The example that I meant to convey was the rampant looting after the hurricane and the flooding. Although not a nice place before hand, the lack of law and any assistance led to the grave conditions there.
- Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Childress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America > On 1/10/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think that Gruss doesn't realize that a country without a welfare >> program >> is going to be run over by criminals killing others for gain. Case in >> point: >> New Orleans > > New Orleans had a Welfare program. In fact, it had very high > participation in the welfare program. People didn't go wild because > welfare was removed, it was lack of law enforcement that made > (allowed) people to go wild. > > As a city with both a high crime rate and a high welfare participation > rate before the Hurricane, I think you are shooting yourself in the > foot by using it as an example. Welfare (and social security) should > be a safety net of last resort, not an entitlement program for people > to abuse and/or live on perpetually. > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191567 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
