This is a problem with arguing through example. Honestly, I can't say that I know the statistics these days and research in this area tends to be biased one way or another, so it is difficult to come to good numbers.
I'm in favor of trying to deal with loopholes and make the system work as well as we possibly can. But I'm also of an inclination to give the benefit of the doubt poor to people because, well, they need it. I admit a lean to the easily disenfranchised. It's kind of like with the death penalty...I'd rather we have a couple people screw us over than put a couple people out to flap in the breeze who really don't deserve to. This is an area where a little bit can make a huge difference to individuals. I believe that people abuse the system. But I think that the system is more important than the abuses. Do what we can to curb the abuses, but don't curb its successes. I hated the welfare system. Hated it. Despised it. I can think of a hundred ways to reform what it was then (this was the 80's). Sadly, the 1996 "reform" law had little to do with that. And I will hold Clinton in contempt for signing that law for the rest of my days. So I'm not against reform, nor do I think that we need to just turn a blind eye to the situation at hand. But I think that we need to make sure to take care of the least and not demonize the poor as a first measure and then do our best from there. Judah On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I have stated already, that is not what I have seen in my experience. > > I have seen people flaunt that they drive a Lexus, yet the government pays > for their food. I have even had patients ask me how it feels knowing that > they have more money in their pocket than I make in a year, yet my taxes are > paying for his welfare check. > > Those are the types of people I am referring to and I would bet this occurs > nmore often than you might feel comfortable admitting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:278463 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
