Do republicans hate charities, healthcare, medicare, medicaid, social security, and non profit organizations?

Question

After all, according to republicans...these are "socialist" policies.

My point is, can't they realize that social programs and policies are necessary (and more necessary now than ever!)?
George W. Bush certainly needs to realize this because the cost of living for the middle class is skyrocketing while the rich excel beyond belief.
Of course we democrats don't believe in absolute socialism, and it shows great ignorance to think otherwise. But is life how it is now fair? I think not, and most of the American population agrees whether you do or not.

Birdsnake...all democrats are rich?? I think you have it backwards.

Answer 1

In answer to your question, yes. To your rant, I agree. It is better to lift objects from the bottom because everything moves if you lift from the top only the top moves and the rest stays put.

Answer 2

Hate? Republican's don't "hate" any of these things.

Republicans are big supporters of charity, because it's voluntarily helping those you choose to help.

Republican's don't oppose healthcare. Who would?

Republican's don't oppose non-profits. If someone wants to voluntarily operate a non-profit more power to them.

I believe Social Security was a bad idea, because of the way it was implemented. Instead of mandating saving in their own accounts, the money is just thrown into a big pot and spent every year. Essentially, when the baby boomers retire, the smaller generations born later than them have to support all the baby boomers with Social Security. It's a big Ponzi scheme. I come at the end of the baby boomers, and I'm figuring that I'm only going to get about 70% of what today's retirees do from Social Security, figuring constant dollars. The system just won't be able to afford paying the full benefits without bankrupting the younger generations.

Bush had the right idea by setting up private accounts, but the left demagouged the issue, just like it always has. I remember the left saying Reagain, then Bush, and then Bush 2 were all going to take grandma's social security away. It's the standard threat from the left, and I don't know why anyone listens.

I'm all in favor of a safety net for the unfortunate. I don't oppose Medicaid. I'd rather have a means tested system rather than one giant one for all seniors like Medicare. Why should the top 50% of the nation's seniors have taxpayers footing their medical bills?

Answer 3

You've made a point, which makes this a statement and not a question. Maybe if Democrats would get their grammar straight, then their arguments would be more objective!!!
I have personally had experiences with"charities" and "non-profits" which make me extremely skeptical about most of them. However, these are private organizations, and as stated here by others, have no governmental basis. Except your tax-deduction!!
As far as medicare, medicaid and social security, no Republican is against them, only the abuse. I've been in favor of privatization of Social Security for quite a few years now,since I was involved in a business that made me aware of how big a joke it is!!.
YES..that's right, the current Social Security system is a huge joke on the American People, and I pity any worker getting ready to retire who doesn't have additional sources of income!!

Answer 4

Birdsnake is right and you just don't want to admit it. Republicans have traditionally given much more to charities than Democrats. Democrats are somehow under the impression that redistribution of wealth is a good thing. It robs people of the will to provide for themselves and kills the spirit. Some social programs are always going to be necessary but they should not be the premier function of government. I would also like you take note of the number of liberals who have secured their wealth in offshore holdings where it can't be taxed. They want you to pay for their generosity. On top of that, the number of crooks in the Democratic Party is easily equal to, or maybe even greater than thos in the Republican Party. The big difference is that the Democrats make excuses for them while the Republicans prosecute them. Your point is indefensible.

Answer 5

I believe that you need to differentiate between the word socialist and social. Here is a lesson:

Socialist: Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control.[1] As an economic system, socialism is associated with state or collective ownership of the means of production. This control may be either direct — exercised through popular collectives such as workers' councils — or it may be indirect — exercised on behalf of the people by the state.

Social: Refers to many different meanings and is often disputed. Here are the most widely accepted definitions.
# Attitudes, orientations or behaviors which take the interests, intentions or needs of other people into account (in contrast to anti-social behavior);
# Common characteristics of people or descriptions of collectivities (social facts);
# Relations between people (social relations) generally, or particular associations among people;
# Interactions between people (social action);
# Membership of a group of people or inclusion or belonging to a community of people;

So, now that we have that settled let's tackle your question. You are claiming that democrats do not believe in socialism and accuse those who claim this of being ignorant. However, it is ignorant to believe that taking as much money as possible from every person in America in order to centrally control it and use it for programs where the decisions are not made by the individuals but by the benefactor is not socialsim.

