Why does the goverment not help people who work?Its wrong.!Lets do something?
473827
I am in complete agreement with you.  Compare what this government spends on the military that liberals are so fast to whine and complain about to what we spend on "social programs" - (which our PC driven society changed from WELFARE due to the deservedly negative connotation).\n\nWhy is it that liberals will vote to spend literally billions on those who:\n\n1) don't work (food, money, housing, health care, education)\n\n2) commit every crime know to man (food, money, housing, health care, education, legal defense)\n\n3) are hooked on drugs(food, money, housing, health care, education, legal defense)\n\n4) are too stupid to use birth control(food, money, housing, health care, education)\n\n5) did not prepare adequately for their own retirement (money, health care)\n\nYet won't support, in any meaningful manner, those ambitious souls who choose to start a business .  \n\nMost businesses failures are due to a lack of capitol.   \n\nWhen provided a solid business plan, they should at least be willing to provide the same money, (interest free, with an expectation of repayment) that they waste on defending and caring for some low life child molester.  \n\nIn addition to employing people who would have money to spend in the economy, the business itself would generate an array of taxes.  The return could be astronomical.\n\nTake a chance.  After all, they'll never see a penny of what was pissed away on the child molester.
931909
It's not the governments job to "work" for me. Crimes that occur on the state level are prosecuted on the federal level.
358481
See this is what's wrong with our government on city, state and national level... we have people who are stupid doing important jobs, so when they screw up, someone dies, then they sue then they settle for millions of dollars and our taxes go up because we hire idiots to do imporant jobs... the person that messed up should be fired, the person that hired that person should be fired... I'm tired of paying tax dollars so people can screw up!
770745
Hey There pingavar, I have a question for you. Don't you think the government has enough control over the people? Have you ever heard the phrase "God helps those who help themselves" ? We are our brothers keepers and as such we should all help one another in each of our needs regardless of the beneficial return to our selves.          \nDid you know that all of the services that the government provides are paid for by our taxes? So, what is the problem with people helping people and leaving the government out of it and letting them do the job of running the country and defending our country. It won't hurt us to use some of our time and resources to help the less fortunate.  God Bless you, and check into the actual functioning of government before you try to lay every thing at their feet.
1082893
Now why would you complain about the Govt? You should be depending on yourself, maybe your friends/family, and no one else. The govt isn't there to save you when you're in trouble. Just because the Red Cross charitablly helps people in a disaster doesn't mean you can sue them if they don't help you as much as your neighbor. It's freakin charity. The Govt is going above & beyond it's responsibility to help people in a disaster - those organizations were designed for civil defense & recovery after a nuclear attack, NOT a hurricane. Congress has decided, out of sheer charity & not responsibility, to use its existing resources in a limited way to help states help people after disasters. Again, you shouldn't be taking that for granted or blaming them for not doing something that isn't their job good enough for you. Try not depending on them, being prepared, & getting teh hell out when you're told - they don't tell you to evacuate for your own health, they tell you to evacuate because if you don't they probably won't be able to help you for at least 72 hours after an average storm.
801486
Nice! \nDemocrats all the way baby!!!\n\nRe: Mei-Lin...You have no knowledge of assistance programs if you are going to make the claim that people that receive assistance simply are refusing to work. Taxes fund lots of programs such as social security and Medicare--do you want to take that assistance away from your grandparents? If not why then are so programs people deserving of and others they are not according to you? Are you aware that the large majority of people seeking welfare do not actually get it? In 1996 the nation had a major welfare reform. Welfare is no longer an entitlement program. If people seek welfare and they are able to work they typically receive no cash assistance. These programs are not easily accessable. So, that FAMILY may go without food or housing or heat until that parent can find a job. Is that ok with you? Do you want children going hungry? And, the majority of people receiving welfare are on it short-term, an average of 1-3 years. Also, people receiving welfare overwhelmingly have major life problems. A large percentage of recepients have a history of domestic violence, learning disabilities, mental illnesses...and the list goes on. Thus, these are not parents refusing to work these are parents with significant barriers to healthy life functioning, which includes maintaining employment. There will always be people that need help in any society and if those people do not recieve adequate help it will negatively effect the society. \nSecondly, in your republican mantra you stated that people should get their money back because they work hard. Question...city services among many other things need to be funded do you understand that that requires taxing people? It always seems that conservatives fail to see that taxing is necessary to provide citizens adequate services. You get something in return for the money you pay.
