why are conservatives against social programs?

Answer 1

Another hard question. Probably due to their shared belief that socialism isn't an appropriate method of government. I believe many who feel this way have confused socialism and communism, which are distinctly different.

Lets make it simple by using a stereotypical example: The average conservative is likely invested in, let's say, pharmeceutical companies. If we socialize prescription drugs (because every citizen will need them at some time), the government will want to negotiate a "fair" price since our tax money will foot the bill. This will cause the pharm invested conservative to receive a much smaller payback from his investment. A simple matter of greed in this case.

Answer 2

Social programs mean bigger government. Conservatives want a much smaller government. It's all retarded anyway. Most people who are against social programs, really have little knowledge of what the programs do, and how much they cost tax payers. To those who said that they don't like wasting money...conservatives waste as much money as liberals. The difference is that liberals waste money helping the common good...conservative waste money to help themselves and their cronies.

Answer 3

I'm not conservative, but I'm against the way these programs waste money. Think about it...none of them are run efficiently, the people who need it the most are only getting a portion of it, and the rest goes to fund yet another bureacracy. American citizens give more money to charities than any other country's citizens. And those programs, like the American Red Cross, do great things to help people in need, and are run like a business, where costs are watched, postions are down-sized if not needed, etc... It should be mandatory to give to a charity (OUR choice), and let's not let the government try to run such important things. They suck at it.

Answer 4

Most conservatives, actual conservatives, are capable of at least rudimentary math, that's why they see the error of passing more legislation to sell more debt and thereby sell the country down the river to the highest bidder. Social programs cost more red ink, and are a poor substitute at best for personal initiative...

Answer 5

Yes! All social programs are designed to break up the family. The road to hell is paved with liberal intentions. Entitlements take away the need for civility. No one needs to be polite. They just demand money and services. Your examples are only the tip of the Iceberg. WIC takes the baby away from mother's breast which decreases bonding and personal nurturing time. Children's medicaid takes away the need for a family to make decisions and responsibility for children. Child care vouchers allow mother to work and spend time away from her children. It makes the role of fatherhood irrelevant. Mother doesn't have to be selective in her choice of a mate because the government pays and takes over. These situations don't help the child, mother or father. They create emotional indifference lack of personal responsibility and immaturity. There is no need to save money for a rainy day. Social programs breed poverty, misery, ingratitude and immorality.

Answer 6

Because they are greedy and resent anybody but themselves receiving. Rich conservatives accept 'welfare for the rich' in tax subsidies etc. but resent welfare for the "lazy' needy. They think it is ok for some poor slob to work two ,or even three, minimum -wage jobs while they get huge salaries for networking over $200 lunches. The Christian conservatives resent the "welfare cheats", the unwed mothers etc because they have decided they are NOT their 'brothers' keepers. I am continually amazed at how UN-Christlike most Christians are. "Judge not lest ye be judged" seems to be lost on the Bible-belters. Jesus was a liberal but somehow the conservatives think he is ONLY on their side. Conservatives in general are simply greedy and hatefilled people.

Answer 7

We're not against social programs; we're against the abuses we see happing by those on the social programs. BTW just because you're on a socaial program doesn't mean you're abusing it.

Answer 8

Because they don't work. The government's solution to any problem is to throw more money at it. Can't you see how it's fixed the education system? Social programs=communism. No thanks.

Answer 9

Because giving money to multi-MILLION dollar companies is more fun and we don't have to "waste our beautiful brains" thinking about the poor.

Answer 10

They were born on third and think that they hit a triple.
Liberals feel guilty about their wealth.
Conservatives believe that they deserve everything that they have stolen.