I would consider myself to be among those poor. I served in the Marines for 5 years and now live off the GI Bill (for college) and a minimum wage job. It's no one's fault, but mine. There are no big corporations keeping me down. I simply don't have the education needed to land a decent job yet. On the other hand, I also haven't had kids I can't afford, started using drugs, or dropped out of high school. Why should the taxes I pay in the future go towards people who won't help themselves? I know that there are some people who have no choice (disabled, elderly, etc.), but there are also a whole lot of people who are simply lazy. Any money given to the poor should be in the form of job training, not welfare checks. I don't begrudge the rich their money because a lot of them (not all) worked very hard for it. People are poor due to their own choices. If you can convince me otherwise, I would be happy to hear it.
2006-11-07
23:35:33
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