Question to the masses?

Question

I am a Republican, and I really believe in helping the needy but through private organizations. The government has already proven that they can't mange money. The problem that I have with a lot of poor people is that most are in their predicament because of the choices they made in life. What is even more sad is that they continue to make these bad choices time and time again. I am a part owner of a restaurant and I have seen this time and time again. Their attitude is that the government will take care of them. Sad. What gets me the most is when people continue to have more kids when they can't even support the ones that they have. The cycle will never end. What has happened to self responsibility in this society?

Answer 1

You mean your party can't handle money! We were doing just fine until Bush got elected!

You are a foolish man that knows nothing about the poor or economics!

Do you really think they CHOOSE to be poor! Ever heard of Supply and Demand! Who's back's bears that burden? Not the Rich!

Nothing like Blaming the Victim!!

People choose to have more kids! You mean the ones, mostly kids, that you Republicans cut off of birth control? You also want to MAKE them have kids, but you don't wan't to pay for it!

Let me tell you something, the vast majority of America is about 2 paychecks away from where they are, so blaming those who you are so far fortunate not to be one is not smart!

The real welfare recepients and cheats in the US aren't the poor, they are business!!

This is only 1 of 6 years of no bid contracts to the rich!

Contractor Value Value FY02 Agency
Abt Associates Inc.
Iraq $43,818,278 USAID
Advanced Systems Development, Inc.
Iraq $259,958.56 DoD
AECOM
Iraq $21,610,501 DoD
Alexander, Deborah Lynn
Afghanistan $168,625 USAID
AllWorld Language Consultants
Iraq $4,051,349 DoD
American International Contractors, Inc.
Iraq $1,500,000,000 DoD
American President Lines Ltd.
Iraq $5,000,000 USAID
Anteon International Corporation
Afghanistan $6,800,000 DoD
AOS, Inc.
Iraq $866,988 DoD
Artel
Iraq
Atlas Case, Inc.
Iraq $17,243 DoD
Bald Industries
Iraq $35,734 DoD
Baldino, George F.
Afghanistan $263,000 USAID
Bea Mauer, Inc.
Iraq $9,920 DoD
BearingPoint Inc.
Afghanistan $64,100,00 USAID
BearingPoint Inc.
Iraq $240,162,668 USAID
Bechtel Group Inc.
Iraq $2,829,833,859 USAID
Blackwater Security Consulting L.L.C.
Iraq $21,331,693 DoD
CACI International Inc.
Iraq $66,221,143.19 Interior
Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
Afghanistan $1,700,000 USAID
Capital Shredder Corporation
Iraq $11,803 DoD
Cartridge Discounters
Iraq $40,492 DoD
CDW Government, Inc.
Iraq $35,174 DoD
Cellhire USA
Iraq $1,465,983 DoD
CH2M Hill
Iraq $1,528,500,000 DoD
Chemonics International Inc.
Afghanistan $167,759,000 USAID
Chugach McKinley, Inc.
Iraq $3,068,407 DoD
Comfort Inn
Iraq $47,324 DoD
Complement, Inc., The
Iraq $3,358 DoD
Contrack International Inc.
Iraq $2,325,000,000 DoD
Contrack International Inc.
Afghanistan $500,000,000 DoD
Creative Associates International Inc.
Afghanistan $60,000,000 USAID
Creative Associates International Inc.
Iraq $273,539,368 USAID
Cybex International
Afghanistan $4,838 DoD
Dataline Inc.
Iraq $1,028,851.89 DoD
Dell Marketing L.P.
Iraq $513,678.88 DoD
Detection Monitoring Technologies
Iraq $5,584,482 DoD
Development Alternatives Inc.
Iraq $39,523,857 USAID
Development Alternatives Inc.
Afghanistan $9,594,000 USAID
DHS Logistics Company
Afghanistan $378,000 $288,000 DoD
DHS Logistics Company
Iraq $223,497 DoD
Diplomat Freight Services Inc.
Afghanistan $2,604,276 $2,604,000 State
DynCorp (Computer Sciences Corp.)
Afghanistan $43,559,421 $130,000 State
DynCorp (Computer Sciences Corp.)
Iraq $50,000,000 State
Earth Tech, Inc.
Iraq $65,449,155 DoD
EGL Eagle Global Logistics
Iraq $111,000 USAID
EHI Company
Iraq $3,956 DoD
Electric Generator Store, The
Iraq $6,974 DoD
Environmental Chemical Corporation
Iraq $1,475,000,000 DoD
EOD Technology Inc.
Iraq $71,900,000 DoD
Expedited World Cargo Inc.
Iraq $55,004 USAID
Explosive Ordnance Technologies Inc.
Iraq $1,475,000,000 DoD
Export Depot
Iraq $21,182 DoD
Federal Data Corporation
Afghanistan $1,991,770 DoD
Fluor Corp.
Iraq $3,754,964,295 DoD
Force 3
Iraq $274,651.95 DoD
Foster Wheeler Co.
Iraq $8,416,985 DoD
General Electric Company
Iraq Value Unknown DoD
General Electric Company
Afghanistan $8,525,498 DoD
Giesecke & Devrient America
Iraq $72,700 DoD
Global Container Lines Ltd.
Iraq $1,850,000 USAID
Global Professional Solutions
Iraq $590,232 DoD
Global Services
Iraq $910,468 DoD
GPS Store, Inc., The
Iraq $19,761 DoD
GTSI Corp
Afghanistan $70,220 DoD
Hardware Associates
Iraq $4,304 DoD
Harris Corporation
Iraq $165,000,000 DoD
Inglett and Stubbs LLC
Iraq $1,826,974 DoD
Inglett and Stubbs LLC
Afghanistan $6,348,271 DoD
Intelligent Enterprise Solutions
Iraq $19,835 DoD
International American Products Inc.
Iraq $628,421,252 DoD
