I live in a rural area and there a some very nice houses. That's not what makes me mad. The fact that they are Russians who came to this country FOR FREE and got gov. money FOR FREE to live in big expensive houses FOR FREE and I'm stuck working 2 jobs...as a 911 dispatcher and EMT...helping people... and I'm stuck barely able to pay my bills, not getting to do things like take my kids to the movies, buying new clothes somewhere other that Wal-Mart, getting my with just the nessesities, living in a small house, that is decent, but me and my family are struggaling to make payments. Don't get me wrong I'm not blaming the Russians, I'd take a free house if I could. I blame the Gov. \nThey wonder why our country is out of money and are middle class is struggling. Are all Gov. officials that stupid they can't figure it out or do they just realy have no heart and don't care. \nAm I the only one who is upset about things like this?
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No, your not.  The government is absolutely dreadful at distributing money.  Particularly this administration, which also has yet to figure out that you can't increase spending and decrease income at the same time.  I figure that one out when I was like five.
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YOU GO GIRL!!! Its bout time someone on here has an education when it comes to this issue. there are to many haters out there. \nI think that they hate immigrants bc they have had to work so hard for what they have, you can't say its about the jobs bc those jobs have always been there, just no one wants to do them!!!\nI don't see people haten on immigrants when there goin tru drive trus, when it comes to the cleanin lady, the gardener, the consturction worker, the nanny, or any other job that involves any Physical labor. Do you? I didn't think so!!!\nThere just here to work and have a decent livin, to give there children a better future!!! i would know, thanks to my parents who have put me thru college to become a teacher and have an opportunity to do somethin with my life other than hard physical labor. I give all my props to anyone else who has done this for their children or has help out there family. its hard and scary comin to a new country. all my props go out to those people who are doin somethin other than sittin at home watchin Jerry Springer durin the middle of the day livin off of welfare...\n         WHAT NOW!!!!\n\nSERIOUSLY I WAS READIN SOME OF YA'LLS ANSWERS, LET ME SAY YOU GUYS ARE ALL IGNORANT!!!!\n\nIMMIGRANTS DO PAY TAXES SO DON'T START THAT BS W/ME.\nTHEY DO HARD WORK LAZY A** AMERICANS REFUSE TO DO BC ITS "HARD"...BOO HOO!!! QUIT CRYIN BOUT IT OK!!!
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There are alot of questions here so I'll try to answer them all.\n\n"When New Orleans was hit with the hurricane and wiped off the map, in my heart I felt I should give money to help the people. That was just common nature for a U. S. citizen to naturally do for our country or other country's around the world no mater what type of government they have in place." \n\nI feel two ways about this matter.  One is this Country gives to much monney to other Countrys and not enoth to this one.  But at the same time the people in Orleans where asked to leve and did not they had two weeks to pack up and leve but they did not.  What could we have done when so many people picked not to leve?\n\n"What I am concerned with is if the money I gave, got to a PERSON from that specific state or other country I sent the money to?"\n\nQuestion?  Who did you give you're money to?\nJust waching MSNBC and they said that there was alot of "fraud and abuse" that people where doing over there.  (check out url for more info.)  Makes you feel just a tad less sorry for these people.\n\n"Why is it that our government can't take responsibility and pay up, for there mistake in the first place. From what I have read, it was known that those levies could not hold a category 4 or 5 hurricane years or decades ago, but failed to strengthen them back when it was first discovered? \n\nI don't think any mistakes where made.  The truth is that  New Orleans is sinking as it stands now New Orleans is lower then sea level.  The reasons that thoes levies have not been fixed are one the cost is to grate for a city that is sinking and two they don't even know if it's posablem to fix them.  Even if they are fixed and we get another "Katrina" it's posable for this to happen again and again.  "IF" we do fix these levies we are putting peoples lives at risk.\n\n"Do you think it was rude of the two presidents to ask us to give more money when it is our nature to give, even until it hurts?"\n\nDo I think it's rude?  No, I don't.  \n\n"Did you help when 911 happened ?"\nYes, but I feel as if it was not enoth\n\n"or Live Aid?\nor Live8?"\n\nLive Aid, No.  Or Live8 don't know what that is.
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Has anyone ever considered what taxes are used for?  (besides padding the politicians wallets?)  Where do you think that the money for disaster relief comes from, where do you think the money for housing and food programs comes from, where do you think the money to pay for our emergency services comes from?  We all have a part in paying for those things.  And for those people that complain about having to take care of those that aren't able to do so for themselves at any point in time in their life.  I pray that you never find yourself in such an unfortunate situation.  So many have gotten there by no fault of their own.  There are doctors and lawyers and successful business people that were at the top of their game, but unfortunate circumstances - illnesses, natural catastrophes, etc have left them with nothing and trying to start their lives over again.  Don't be so quick to judge - someday someone just may be passing judgment on you.