There are social programs in place throughout the world where you can see just how destructive they are to the people and the economy. Italy and France are crumbling under their social policies regarding early retirement and working programs. Countries with programs already in place that Democrats believe Americans should have like socialized healthcare etc are absolutely bankrupt and doing everything they can to change their policies to our way of life now. Recently China has created a privatized healthcare system that will allow more Chinese freedoms of medicine than ever before because the government run social programs just could not do the job and many people suffered.

Before you choose to impose such ignorance on Americans you should do your research around the world and see how this way of thinking is bankrupting countries globally.

Republicans do not want to see America tumble to a lesser nation in sovereignty and financial stability. These are the reasons why we choose a better way.

Answer 6

Republicans are a very diverse group of people.

Some people are Republican because they selfishly want to keep as much of their own wealth, and do whatever they please with it. They're OK with charities, if they can give a teeny percentage of their wealth in a VERY conspicuous way so that men may render them hero worship. They aren't so hot on the anonymous contributions which taxes would extract and funnel into healthcare, medicare, and other social programs.

Some people are conservatives (I no longer call Republicans "conservatives" because so many Republicans are "neoconservatives" which isn't conservatism AT all) because they'd rather have enough money left over in their pay checks after the government takes its bite, enabling them to give larger contributions to charities than they do now. The idea is that charities would largely replace social programs as we know them today. Conservatives believe that social programs administered locally are far more cost-effective, efficient, and responsive to needs than programs bloated with federal bureacracy.

Answer 7

SEE LINK BELOW!
Your premise is off. Remember back in second grade when you had pictures of objects and you had to pick the one that didn't belong? Like, an apple, a pear, an orange, and a chain saw.
'Charities' jump out this time. Charities rely on volunteers, the other ones are funded by governments that throw you in jail if you don't pay your taxes. If you research red states and blue states and the amounts each give to charities, you might be surprized. (again, SEE LINK BELOW)
It is the tax funded redistribution programs conservatives hate because of their insidious nature.
For example, look at all these generous people who happily wrote checks to charities after Katrina. No thanks or anything from the recipients, just complaints from who? LIBERALS who still complain that the government didn't do enough.
If democrats wanted to turn off anyone who might contribute to a charity in the future, what would THEY do differently?
The rest of your question? seek professional help!

Answer 8

Charities that use >90% of donations to help their cause of choice are great.

Healthcare is great, not socialized medicine.

Medicare and Medicaid are rife with fraud, misuse, abuse, and inefficiencies to the tune of tens of billions per year (I am being kind).

Social Security is a "Ponzi Scheme" if you have not figured it out yet. My contribution (Last investor) goes to pay current recipients (first investors). It is a program of transfer payments where any excess is spent and replaced by U.S. government IOU's (Treasuries). Got to love that Congress who does this without any backlash from the uninformed public. The excess payments of the Boomers should have been invested in investment funds, but amazingly (to the naive among us), Congresss stole the money and spent it. What a shocker.

Non-profit organizations should be examined to ascertain if it is appropriate for them to hold the tax status they do.

Corruption and greed are nasty things that need to be addressed, but the fox is guarding the hen house.

Answer 9

Well you communislam fascists have to realize that you are all predicting all these landslides in this midterm election and you will have control over the House and the Senate. Then, you can take care of all these emergency social programs and it will not matter what the republicans think about them. On the other hand, if you are wrong about these landslides, maybe you will need to work with the republicans to accomplish something. GW already tried to do something about the social security and you communislam fascists made that impossible.

Answer 10

Here's what the little air-head commies don't understand:
Charities operate in the Private sector. The government gives out welfare checks. The government does not give money to charity.
(Except Bush has some money going to churches.)
Check out the facts: Republicans give almost twice as much to charities as Democrats, including Hollywood.
That's because Democrats and Hollywood are hypocrites.
They just talk, about caring. Prattle.
Democrats just want power, as they are already all rich.

Answer 11

Republicans give more to charities than any democrat running for prez. Just look at the records of Alsnore&and tipper. Johnscarry&hines Vs. Bush&laura.