I keep hearing people say democrats are for the poor?

Question

Can someone tell me exactly what they have done for the poor lately?, or what they want to do for the poor?

Also, what is your definition of poor? Do you consider the poeple who refuse to get a job, while collecting welfare as 'poor'?

before you answer too fast, I hope you all realize that Bush has given more money to social programs than Clinton did.

Clinton cut them, and Bush financed them, that is one of the reasons that Clinton had a surplus, and Bush has a deficit.

kuci, can you specify one of those policies, or are you just making that up?

answerman, could you specify the programs, or are you making that up (as you usually do)

VMV, regarding HEAD START:

President Bush has requested $6.8 billion in Head Start funding in his Fiscal Year 2004 budget request, an increase of $148 million over the previous year.

imct, how do the democrats fight for the middle class, example please.

jmeeg,
Why is the country in debt? Is it because Bush increased the funding to social programs which Clinton cut?

What programs have been brought to the table by the democrats? Please specify.

You are 'pretty sure' about the minimum wage issue? So you want to increase taxes to businesses while increasing the minimum wage? How will that effect the economy? Seems to me that will cause inflation. Am I wrong here?

What is 'free health care?" Who pays for it?

Why should someone have to pay a higher PERCENTAGE of tax than someone else just because they make more money? Does that seem fair. Are they the ones who were going to pay for everyone elses health care?

jmeege, I tried to send this in an email, as not to embarrass you anymore than you already did to yourself, but it wouldn't go through:

you seem to be upset that you cannot answer a simple question.

Why is it whenever someone questions what you liberals say, you scream like little kids and run away.

I'm the closed minded person? I asked the question. Don't get upset because you realize you are a hypocrite when you can't answer it.

Why isn't if fair that someone who earned money (or family did) can spend money how THEY see fit to spend it? Are you saying you want to take their money away and spend it as YOU see fit? That is not how our Country works. We are not a socialist/ communistic society. If you want to spend some money, earn it first.

Answer 1

The democrats have used their false position as defenders of the poor for over 60 years. In reality all they have done is to take advantage of those less informed to take away their willingness to get ahead. The democrats are quick to set up plans where people do not have to work and train to make their lives worthwhile but just sit back and let Uncle Sam do for them. In that way they create more jobs for the party members who lack skills to get real jobs. Big government kills growth. Handouts enslave the people who take them to uneventful lives of waiting for the next check day. There is no pride in poverty. The only positive thing about poverty is that it provides votes for the dummycrats.

Answer 2

Lately Democrats have been unable to do much to help the poor so your right. When the country is so far in debt and the republicans keep blocking what dem's put on the table they kind of can't.
I'm pretty sure that every year the Dem's have proposed to raise the federal minimum wage and every year it get's blocked.
John Kerry had a plan for free health care until the national debt got out of control.(flip flop right?)
He also wanted to raise taxes for everyone who made more than $200,000.00/yr and cut taxes for people making less money, again until the debt got out of control.(flip flop again)

I'm sorry that greed has clearly taken over your brain. I agree it is not fair to have the rich pay higher taxes, but America is not fair either as much as the rich tend to think it is. It's not fair that Paris Hilton can spend $100,000.00 on a chain for her dog just because she was born into wealth. These are the types of people who benefit the most from this country and they should be damn happy to give a little more back to it. As for the rest, you know damn well there is much more to it than that. I won't even go into it cause there is no point. You are way too close minded of a person. You represent your party well..

Right. You asked the question, but nobody is going to give you a good enough answer unless you agree with them. Very close minded to me.

Answer 3

As an outsider what do you think of the human race. The democrats are not in power, George Bush has ended many programs that were established to lift the poor, to give a hand up and not a hand out. All people that are poor are not to lazy to work as a matter of fact in the Clinton years when the unemployment rate was around 3% most of the people that you describe were working and only the supply side economics of this administration has hurt this effort and now he wants and does cut lifelines also.

Answer 4

You must first remember that only a small amount of people on welfare abuse it and that most people are one major medical bill away form welfare. Dems fight for the middle class wage and the Cons fight for top earners with this plan that large corporations will trickle down jobs and boost the economy. I don`t know about you but if you give me or anyone I know money it will get spent fast. Last year for every $50000 in tax cuts we gave to the top 5% we got one job.

Answer 5

one million) I do not know however I such as you. two) Keep them deficient and elegant on a nanny state. I marvel what "deficient" in America relatively method. Overall, the traditional American outlined as deficient by way of the federal government has a automobile, air con, a fridge, a range, a garments washing machine and dryer, and a microwave. He has 2 colour televisions, cable or satellite tv for pc TV reception, a VCR or DVD participant, and a stereo. He is capable to receive treatment. His dwelling is in well fix and isn't overcrowded. By his possess document, his household isn't hungry and he had ample finances ago 12 months to fulfill his household's main demands. While this character's lifestyles isn't opulent, it's similarly some distance from the standard pix of dire poverty conveyed by way of the click, liberal activists, and politicians. Of direction, the dwelling stipulations of the ordinary deficient American must now not be taken as representing the entire deficient. There is truthfully a extensive variety in dwelling stipulations some of the deficient. For instance, a 3rd of deficient families have each mobile and landline phones. A 3rd even have mobilephone answering machines. At the opposite severe, nevertheless, roughly one-10th haven't any cell in any respect. Similarly, at the same time the vast majority of deficient families don't enjoy enormous fabric disorders, approximately 30 percentage do enjoy no less than one situation equivalent to overcrowding, transitority starvation, or drawback getting treatment.

Answer 6

There are many things democrats and republicans are for.The question is what do they do about it! and your question:Do you consider the people who refuse to get a job, while collecting welfare as 'poor'? the answer is no! They are neither poor or rich.They are a lazy lot sitting on their butts making their g/f get on welfare for those x amount of illegitimate kids they keep having,and the guy usually gets himself a Cadillac with the welfare check and trades the food stamps for drugs!

But that's just my opinion!

Answer 7

Democrats are only for Demacrats, they use the poor for photo ops and news clips. The only interest of any elected official is to raise money for the next campaign and get rich! They spent 2/3 of their time raiseing more money. We, whoever the we of the moment happens to be, only come up when photo ops or news clips are there to be had for official to soap box about!

Answer 8

Democrats have been singing that song as long as I can remember. They play on peoples emotions, if you don't have what you want, need, or feel entitled to they are your party. They play the same game on racism and social security, they scream about it, but given a chance they never to a thing. Democrats drag out the same tired, boring crap every election year, if they are elected they forget about promises until they need you in the polls to vote.

Answer 9

Actually, democrats have policies and policy ideas that work out better for the poor, wheras the republicans are basically just in it to screw the poor as cheaply as possible.

Answer 10

democrats support social programs such as head start that have been proven to help the poor!!!!!