International American Products Inc.
Afghanistan $20,080,636 $683,000 DoD
International Global Systems, Inc.
Iraq $157,383.40 DoD
International Resources Group
Afghanistan $1,230,000 USAID
International Resources Group
Iraq $38,000,000 USAID
J & B Truck Repair Service
Afghanistan $1,353,477 DoD
John S. Connor Inc.
Iraq $34,153 USAID
JSI Inc.
Iraq $3,376 DoD
Kellogg, Brown & Root (Halliburton)
Iraq $10,832,000,000 DoD
Kellogg, Brown & Root (Halliburton)
Afghanistan $599,000,000 $114,999,000 DoD
Kollsman Inc
Iraq
Kroll Inc.
Iraq Value Unknown USAID
Kropp Holdings
Iraq $11,880,000 DoD
Lab Safety Supply
Iraq $53,379 DoD
Laguna Construction Company, Inc.
Iraq $19,536,683 DoD
LandSea Systems, Inc.
Iraq $47,750 DoD
Landstar Express America Inc.
Iraq $24,396 USAID
Liberty Shipping Group Ltd.
Iraq $7,300,000 USAID
Logenix International L.L.C.
Iraq $29,000 USAID
Louis Berger Group
Afghanistan $10,228,894 - $300,000,000 $5,229,000 USAID
Louis Berger Group
Iraq $27,671,364 DoD
Lucent Technologies World Services, Inc.
Iraq $75,000,000 DoD
Management Systems International
Afghanistan $14,700,000 USAID
Management Systems International
Iraq $15,116,328 USAID
McNeil Technologies, Inc.
Iraq $716,651 DoD
Mediterranean Shipping Company
Iraq $13,000 USAID
MEI Research Corporation
Iraq
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Afghanistan $1,471,238 DoD
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Iraq $4,528,328 DoD
Midwest Research Institute
Iraq $1,765,000 DoD
Military Professional Resources Inc.
Iraq $2,608,794.74 DoD
Miscellaneous Foreign Contract
Iraq $3,026,630 DoD
Miscellaneous Foreign Contract
Afghanistan $10,463,180 DoD
Motorola Inc.
Iraq $15,591,732 DoD
MZM Inc.
Iraq $1,213,632 DoD
NANA Pacific
Iraq $70,000,000 DoD
Native American Industrial Distributors Inc.
Iraq $123,572 DoD
Night Vision Equipment Company
Iraq $153,118 DoD
Nuttall, James S.
Afghanistan $187,000 USAID
Ocean Bulkships Inc.
Iraq $5,000,000 USAID
Odebrect-Austin
Iraq $1,500,000,000 DoD
Outfitter Satellite, Inc.
Iraq $33,203 DoD
PAE Government Services Inc.
Afghanistan $7,007,158 $5,714,000 State
Paro, Amy K.
Afghanistan $94,457 $94,000 USAID
Parsons Corp.
Iraq $5,286,136,252 DoD
Parsons Energy and Chemicals Group
Iraq $43,361,340 DoD
Perini Corporation
Iraq $2,525,000,000 DoD
Perini Corporation
Afghanistan $14,000,000 - $25,000,000 DoD
Raytheon Aerospace LLC
Afghanistan $91,096,464 $2,044,000 DoD
Raytheon Technical Services
Iraq $12,412,573 DoD
Reabold, Miguel (Michael)
Afghanistan $136,603 USAID
Readiness Management Support LC (Johnson Controls Inc.)
Afghanistan $40,792,343 $828,000 DoD
Readiness Management Support LC (Johnson Controls Inc.)
Iraq $173,965,104 USAID
Red River Computer Company
Iraq $972,592.90 DoD
Redcom Laboratories
Afghanistan $24,375 DoD
Research Triangle Institute
Iraq $466,070,508 USAID
Ronco Consulting Corporation
Iraq $12,008,289.60 DoD
Ronco Consulting Corporation
Afghanistan $12,423,633 $6,771,000 USAID / State / DoD
S&C Electric Company
Afghanistan $34,800 DoD
S&K Technologies Inc.
Iraq $4,950,384.80 DoD
Sampler, Donald L.
Afghanistan $81,000 USAID
Science Applications International Corp.
Iraq $159,304,219 DoD
Sealift Inc.
Iraq $4,000,000 USAID
Segovia Inc.
Iraq $320,636 DoD
SETA Corporation
Iraq $3,165,765 DoD
Shaw Group/Shaw E & I
Iraq $3,050,749,910 DoD
Signature Science
Iraq $4,704,464 DoD
Simmonds Precision Products
Iraq $4,412,488 DoD
SkyLink Air and Logistic Support (USA) Inc.
Iraq $27,344,600 USAID
Smith Office Machines Corporation
Iraq $2,961 DoD
Social Impact Inc.
Afghanistan $1,875,000 USAID
Sodexho Inc.
Afghanistan $324,120 $324,000 State
SPARCO
Iraq $9,215 DoD
Stanley Baker Hill L.L.C.
Iraq $1,200,000,000 DoD
Stanley Consultants
Iraq $7,709,767 DoD
Staples National Advantage
Iraq $4,194 DoD
Stevedoring Services of America
Iraq $14,318,895 USAID
Stratex Freedom Services
Afghanistan $1,978,175 DoD
Structural Engineers
Iraq $1,113,000 DoD
TECO Ocean Shipping Co.
Iraq $7,200,000 USAID
Tekontrol, Inc.
Afghanistan $85,146 DoD
Tetra Tech Inc.
Iraq $1,541,947,671 DoD
Titan Corporation
Iraq $402,000,000 DoD
Total Business
Iraq $4,696 DoD
Transfair North America International
Iraq $19,351 USAID
Triumph Technologies
Iraq $228,924 DoD
Tryco Inc.
Afghanistan $400,000 DoD
Unisys Corporation
Iraq $320,000 DoD
United Defense Industries, L.P.
Iraq $4,500,000 DoD
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Afghanistan $7,072,468 USAID
USA Environmental Inc.
Iraq $1,541,947,671 DoD
Vinnell Corporation (Northrop Grumman)
Iraq $48,074,442 DoD
Ward Transformer Sales & Services
Iraq $115,000 DoD
Washington Group International
Iraq $3,133,078,193 DoD
Washington Group International
Afghanistan $500,000 - $500,000,000 DoD
WECSYS
Iraq $3,040 DoD
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Iraq $16,279,724 DoD
World Fuel Services Corp.
Afghanistan $19,762,792 DoD
Young, Brian
Afghanistan $106,150 $39,000 State
Zapata Engineering
Iraq $1,478,838,958 DoD