478980
You are right.  It's not going to help.  It's just going to cause some of them to lose their jobs, and some of the businesses to suffer and lose customers because they have to close for the day, or don't get jobs done in time, etc....\nThey shouldn't be punishing the very people who have given them opportunities to work and make money in this country.  They should be THANKING THEM.\nThanks for asking such a good question....
195829
The government is not responsible for being the public's personal bank. And when mortgages are not being paid, foreclosures happen, that does what good for the government.\n\nHell... not only am I against something like this. I am against the majority of the $$$ the government lends out to other countries and institutions. And I am definately against the government being used as a charity by the lazy.
280729
It is time to deal legally with employer's who use them for cheap labor,shut the door until we can take care of the legal citizen first kick out the ones here illegally lots of work to be done once again your government has failed to perform its function by enforcing the laws on the books!
286356
I disagree that there is lots of help for the working poor, I have seen directly that unless you fit into the "low income requirement" scale, there is virtually no help for working people who need a hand to make it above poverty level. (I am speaking about the state of CA)
334606
why is it up to the government?? people in our nation want everything done for them and they don't want to pick up and do it. it's up to each individual person to make sure that out planet is taken care of. and honestly why does it matter about the governements plans an laws??they are broken EVERY DAY! speeding, burglary, murder, drugs.. it happens everyday why do people think if the government is involved that it will all the sudden get better??
112139
It's been tried. It's called communism. \nThere were a few problems with that concept. One being that the masses only got what they needed, not more. Another being that those in charge (there always has to be someone in charge), always seemed to have a lot more than everyone else.\nAlso, why work then? If you are going to be provided with everything you need. Which brings up the problem...if no one wants to work then, who's going to provide what's needed?
894404
I think that there are people out there who take great advantage of the system. they go job hunting once a week so they can make the counties happy and that prevents familys who really need a little help from getting it. even working families who are in a little bit of trouble and cant get emergency assistance because of the peopl who are milking it. I think working people should get help too if they need it but only for like a month. after all they work hard and do pay taxes to suport these programs. now people that cant work....thats a different story.
475559
No, you are not too sensitive about this. I believe that everyone needs help sometimes, whether they are fortunate enough to get it from their families, or from the state. The key is: being able to pull yourself out of a bad financial situation and give back what you have recieved ( maybe not in a literal sence, but, you know??) Maybe it would be a good idea to start denying these people help. I am sick of seeing and hearing about welfare parents, I could die. I mean, some of these people drive NICE vehicles, are draped in expensive jewelry, wear very nice clothes, and pay for thier food with an EBT card. Sickening. I would like to see them get off their lazy a*s, wake up at 5:00am, and go to fu**in work like the rest of us. I'm with ya on this one- totally.
410949
Er, what exactly do you mean "won't help the people that are trying to make a living for themselves?"  Where I come from there's tax breaks given for investing, programs to help you get out of debt, programs that allow remote communities access to things like the internet and phone service.  \n\nNow, yeah, there are people who find ways to exploit the system.  I have no problem if we find 'em out and kick 'em off the system.  But there are people who do go on welfare because their husband left them and they have a newborn baby and can't work because they have no one to take care of it.  \n\nI'm not saying the system is perfect, or that there aren't people who get away with cheating the system.  Far from it.  Doesn't matter if you had all the manpower in the world, you couldn't prevent some level of corruption.  But should a child starve because his mother is a thief?  There ain't no easy answers to these sorts of questions, no matter how much we wish there were.
1149775
because they need to make up for the lazy azzes that are on welfare here that dont wanna work!!
1079829
agree with you. It's something I think about quite a lot. Where I come from to work is kind of a privledge and a pain in the ass at the same time, but taxes do take a sizeable chunk out of anyone's income. People on a benefit admittedly do not receive a large income, but it's a pain in the ass when they say that they should be on one because "boo hoo" they are a single parent or whatever. And when the people who are working and basically, apart from all the rest of it, paying for them through their taxes, quite possibly have things which they could choose to say "boo hoo" about also. Anyway - that is just regarding your basic everyday run of the mill single parent family, which honestly probably does need quite a lot of help. If someone is together with someone else and passing themselves off as single so they can claim more benefits, then that is shitty yes. If they have plenty of money coming from someone else I don't think they should be chasing welfare stamps as a lifestyle option.