As I said, I have no issue with trying to help those who want to help themselves. Welfare, for example, was never meant to be a way of life, it was meant to help someone get back on their feet after rough times. But we have generations of families on welfare with no incentive/initiative to get off.
I am not saying its only the people's fault. On the contrary, I think its mostly the system's fault. The system makes it a) too easy to stay on or b) too hard to get off welfare. We should be traching these people skills they can use to go get a job instead of just sitting around collecting a check and having babies to get more money. I am not sure if this has changed, but in New Jersey Medicaid used to cover reversal of a vasectomy. Correct me if I am wrong, but if you need to be on Medicaid, is it really a god idea to make it so you can have kids? I don't think so. I would also say that this same attitude goes for the bailout bill. I think any company *cough* AIG *cough* who continues to over spend on stupid shit should have the money taken back...with interest. I am not saying I am totally against the bailout, but I think there should have been 'strings' attached as someone (i think sam) said. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scott wrote: > > My biggest problem with the programs designed to help those in need are: > > 1. They don't seem to really help. > > 2. They are abused by people who do not need the services, but are just > too > > damned lazy. > > > > Couldn't agree more! So do you and I agree in principle that: > > 1.) Wealth redistribution is an investment, but > > 2.) It's fraught with management problems such as timely course > corrections based on metics measured against goals. > > Thus, > > 3.) Some level of wealth redistribution is appropriate but the > programs should be considered as fiscal policy, should be founded on > sound management, and should include transparent measures. > > Would you agree? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278417 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
