Other - Politics & Government - July 2006

With today's high cost of living from utility bills, food prices and medical costs. Do you feel that the state's should change the qualifications for assistance and if they don't change that they need to help those already struggling without penalizing them ? such as elderly (FIXED INCOME) on SSI, low income families trying to make it paycheck to paycheck. (Many don’t have credit cards or family to help) for example a family of 5(both parents together) making 19,000.00 a year gets 259.00 in food assistance and that’s with their definition of utility allowance of 240.00 a month which is a combined gas electric and water on the utility allowance. I don’t know about yall but 240 is one bill by itself where I live. Plus I don’t know about yall but I send more than 259.00 a month for food and I am that a family of 5. If I work we have the added expense of daycare, which is also high, and assistance programs disqualify my family from that help. before the hikes and food costs we were fine

2006-07-22 12:02:06 · 6 answers · asked by angelchele 3

2006-07-22 10:58:31 · 11 answers · asked by Steve W 1

It just seems to me like Israel was sucker puched and they fell for it. I mean I sympathize that two (?) soldiers were kidnapped, but isn't the reponse a little over the top?? There has to be another, more productive way to address this. This response will just engender more hatred..

2006-07-22 10:57:59 · 18 answers · asked by Karl 2

Ok, imagine this...
If someone came into your house; raped and killed your entire family, including your small children; took away all of your money; destroyed your house; imprisoned and tortured you; killed most, if not all of your neighbors; took away all access to electricity, drinking water, telephone (and internet); planted radioactive substances throughout your neighborhood; destroyed your workplace and any possible job or way to make money; stole everything you own, and all of the resources in your area (including your neighborhood's primary source of income); and left you and your neighbors with nothing except simple bomb-making materials...what would you do? Greet the person with flowers and candy? Or would you want to kill them, even if it cost you your life?

This is what creates terrorism. Take everything away from someone, and they will have nothing but hatred for you, and a desire to do whatever they can to pay you back for your injustice.

Simple! Duh! Questions?

2006-07-22 10:52:08 · 12 answers · asked by corwynwulfhund 3

2006-07-22 10:45:30 · 25 answers · asked by wave 5

Do you think this world is coming to an end? Supposably there WWIII has begun and the ice caps are slowly melting causing the change in the tides and colliding causing tsunamis. Tempuratures has been rising up to 110 degrees or more, what do you think will happen in the next few years?

2006-07-22 10:34:49 · 25 answers · asked by MedStudent 4

Hurricane Katrina victims were stranded without food or water for two weeks in wading water or trapped in homes or the Superdome yet the US Marines were able to go to Lebanon and pick up Americans who are there (which is a hot zone and should not be there anyways) within 24 hours. We can help others but not our own neighbors in our backyards?

2006-07-22 10:27:05 · 14 answers · asked by ltalavera75 1

Christians, remember lying is a sin

2006-07-22 10:20:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-22 10:14:57 · 3 answers · asked by Oracle 2

either one I don't care. The jewish could be given a couple of counties in idaho or nevada and call it israel or the palestinians a slice of the northern territory in australia.

2006-07-22 10:00:16 · 14 answers · asked by wave 5

EXAMPLES
1.) If he wants her to abort,when she will not.
2.) If he would like her to keep the pregnancy,when she is opposed.
Should there be some law in place for him to have equal say?

2006-07-22 09:56:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-22 09:42:54 · 12 answers · asked by Innovator 1

Hi
what do u think about Iran,about Persians,have u ever talk with on of them?
do u know them?
i am From Iran and i am eager to know what others think about us in diffrent countries.
u r really free here about your idea and i'be happy to hear all of your answers.
good luck

2006-07-22 09:32:35 · 5 answers · asked by 942 5

2006-07-22 09:26:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-22 09:01:57 · 5 answers · asked by muggie 2

We all seem to have differing views on war, is there any chance of us all uniting on the basis of humanity? Can we unite in music and song? Can we unite on the basis of loving our children and their beautiful smiling faces?

Maybe I dont understand everything, but I do understand suffering and I do understand love.

So here it goes...
Love to Muslilms...
Love to the Christians...
Love to the Israelis..
And the Palestinians..
Love to rich, Love to poor
LOVE EVERYBODY till there is no war
LOVE the children, LOVE the cops,
Lets all love til the LOVE wont stop...
Lay your arms down and join your brothers hand, and there will be peace all across our great lands...
All we are saaaayiiing is give peace a chance.
Stop killing- end war -starting talking what are we fighting for?
Mama's, papa's, sisters, brothers, lets start dancing and have love for one another, No matter who is the villain lets start dancin and start chillin..

2006-07-22 08:46:19 · 12 answers · asked by PeaceTree 3

Once again, my fellow American's arrogance is amazing me. I am hearing a lot of talk about ppl who are ready to line up against all Islamic nations.. Why? = to end it once and for all.

I won't go into why I think that is barbaric. My question is: why on earth do the ones who want to do this think we will win?
Listen guys, I hate to tell you this, but I am ex-military and I can tell you that while I love my old friends in there, we are lazy compared to other countries.

If WW3 starts, you are not just looking at the middle east opposing us. China and Russia both have come out against any aggression towards Iran. And you know if we attack Syria that Iran has vowed to get involved.

So, we are looking at a minimum of China, Russia, Iran, Syria, probably a few more .. I doubt NKorea will weigh in because they are isolationist.

On our side, what do we have? Britain, Israel, ??? I'm not so sure any of our old allies will come to help in this war? Not after the mess we have made.

2006-07-22 08:25:17 · 12 answers · asked by BeachBum 7

2006-07-22 07:45:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

why you dont care for Eritrean Refugees in sudan who is gon help them ?

2006-07-22 07:30:28 · 2 answers · asked by YONAS U 1

get back to me with an honest aneswer because my mom is going through this right now as you read this!!!!

2006-07-22 07:26:37 · 13 answers · asked by little_fox91 1

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "I'm a damn idiot lad" is best I can come up with. Can you pronounce it better?

2006-07-22 07:04:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Obviously traditional military tactics do not work against terrorists. So why do we spend all this money on trying to beat them - what we really need to do is employ their tactics of sneaking around in the shadows, kidnapping their leaders / activists and killing them - no court, no jury. Just think of the benefits.

It's far more effective - no civillian casualties
It's much cheaper.
Fewer soldiers in combat situations.

I think we need to re-evaluate our whole methodology in order to win, don't you?

Another alternative is to find a replacement for oil. If you can remove a state's ability to fund terrorists then it becomes very difficult for the terrorist to buy weapons.

Your thoughts please.

2006-07-22 07:01:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

What kind of profile you have to have at the national level, which countries are qualified, what are the international criteria?

2006-07-22 06:46:36 · 1 answers · asked by sage 1

34 Israeli: 362 Lebanese during ten days of military actions...
About 1 million Lebanese people lost their homes during bombings. Many others ask status of refugees in neighbouring countries.

2006-07-22 06:40:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-22 06:31:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-22 06:24:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-22 06:13:20 · 10 answers · asked by the_one_khmai 2

2006-07-22 06:05:23 · 13 answers · asked by Innovator 1

2006-07-22 06:02:10 · 10 answers · asked by ryan f 1

2006-07-22 05:57:33 · 12 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1