Republicans why do you believe that your party is againt welfare. With a republican president and congress for the last 6 years Welfare still exists????????
2006-12-13 12:30:26 · 11 answers · asked by wondermom 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Bush has increased welfare more than any other president in the history of our country (adjusted for inflation). It's one of the beefs I have with the republican party as they basically undid decades of welfare reform. This should be something that liberals are very pleased with. It's a major coupe for them to get this sort of thing from a supposedly conservative administration.
I think it is a huge mistake. The US used to have a major welfare system and it caused nothing but social problems and an explosion in the number of people in our criminal class. With welfare reform under Reagan, the focus shifted from a european, dole system to workfare, re-education and mainstreaming of people away from poverty and toward a normal productive life. It was immensely successful. The dole system in europe, particularly abuse of that system by immigrants, over the same period of time, has caused multi-generational poverty and huge numbers of people who live, essentially, as second class citizens. The economies of many european countries are on the brink of collapse because of this. That could happen here if we don't manage welfare in this country wisely. Also, no one has noticed much yet, but resources are being diverted away from the elderly and toward groups of people who are able bodied byut refuse to work. That's morally wrong.
2006-12-13 12:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not against the idea, just the fact that it's unconstitutional for our government to redistribute wealth. And not to mention most the people on welfare are dems and take advantage of the program.
And just because we have a republican president doesn't mean that the program will be done away with, it has to win 2/3 of the
vote to be taken out of legislation
2006-12-13 12:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-26 01:48:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no politician that is going to just do away with welfare. There are some people that abuse the system. We need to work on getting them to accept the responsibility of their own lives. Two years and your done. It is supposed to be a helping hand up, not life support!
2006-12-13 12:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of ANYONE in office- you will always have the haves and the havenots.
It's a fact.
It's been proven that you can give a number of poor people a million dollars and in less then a year they will be poor again. and
you can take away all the money that a number of rich people
made and they will once again make it back.
It's more of a human nature kind of thing rather than a politician good at handing out money.
2006-12-13 12:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sailon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know... and it's a shame too...
And worse yet, the Social Security Administration still exists. That's the largest Welfare program in the US, I believe the last GAO report showed that the SSA was over 10% of the ENTIRE US Federal budget in FY 2005.
Just horrible...
"Tax the poor !!!"
2006-12-13 12:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by Scorpius 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I'm against the "party" and their corporate welfare as much as I'm against social welfare... I'm sick of my tax dollars going away to shifty, lazy, conniving, grubbing individuals
Whether they wear a house-dress with 3 babies around their ankles OR if they wear Armani and have 3 corporate lawyers around them.
2006-12-13 13:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we are not against welfare, we just dont want it to expand to much because it kind of goes against the trend of capitalism. Welfare isnt that big a deal.
2006-12-13 12:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by Daniel 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
first of all, republicans aren't against welfare. they are for responsible welfare which means you have to WORK hard and get off it and maybe, just maybe you'd be better off.
2006-12-13 12:34:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
You sure are heartless wanting to kick a 20 year old single mother of 5 out in the cold.
2006-12-13 12:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