Answer 2

I think the main problem is... those in povery have fewer chances to be a success than those that are not...

and we're not doing ANYTHING about it...

and private charities have also proven time and time again that they are horrible and handling money too... so I don't know where that leaves us...

I think there needs to be a COMPREHENSIVE education reform plan for those that live in poverty... you're not going to make anything any better with poor kids going to poor schools with no encouragement at school or at home...

and there have ALWAYS been people who were poor and irresponsible... but the thing that gets me is the NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WORK TWO JOBS, SHOW UP ON TIME AND ARE JUST BARELY MAKING IT AT THE EDGE OF POVERTY...

why? only because they aren't the brightest person in the room... that's it...

right now we live in a society that only values intelligence and everyone else can go to h*ll... and while I also value intelligence... I don't think we should throw the rest to the wolves... especially when they are being very responsible...

frankly it sounds like you don't know what real poverty is because you only see little peices here and there... and there is much more to it...

and for every welfare mother with 10 kids... there are 20 people barely making it working their *ss off...

Answer 3

Look around you.As a society we have
stopped being self responsible a long time ago.It is not just the uneducated poor.T.K and M.F are prime examples of "it's not my fault "it's the alcohol.TV ministers are lying ,cheating on their wives,abusing drugs and alcohol and blaming everything but themselves.
Cheating in school is at an all time high.When asked why they did it.The students response was"Everybody in business and government is doing it",It's not what you know but how good your grades are".If a teacher dares to take a student to task.The parents and the system will come down on them like a ton of bricks.
People as a whole are no longer held responsible for themselves.And our society accepts this.
I am a liberal.I refuse to accept this.

