Do Democrats think they deserve a hand out? I'm not being rude, I just want to know how they feel.?

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I personally don't believe in (much) public assistance and why should the rich give away their earned money to support others? Would you give away your pay check because you're making more than everyone else in your neighborhood? Nope.

I am not a nut-job, but thank you for showing your ignorance anyway. To the other person whom was discussing if I had been out in the world I would know....how do you know I havn't? You don't, because I have been around and down on my luck more than once. Anyway, I do agree with you that everyone needs to do a job, and just because it is a garbage man or some type of job that is blue collar, that should not impend on them. Very true! However, my stance is that many of the lower-class persons in America are given SEVERAL financial opportunities such as assistance in home buying, financial aid for college, etc. I never qualified for a dang thing because I don't believe in having children out of wed-lock and because I've always worked too much. Why is that my fault? I think more of the working class should look into furthering their education, then there would not be such a gap in social classes. While I strongly disagree w/ affirmitive action, it is around so people should take advantage

Regarding the hypothetical story of the son with the father whom passed away....the mom may not qualify for loans, but the son will always qualify for student loans. I don't think parents should pay for their children's college anyway. It should be mostly up to the child, because once you go off to college you are then an adult and need to take responsibilty for your own life path and finances.

Answer 1

Go ahead and put your hand out to me, you might end up with a stub Neocon.

Answer 2

What makes you think rich people earn their money? Some do, and some don't. Some just inherit it. Some just exploit others for their money. Some get rich because they know the right people and have the right connections. Some get rich because they know how to work the system, which is not a noble thing at all. Corporate Welfare costs far more than all the other welfare. Tax breaks for the rich, and for large corporations that never trickle down. Rich people take care of their own. I respect people who get rich, for something like writing a best selling novel, or even a non-fiction book. Or for inventing a new and useful product, or lots of other noble things. But I don't respect those who exploit in any way, and think that having money somehow makes them superior to the rest of us. I don't respect corporate CEOs who pay themselves six and seven figure incomes and won't pay their employees even a decent living wage, with annual cost of living increases. What makes you think the rich worker harder than the people who work their tails off for meager slave wages? If you were to read Neale Donald Walsch's books, you would find a detailed description of what an truly enlightened society would be like! Such a society or world is my idea of the perfect or ideal society, and the kind of world I want to live in, and that is why I am a liberal! *sm*

Answer 3

Was not going to answer this till I saw nRen2k5's answer. Help those that are down and out, such as the Katrina victims, all for it. Pay more taxes to people that are injured, disabled, Police, fire, or EMS great. But stop paying the millions and millions of people in this country that do not work, will not work, never try to work and collect our money every month. Welfare needs to be replaced with workfare. No free medical for illegal aliens, when I work and can't afford decent health care. No free school for their kids, while I pay school tax. I have friends that never work, perfectly capable, just bought a new 4 bedroom house with government assistance, get food and heat assistance, drive a 25 thousand dollar truck, and get free medical. Ask them why they do not work and they laugh. Tell Gore and Streisand to get rid of their fleet of SUV's, at least three of their 5 houses, their private jets and her 20 thousand square foot air conditioned barn for her horses, and then maybe we will listen to Liberals. Until then they need to start their own little socialist country in California and shut up

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Since when is a concern for our fellow Americans considered a bad thing- it baffles me how much people don't see anything outside of their box- and if they feel like it's not affecting their life they do not care. I do NOT get public assistance however I do think it is necessary, I do think when people fall on hard times that the Government should help them out, that is one of the reasons we pay taxes- to make sure our fellow citizens are OK. People fall on hard times... you may have a great job and be rich, so maybe you don't see what people go through unless it directly affects you. As technology increases, the need for workers is less, as stuff like health insurance- gas prices and such go up the need to cut hours and labor is more. People get laid off all the time, unemployment does not pay much and jobs are not easy to come by. There should be a program that will help that person feed their children and make sure the children have medical in case of something serious while the parent searches for a job. Now does it need to be reformed, definitely, way to many people get it that doesn't deserve it and way to many people don't get it that need it. There should definitely be changes to our System. As far as people that make more money and have to pay more in taxes.. I don't think that's right.. I think it should be 10% for everyone and no refunds- that seems to me the best way.. I don't do taxes so I don't know... but it just seems like it would be best for everyone.... I'm sorry you haven't lived in the world enough to look outside of your box and see that in America we are suppose to help and care about our fellow citizens... and not be selfish and think everyone should live our life - since we all come from different backgrounds... not everybody can go to college, not everyone can get that job on Wall Street, someone has to build cars and pick up the trash. I'm not being rude.. just wanted to let you know how I feel

