Spot on, and I loved Moynihan never realizing he was a neocon. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020403698_2.html?sid=ST2010020403858
Starting in the 1960s, the original neoconservative critics such as Daniel Patrick Moynihan expressed distress about the breakdown of inner-city families, only to be maligned as racist and ignored for decades -- until appalling statistics forced critics to recognize their views as relevant. Long-standing conservative concerns over the perils of long-term welfare dependency were similarly villainized as insincere and mean-spirited -- until public opinion insisted they be addressed by a Democratic president and a Republican Congress in the 1996 welfare reform law. But in the meantime, welfare policies that discouraged work, marriage and the development of skills remained in place, with devastating effects. On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is nothing in any current economic or governmental theory that > encourages people who are capable of working to not work. Even the > existing welfare system in the US has restrictions on how long you can > be paid without working. The only place a system such as the one you > describe exists is in the minds of those like you and the neo-cons you > follow. > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> True but we see the balance differently. Yes help the needy but don't >> encourage people to quit their jobs and put there handout. Many great >> workers can easily become lazy slobs if encouraged. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311761 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