Answer 4

Yes, my father chose not to finish high school after his Dad died because if he didn't, his seven brothers and sisters would starve. After that, he never had the opportuity to further his education, and so was never able to rise very high.

You tend to overlook that one of the primary causes of people being in dire financial straits IS the government. How many people's lives were radically altered by the Great Depression? World War II, Korea, Viet Nam? How many children will grow up without fathers or mothers because of Iraq? How many 24-year-old widows with two kids are out there trying to live off the pension that the military gives to a private?

As for your comments on people having the government take care of them, they'd find it a lot easier to finance if congressmen didn't spend so many billions on earmark pork projects that amount to welfare for their political cronies.

Your compassion for the poor and unfortunate overwhelms me.

Answer 5

no no no!! private companies are not the way to help the masses. do corporate executives ever take responsibility? do they admit it? no, because it would spell the end of their career!

a bad thing is happening in britain right now, we have chain shops like woolworths, whsmith, marks and spencers, burger king, tescos.. opening in every town. it kills the local trade, destroys skills and encourages a no-skill market. that means low wages for everybody. you want to be a cleaner? or a cashier?

a totally free market economy destroys a country, it drives out its own clever people and brings in dumb people from hapless states around the world. why are there two dozen polish living in my street? they want the crap wage of being an NHS carer, because its a hundred times what they would earn in zimbabwe, south africa, argentina, portugal, brazil.. whatever. because its ten times more than they would get in their country. even if its below minimum wage. seriously

another thing is, tesco has power over the local council. because pour counties (not countries, counties) like mine are so strapped for cash we rely on big employers. so tesco will give the council a nudge, or threaten to shut down one shop- yes one shop - and the council will forward the policy of whatever, ignoring pollution, encouraging a kebab shop to be opened here, discouraging a rival store to be opened there. private companies don't work for the masses. that's not to say we should all suddenly embrace communism, but sooner or later we have to elect real left-wingers- who are prepared to embrace responsibility, not sell out to the highest bidder

Answer 6

I work with indigent individuals, and I can tell you a problem they run into. With government assistance, you are able to get affordable housing, be able to pay a certain percentage on your utilities, get food stamps for food, get health care, and get daycare assistance. When you get a job, usually it's for minimum wage. When you start working, you have to pay for everything. The most important thing is not getting assistance with daycare. If the child gets sick, the parent has to leave work. That is money out the window, or worse yet, losing your job. After a few people went to work, they went right back on government assistance. It costs less and were able to take care of themselves.

Up until the 70's, minimum wage meant something. You can survive on minimum wage. Now, minimum wage means nothing. What can a person be able to do with it? In order to get those who are purposely sitting on their butt, they need the incentive to do it. If they are able to take care of themselves better when going off of government assistance, believe me, they will do it...

Answer 7

Honestly those that repeat mistakes, may not really be repeating mistakes at all. One BIG mistake in the beginning may have snowballed caused a rut that is almost impossible to dig out of...I know I used to work in a restaurant...waiting tables and bartending as a single mother ....debt is a b***h, and very hard to tunnel out of. I'm not there one hundred percent, but I have slowly climbed out of the pit. Now my debt has been reduced to medical bills (restaurants do not, as a general rule, provide health insurance) I suggest donating your money and energy to a free clinic.

Answer 8

Self responsibility is in the hands of the government and lawyers now. We are no longer responsible for our own actions. I'm fat, sue BUrger King. Cancer, sue big tobacco,, stroke, sue the dairy industry. Would you continue to pump out kids if you knew you had to take care of them without government help?? I don't think so... We are conditioning a welfare generation from free tuition to free meals to government subsidised housing to free health care to eventually submission to the government. Russia had this nightmare for decades but eventually got tired of it.. Still struggling, but the simple concept of the more you work, the more you get will eventually sink in to those who really want to succeed. We are going in the opposite direction. Sad.

Answer 9

Its the system that creates the cycle of povery that you speak of. There has to be poor if there is to be rich. Capitolism is about the richest forces controlling everything to serve their own interests and if the masses are lucky, they get some scraps.

Answer 10

Lets see my 8 year old son is handicap maybe I should tell him to snap out of it, and to learn better. I'm so happy that you are so perfect, please don't give money to the needy to gain brownie points with god.

Answer 11

too much needy illegals coming to this country and wanning uncle sam to give them a hand for me i really dont get goverment assistance so i depend on myself but i really enjoy earning money than getting a handout.