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I so understand your situation, in the 70's and 80's I raised 3 kids and a grandchild as a single mother and had to work 2 and 3 jobs because full time jobs were not available to women, because they would have to pay benefits so I would get 32 hours at one job 28 hours at another and then I'd wait tables  so I'd have everyday money for food, lunches, ect. the other checks I used for bills.  Unfortunatly this seems to be the same scenareo.  I am now disabled in the prime of my life due to the fact of just not having the recources to take care of my body when I should have.  This country doesn't take care of it's people and from the budget that Bush has put together this year it isn't going to happen if it passes.  Everybody wonders why so many people are on disability so young, honey thats your answer the government pushes the workers, they protect the businesses instead, giving them tax breaks for every little thing they can think of and the employees suffer not only in the short term but in the long run.  I went to college, held down 2 jobs in the process college doesn't pay the bills so I had to make a choice!  In the long run, yes I suffer every day now in chronic pain, but my kids suffered then they didn't have their mother, sure they had sitters but it didn't come close to what they should have had, and no there was no child support at all and no attorney genneral to help me get it even tho I told them where to find him and even paid out of my own pocket! So this is the kind of country we live in and I don't think it's gonna get better, just hang in and VOTE that's the only recourse we have get somebody in congress who cares about the workers, that would be different. But nothing will change if you don't VOTE.
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Many Americans work for minimum wage or just a little more. There has been shows on it. And on Oprah once a guy and his wife tried to live on min wage together (both working) and they couldn't. One hospital visit wiped them out. \n I believe many live this way in Mexico--no all-and they do have a big middle class. Just like here, we have many poor. Somehow they feel it is wrong for them to live -poor.\n And they come here. The trouble is-it is hurting our poor-who can never get a good cost of living raise. And they are entitle to more  benefits than most can get. So in a sense their poor are pushing are poor into homelessness. And they are creating more to be poor here..And our middle class is feeling the pain too.\n I am sorry but I feel they have to be poor there and learn to make do with what they have. We do. My purse is about empty and their not helping me. I want a future too.\n If they were truly starving-than please eat. Your in dire need of Medical -go to a hospital. but just to want more-no.\n  I can't help the world-be nice if I could.\n  \nMaybe they need to take those lawn jobs, and maid jobs-and go work at Mexico's resorts. Move there-they have high employee turnover too and often need help. Or do what the rest of us do--make do in there own country.
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I have a big problem with this.  I have always worked hard and hate that my money is going to lazy people.  I think that the only way someone should get help is if they have a disablility.  Not just people wanting to live on welfare and medicaid!!!  All those that answer this question with "I am proud to be on Medicaid"        --------------------GO GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You know, the government doesn't owe everyone a standard of living or any sort of help.  I am sure that help is available if you apply for it, but your sense of entitlement is just sort of "out there", you know?  No one is going to know the situation, go through the proper channels.
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hey i'm feelin' you pixiestix, but one thing is that i DO get gov. assistance on some things that i need and I DO work 40 hours a week to support my family and I DO PAY TAXES LIKE EVERYOTHER HARD WORKING CITIZEN... i am a citizen and i live a hard life, so when i see the minorities doing the same, i don't feel that they are just poppin' babies and living off the gov.  but of course don't get me wrong, there are those people out there.  and yes, why should we pay taxes to support illegal immigrants that are just trying to take advantage, i agree with you totally.... but for those that are working hard like you and i and are paying taxes, i think they deserve a chance to better their lives because their country can't provide the jobs, health care, and living...
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I have to agree, they want everything yet they won't do anything to EARN it, just because they got hit the hardest doesn't mean they get to ride for free forever. But think about it.... the majority of people who are whining are the same ones who lived off the government prior to the storms, they are used to getting cash, food, housing etc every month for free, so why would they stop expecting everything for free now?
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Sheesh, and I thought the Russians were bad with the "We thought of that first" business! It isn't bad enough that you're trying to get into America illegally and take all the benefits that the citizens have all worked for? They come from our taxes, you know! You're trying to tell us that tvs could be manufactured cheaper down there? Now, you're trying to take our tvs away from us? We're not going to stand for this! it's an outrage!
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This is what I'm saying. I cannot believe that our legislators are allowing these people to bully them! And the immigrants themselves,(not all, of course, but many i encounter) are angry at U.S. citizens for wanting stricter laws enforced on immigration. Do these people not realize how much we pay for when they immigrate illegally? And i don't just mean monetarily either. sheesh!
