And what happened in New York when a lot of those social programs went away? The economy blossomed and people got jobs.
No, the economy was pretty much the same: great. I mean, income gaps between the ultrarich and the middle classes grew larger and Donald Trump, who had filed bankrupcy, all of a sudden got all his buildings back, including the "Dump" Tower.
See the unfortunate thing is that social programs are not just spent on those that need them and are incapable of work. They are wasted on lazy slugs that would rather have 10 kids and sit on their fat asses. I saw this day in and day out living in a small farming town in northern Maine. It's easy to sit around and do nothing when the government takes care of everything.
And, of course, it is ok to extrapolate what you've experienced in nothern Maine to the rest of the US and its poor population. You "saw" people "sitting" around doing nothing because the government takes care of everything, while you, GOD, pay more and more taxes.
Never mind the fact that every year more and more American families join the ranks of the working poor, although by your line of logic they ought to get up and go to work for $250 a week while their rent alone is $350.00.
Years ago, when your father was twenty-something, all you had to do, had you NOT a college degree, was to show up at a union meeting and you'd get a job on the spot. A job that'd allow you to buy a house, a car, get married and have children in less than 2 years. You try doing that now!
When people are not taxed into poverty they have more income at their disposal to spend as they see fit. A man's wages are HIS property NOT the governments.
But, see, that's exactly what I'm saying! I'm with you on that! The problem is that when the ones who collect this money mainly use it to give it to the rich, via wars, tax breaks or tax refunds; I do have a problem with that!
Like it or not the rich in this country create the business and the jobs for the middle class (and poor).
I'm not saying otherwise! What I'm saying is that if I pay 30% of my salary in taxes, they have an obligation to pay 30% too. The problem is THEY DON'T!!!!!!! I can't say it any clearer.
Bottom line is that YES social programs are expensive - they rob working people of their hard earned wages and the poor of their dignity.
And what do you call the 2 trillion dollars the invasion of Iraq has cost us? Chump change? I mean, it seems as though you'd rather give 800,000 dollars to each Iraqui than 2,000 to someone in Maine sitting in their ass. You're a real patriot buddy!
Do you concur?
