>Indeed. > >The only way to save the country from budgetary collapse is to dismantle the >welfare state that FDR created. Instead, President Obama is trying to extend >that welfare state to cover all sorts of new things that we will never be >able to afford.
So who dies? I know of one case where a 60 year old guy is on Medicare. He has almost no pension and survives mostly on Medicare and other new deal programs. Are you willing to tell him to his face that he ought to die so you get a few more dollars? this weekend I helped out at a group home for mentally handicapped adults. All of them are beneficiaries of welfare and Medicare. They live relatively independent lives because of these New Deal programs. Are you willing to tell them that they have to go into over crowded dirty and dangerous state institutions just so that you get some extra pocket change? How about programs like WIC and other forms of food aid? They help keep those in need fed and help them be healthier than if that aid did not exist. Are you willing to tell children that they must starve in order for you to buy your $5 latte every morning? <sarcasm> Nice to see there is still compassion in the world. </sarcasm> The point is that we are not just individuals but live in a community. Part of the price is help taking care of those who are in need of help. At least that's the idea and its generally agreed upon, except usually by those who are so wrapped up in themselves that they cannot see beyond their noses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:292506 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