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I do not agree with this guy^^^^^yeah they might have been doing all these great things but you have to remember that in those times, mostly all women stayed home and took care of their children while their husbands went to work. Nowadays most women work all day...because a lot of them choose to..to have more money...so if all these women start working the income goes up in a home...the prices for living go up and it's a never ending circle......most of them have NO time to come home, being tired, and clean houses which is usually populated with 2 or more children. So they go and hire a nanny.....and not one who will charge a lot....one who will charge them a lesser amount because they don't want to empty their pockets.......IT's all about being selfish and you know that. Why do companies hire employees who will work for a lower wage?....cause the more money you got the more you want to have and keep....and a lot of these companies have people who invest their money on them and an investor wants results, profits,.....and if the person who is in charge of running the company is not giving them the results that they want.....well they have a great chance of loosing their job to someone who is competent and can give them the output and results the investors want. Don't start blaming all the mexicans for america's problems, as far as I know, mexicans aren't the only people immigrating to america so stop saying it's thier fault. All this blame should be put on the US GOVERNMENT, and you know why! They are aware and have been aware for the past 40 years that there is a shi* load of immigrants coming in through the southern, northern borders....coming in through our ports, and even people who come here as tourists with a passport that never go back.....and they didn't and still haven't done anaything about it...so if you say that americans are so great because they have done so many things for this economy...well where were they when they elected the president and their senators? Because it's the american people who chose them...not us....(the immigrants).....so for this guy up here if you want to blame the immigrants I say do some research before you start typing away....the only ones responsible for this are the Greedy Coroporations/companies/investors and the GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!!!!!
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Why do so many liberal wackos hate our country, while living here without making any contribution, only complaints?  I understand many liberal wackos realize they don't contribute and have a lot of self-loathing qualities.  But why blame this on the government?  Make yourself happy is what this country is all about, don't lay-about whining for others to give you more, when you give nothing.  Not good for your ego or morale.
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You're not the only one saying that... The problem of it is we don't have enough courage to go to the White House and protest against their so-called rules, their wicked decisions and their money greed.  The elimination of the middle class is aparent by too many people losing their jobs, their homes or apartments, also by too much restrictions on Welfare (too many druggies and lazy ass bums using it instead of the people who really need it), and still the minimum wage is noneless than $5.15 when the gas prices are thru the roof including the cost of living. In these 6 years of living in this country I see it all and badly I could say, the love to greed, injustice and prejudice really screwed what we supposed to become in front of the world instead we're the arrogant sons or daughters of bitches who are spoiled brats that don't even have the decency of getting a job but instead slut themselves, get drunk and use drugs while the rest of the population (the honest hard working individuals) are killing themselves on 2 o 3 jobs trying to make ends meet. We are living an unbalanced life and we are the only ones to stop it or forever hold our death.
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While I do have some empathy for the illegal immigrants, this also blows me away!  I don't see how they have the gall to march in the streets of a country that they are in illegally, demanding rights and believing that they should have a say in the enacting of US laws.  Yes, I understand that they are human beings, and deserve to be treated humanely, but they don't have the right to barge in to a country and make these demands.  They have the right to do this in their own countries and this is what they should be doing in their own countries to try to make things better for themselves and their families there.  They need to direct this anger at the governments of their own countries who are the real reason why they find themselves seeking a better life in another country.  If they can gather together in such an organized fashion in the US, why can't they do the same at home and cause a REAL change for the better of their own people?  They need to be this forthright and demanding at home!  Why are they so hesitant to direct this energy and feeling of entitlement where it belongs - in their home countries???\n\nThis, to me, is like someone barging through the front door of your home and demanding that they are going to clean your house and mow your lawn and wash your car for $2.00 per hour and in return you are going to feed, clothe, and house them and pay for their children's education in your schools and you are going to pay for their medical care and you are going to be happy to do it or else they are going to get all of their friends and family to march in front of your house and protest and demand until you give in to their demands, because they are human beings and deserve this.
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Because they know they can get away with it.  There are some people in this world who unfortunately are bumbs and will take advantage of any act of kindness.  I believe that is why the people are like they are, tough and cold.  we have a neighbor who has lived on our land for three years now and has paid exactly 70.00 to us.  Pretty cheap rent don't you think?  Makes me sick.  I don't mean to be rude to him but he runs on our light bill which is running us abotu 650.00 a month.  It was our decision at the time to let him because he was down ond out, but I think htree years is ong enough.  He should start paying something now.