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> the emergence of a parasitic, non-producing, and aggressively self-enriching elite IMHO it's not just the elite that's getting parasitic and non-producing (h

> the emergence of a parasitic, non-producing, and aggressively self-enriching elite IMHO it's not just the elite that's getting parasitic and non-producing (how many people are on welfare these days?)

busterarm 13y ago
Back that shit up. Welfare in many ways is a wage subsidy for large employers like Walmart and McDonalds. Some other forms of welfare only buy things like baby food and diapers to make sure infants are cared for. Lots of people on welfare work full time and lots of other people are on welfare because they have a disability that prevents them from working. What should folks with severe cerebal palsy do? Should they just die already to make you happy? Every hard look into the idea that there are mostly "welfare queens" milking the system has come back to show it's bullshit. Plenty of the most needy people (in really poor states like Georgia) can't get any kind of assistance because of attitudes like the one you posted. Georgia has fewer than 4000 (out of 10 million) residents receiving welfare and is 33rd in median income. Keep in mind that the state's income figures are being propped up by Atlanta, which only has half of the states' residents. In Savannah, many restaurants are closed on weekends or only open at all on weekends; that's how little economic activity there is in the state.
- ahomescu1 13y ago
  > What should folks with severe cerebal palsy do? Should they just die already to make you happy? I didn't say that, I'm all in favor of helping the truly needy, but are they really the majority? Are sick/disabled people really where most welfare goes? I don't have numbers for it, but it's hard to believe it; people in genuine need (because they're unable to work for health reasons) can't be more than 1-2% of the general population, and I feel it should be cheap to take care of them. Regarding Savannah, if there's so little economic activity there, the solution is to take measures to boost activity, not keep everyone on welfare. What happens when the money runs out? EDIT: Also, please keep it polite. I will not be intimidated out of my opinions, and will not "back that shit up".

busterarm 13y ago

Back that shit up. Welfare in many ways is a wage subsidy for large employers like Walmart and McDonalds. Some other forms of welfare only buy things like baby food and diapers to make sure infants are cared for. Lots of people on welfare work full time and lots of other people are on welfare because they have a disability that prevents them from working. What should folks with severe cerebal palsy do? Should they just die already to make you happy? Every hard look into the idea that there are mostly "welfare queens" milking the system has come back to show it's bullshit. Plenty of the most needy people (in really poor states like Georgia) can't get any kind of assistance because of attitudes like the one you posted. Georgia has fewer than 4000 (out of 10 million) residents receiving welfare and is 33rd in median income. Keep in mind that the state's income figures are being propped up by Atlanta, which only has half of the states' residents. In Savannah, many restaurants are closed on weekends or only open at all on weekends; that's how little economic activity there is in the state.

ahomescu1 13y ago
> What should folks with severe cerebal palsy do? Should they just die already to make you happy? I didn't say that, I'm all in favor of helping the truly needy, but are they really the majority? Are sick/disabled people really where most welfare goes? I don't have numbers for it, but it's hard to believe it; people in genuine need (because they're unable to work for health reasons) can't be more than 1-2% of the general population, and I feel it should be cheap to take care of them. Regarding Savannah, if there's so little economic activity there, the solution is to take measures to boost activity, not keep everyone on welfare. What happens when the money runs out? EDIT: Also, please keep it polite. I will not be intimidated out of my opinions, and will not "back that shit up".