and less work, this too is a dead end road. Unfortunately our new leader and the bulk of the house and senate don't see it that way...
Word on the street is that you're comment point poison, April. I hope I don't damage my great friendships with dauguy, thekure and ask001 by cheering you on. :)
Stop being a moron, April. No one feels entitled. But some people are starving in this country, and not because they're not doing their best just like everyone else, but because they are physically unable to work or because they do not have access to legitimate jobs. When someone tells me, "I can either pay my gas bill this month or I can buy groceries," it makes me feel awfully guilty for bitching about my broken iPod. And if you can't see the injustice in that, then that's your own problem. For someone who waves the banner of Christianity constantly, you sure overlook the idea of Christian charity whenever it's convenient. Everyone deserves to be able to eat wholesome foods, live in a safe home, have adequate access to suitable medical care and an education. Yes, we are all entitled to these things. And if some people have entirely too much, then yes, they should have to give up some of that so that other people can survive. Or else they should stop complaining about crime and drugs, because those are the only money-making opportunities available to people who have no resources and no education.
[0 points]3 years ago by asletson9ReplyEdited 3 years ago by asletson9
"Stop being a moron, April. No one feels entitled."
"Everyone deserves to be able to eat wholesome foods, live in a safe home, have adequate access to suitable medical care and an education. Yes, we are all entitled to these things."
Did you just call April a moron over a point that you just contradicted yourself on? Ouch!
The topic at hand here is "Who is better suited to solve your problems, you or your government?" April says government isn't the answer, but never indicates that a private charity or releif organization that operates with only 15% overhead wouldn't be a good alternative. Nearly 60 cents out of every welfare dollar go to running the program, not to the recipients. Take out the bureacracy, and the money actually starts to get where we intended on it going. The government is painfully inefficient...
Were you aware that the last time the capital gains tax was lowered, charity donations tripled? Did ya know that??? Americans care about Americans, but when the Government is confiscating such a huge chunk of John Q. Public's paycheck, it makes it a little tougher to be generous.
"And if some people have entirely too much, then yes, they should have to give up some of that so that other people can survive." It's the HAVE TO mentality that yourself and the government bring that ruins the public's opportunity to OFFER a portion of what they have.
You laid a blaket statement over the welfare collectors, saying "they are physically unable to work or because they do not have access to legitimate jobs." Really? Every one of 'em? NO! Certainly some do have it tougher than others, but I've heard far too many Zero to Hero stories to buy into that victim logic.
No circumstancial change will ever be enough to fix a character flaw. Some people are exploiting the tax payer whether you want to believe it or not..
Although you may think you're being charitable by insisting the government confiscate hard earned dollars from those who earned them, I'd like to point out that you may very well be practicing what some call the soft bigotry of lowered expectations. Expect more of your fellow man and they'll start living up to it. Keep babying them, and they'll remain dependant.
[2 points]3 years ago by TysonPReplyEdited 3 years ago by TysonP
It is encouraging to see that as of now 85% of people feel they are better suited to solve their problems than the government is.
So if that is the case then why does it appear that everyone is still looking to the government to bail this out or save that industry or solve this problem. Why not just choose not to participate in this recession. If you have a job, great keep working and keep spending. If you don't have a job then keep looking. I pass places everyday with help wanted signs out, yeah it might not be a career but it is a job. If you truly need assistance turn to your friends, your family, or your church, once people stop looking to the government for help then perhaps the government will stop inefficiently trying to provide it.
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It is largely dependent on what is the problem, so you need a third answer to this question.
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[0 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Oh my gosh...you ONLY spew soundbytes. The same exact stereotypes shrieked by Coulter, O'Reilly, and the like, and YOU accuse TheSheep of being blindly herded???
I guess hypocrisy shouldn't surprise me by now, but phew.
WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I wish I had more up clicks to give! If there's one thing I'd like to add here it's a little quote from my hero, Milton Friedman.
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
Just as union workers are getting more and more pay for less and less work, this too is a dead end road. Unfortunately our new leader and the bulk of the house and senate don't see it that way...
Word on the street is that you're comment point poison, April. I hope I don't damage my great friendships with dauguy, thekure and ask001 by cheering you on. :)
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[1 point] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyStop being a moron, April. No one feels entitled. But some people are starving in this country, and not because they're not doing their best just like everyone else, but because they are physically unable to work or because they do not have access to legitimate jobs. When someone tells me, "I can either pay my gas bill this month or I can buy groceries," it makes me feel awfully guilty for bitching about my broken iPod. And if you can't see the injustice in that, then that's your own problem. For someone who waves the banner of Christianity constantly, you sure overlook the idea of Christian charity whenever it's convenient. Everyone deserves to be able to eat wholesome foods, live in a safe home, have adequate access to suitable medical care and an education. Yes, we are all entitled to these things. And if some people have entirely too much, then yes, they should have to give up some of that so that other people can survive. Or else they should stop complaining about crime and drugs, because those are the only money-making opportunities available to people who have no resources and no education.
"Stop being a moron, April. No one feels entitled."
"Everyone deserves to be able to eat wholesome foods, live in a safe home, have adequate access to suitable medical care and an education. Yes, we are all entitled to these things."
Did you just call April a moron over a point that you just contradicted yourself on? Ouch!
The topic at hand here is "Who is better suited to solve your problems, you or your government?" April says government isn't the answer, but never indicates that a private charity or releif organization that operates with only 15% overhead wouldn't be a good alternative. Nearly 60 cents out of every welfare dollar go to running the program, not to the recipients. Take out the bureacracy, and the money actually starts to get where we intended on it going. The government is painfully inefficient...
Were you aware that the last time the capital gains tax was lowered, charity donations tripled? Did ya know that??? Americans care about Americans, but when the Government is confiscating such a huge chunk of John Q. Public's paycheck, it makes it a little tougher to be generous.
"And if some people have entirely too much, then yes, they should have to give up some of that so that other people can survive." It's the HAVE TO mentality that yourself and the government bring that ruins the public's opportunity to OFFER a portion of what they have.
You laid a blaket statement over the welfare collectors, saying "they are physically unable to work or because they do not have access to legitimate jobs." Really? Every one of 'em? NO! Certainly some do have it tougher than others, but I've heard far too many Zero to Hero stories to buy into that victim logic.
No circumstancial change will ever be enough to fix a character flaw. Some people are exploiting the tax payer whether you want to believe it or not..
Although you may think you're being charitable by insisting the government confiscate hard earned dollars from those who earned them, I'd like to point out that you may very well be practicing what some call the soft bigotry of lowered expectations. Expect more of your fellow man and they'll start living up to it. Keep babying them, and they'll remain dependant.
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[0 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyI love this quote!
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[0 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyIt is encouraging to see that as of now 85% of people feel they are better suited to solve their problems than the government is.
So if that is the case then why does it appear that everyone is still looking to the government to bail this out or save that industry or solve this problem. Why not just choose not to participate in this recession. If you have a job, great keep working and keep spending. If you don't have a job then keep looking. I pass places everyday with help wanted signs out, yeah it might not be a career but it is a job. If you truly need assistance turn to your friends, your family, or your church, once people stop looking to the government for help then perhaps the government will stop inefficiently trying to provide it.
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