> [Case] > Social Security, AFDC, Food Stamps and other social service dollars are > lumped in the federal budget as entitlement programs.
[Platt] Yeah, government propagandists hate the word "welfare." Reminds people to much of freeloaders. [Case] Kinda like retirees who get snippy over calling SS welfare, huh? > [Case] > This is another Republican myth. I am not saying that it has never > happened but it is very rare and the idea that it has become a cornerstone > of public policy is an obscenity. [Platt] Not the cornerstone of public policy, but the cornerstone of welfare cheats. [Case] It is misrepresentations like this that has led to under funding of program programs for children in many states. > [Case] > The funding is allocated to assist children regardless of family living > arrangements [Platt] A program designed for children often abused by adults. [Case] The well being of children is always the primary concern. [Platt] Cheating in the private sector is vigorously opposed. Cheating in the government sector gets a wink and a nod. [Case] I think it is just wrong to say that cheating in the government sector is tolerated. Government programs, grants, and administration at least in my state are all out in the open. Anyone can scrutinize public records. Cheating may occur but it is nothing like you imagine. [Platt] Forcing you to be responsible is OK by me, like obeying traffic laws. [Case] It seems that your terror of the naked power of the state is more a matter of rhetorical convenience that a matter of principle. [Case] > Do you seriously believe that anyone anywhere thinks the ER is a cool > place to hang out for chit chat? [Platt] Ask those who run the place what it's like. [Case] Or you could as the patient who has been sitting for four or five hours waiting for a doctor in the Mecca of world class instant health care. [Platt] True. But it's well to be suspicious, especially when the statistics are compiled by a government bureaucrat interested in keeping and expanding her job. [Case] Isn't it about time people saw through this demeaning of public service. It is an insult to every soldier, policeman, teacher, librarian, nurse, social worker and all of the excellent people who prefer to serve their fellow citizens rather than sell themselves in a private sector where money is the only Value. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