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"I think more of the working class should look into furthering their education, then there would not be such a gap in social classes. While I strongly disagree w/ affirmitive action, it is around so people should take advantage" Again.. you are not looking outside of the box. Affirmative action only helps minorities. What about that Caucasian boy in high school, that makes good grades, his father was killed in a car jacking leaving his mother with 3 kids to raise on her own. She didn't have kids out of wedlock, fully intended to raise her kids with her husband and give them a good life until someone decided his car was more important than his life and left her with kids to raise on her own and a huge debt. She has a job and a good job however it's a two income world, and very hard to raise 3 kids on one income. The kid in high school doesn't qualify for a scholarship, with her mounting debt she may or may not be able to get a loan for him to go to school - which will increase her debt even more, as well as what about her other kids- how is she going to put all of them through school. Everyone comes from different backgrounds.. not everyone can go to college, and programs do not always include everyone... people fall through the cracks and get denied all the time... It's not suppose to be a hand out, it is suppose to be helping people when they fall on hard times.

Answer 5

It's easy to sit around Starbuck's and drink overpriced latte's while lamenting the plight of the poor. Also easy to point fingers at the 'wealthy' and label them as coldhearted for not wanting to hand over their hard earned (or inherited) money. Let's not forget, many of the wealthiest people are liberals, Kennedy is a great example, as is much of the Hollywood crowd.
I'm all for helping someone when they are down, but not for a life long habit. I work very hard for my money and would like to be able to chose where it goes, and I don't want it to go to anyone who doesn't even make an effort. There are plenty of them unfortunately.

Answer 6

I think it is the everyone should help out others mentality. They might think if they are down, they would want someone to help them out.
I personally like the loan program that the military has.
You apply for it, for emergencies and a very fair repayment goes out of your paycheck. No interest.
If food stamps could be controlled, as in you can't get junk food with them, but you can get fruits and vegetables, lean meats, milk and bread with them. But as food stamps are now, it is a failing program because people can buy any kind of food, on them.

To the poster below me,
Fire departments like police departments are run by local governments. They are directly controlled by the people they serve.
The post office competes with UPS, Federal express, and the Internet. It would benefit by being privatized.

Not everyone on wealfare is gravely disabled. Many of them are poor for other reasons. In fact the many of the ones who are disabled receive compensation from their former employer because both parties paid disability insurance.

Shaz, that is why many people are promoting a fair tax. It is based on the products you buy with food being exempt as to not unfairly tax the poor.
They want to buy a 100,000 car. okay that is 23,000 in taxes that they would have to pay.

Answer 7

Who said anything about deserving? Social spending is about government action to raise a country's standard of living. It's about creating equality of economic opportunity. People shouldn't be riding on their coat tails of what their parents did.

You do this by spending in state universities, public schools, job training, student grants, subsidized loans, GI Bills, and passing laws that protect workers, consumers, and citizens. These include workplace safety laws, 40 hour work weeks, overtime pay, the right to unionize, food sanitation standards, environmental regulations, etc, etc.

"Inherited economic power is as inconsistent with the ideals of this generation as inherited political power was inconsistent with the ideals of the generation which established our Government."
- Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 8

Typical and you are exaggerating. I guess you want to return to the Gilded Age of unrestricted capitol ism and exploited laboring classes where the elite and small number of wealthy aristocrats had no sense of social responsibility.
Remember what happened to Marie Antoinette ?
There is always going to be a need for a social safety net like it or not.

Answer 9

You will change your mind should you ever become gravely ill or severely injured or when anything else happens that will diminish your ability to make a living for yourself.

If minimal-government conservative nutjobs like you had their way, there would be no such thing as a fire department or a post office in America. Somehow I don't think you'd like that, which makes you a hypocrite.

Answer 10

Well hand outs are bad but I think the rich should pay. Why? Because they make government give them everything for free, and pay almost no taxes, and get all the little perks they want. If a rich guy doesn't pay taxes for 30 years he gets a frown on his folder as I go to prison.

So YES the rich should pay up for being above the law.