Why do the Poor think the tax payers should help them?

Question

i am complexed at the ever growing amount of so called poor in this country that believe they have a right to be taken care of by the tax payers. How is it my responsibility to take care of the "poor" ?

Answer 1

Real quickly...love your question.

I can't understand it either. I remember my mom being on welfare for a couple of years. She knew she wasn't lazy, at that time she did really need the help. She got herself a job cleaning offices and that lead to offers of cleaning houses. Has made a decent business out of it. She has cleaned houses for about 18 years and she feels good knowing that she is not depending on anyone.

But I do know people who have stayed on the Welfare system for many years. Why should I support them????? Couldnt we put them down on our tax returns and get a reimbursement. It gets me mad to see this people abuse the system. Understandable sometime we need help but "fudge" I don't want to support you for the rest of my life!!! I dont like the Welfare system the way it is in California. I'm not sure how it works in other states. Don't get me talking about housing!!!

Answer 2

I think that it isn't the common tax payers responsibility, through the government, to support the "poor." I don't have a problem with helping a person or family that is down on his luck for a SHORT period of time. I also don't have a problem helping a person that has a medical condition that makes it tough for them to work.
Supporting someone who is in a lower social economic position because of bad choices or substandard educational levels is not my responsibility or my governments responsibility.
I also think that no one person or group of persons is "entitled" to any type government benefit without first proving that there is a need.
The sense of entitlement in this country has gotten out of hand. No one political party can solve this problem.

Answer 3

I do believe we need a safety net, I think otherwise we have children on the streets or not being able to have the basics of life necessary to earn an education. I really do believe in the concept of compassionate conservative. I am not saying that we just throw money out for anyone who just wants to sit around there must be a health or major economic/education reason the person needs help from the government. I think as a nation we can help the less well off and this makes us a better nation.

Answer 4

For the same reason that most people agree with the principle of collecting funds by force and spending it on what they think is a good idea... One mans road or education, is another mans health care etc... This is the result of passive acceptance of socialist theories; justified on the basis of tradition, need, compassion, duty.

Most people think of a tax-return or tax-break as a gift or a bonus, forgetting that the money that they are receiving was originally taken by force. Who so ever advocates the use of force for their own 'higher purposes' cannot complain when the same principle works in favour of the lowest common denominator...

Answer 5

That's funny! I'm perplexed by the number of wealthy developers, multinational corporations, and corporate organizations that manage to claim and then get tax credits, tax breaks, and tax incentives at the expense of the taxpayers almost as a matter of right.

Do you think its a conspiracy between the ultra-rich and the government to make the middle class and the poor fight each other while the rich get away with so much of our tax dollars?

Why is it, I ask, that developers can get a city to condemn land, take it from the property owners and then GIVE it to a developer so the developer can get rich by building a shopping center, apartment building, condominium or high-end residential development on it and keep all those profits? Tax free? Why?

Otherwise, I think taxes are there to support everyone. But I think your true anger is directed not at the taxes collected BUT IN THE WAY THEY'RE SPENT!!!!!!!

Otherwise, since there are so many more poor people than rich or middle class, its easier to "buy" their vote by using your tax dollars to pay for their entitlement programs, which pale in comparison to what the rich guys get.

Answer 6

From a utilitarian perspective it is a safety net that stabilizes our society. When people go hungry or don't have a roof over their heads they become dangerous and unpredictable, if enough of these people get together and decide to do something about it, that can be a big problem. Just ask Marie Antoinette.
This, however, doesn't excuse the excessive benefits and tolerances that exist in our welfare system, which seem to encourage parasitism.

Answer 7

The Poor in this country have done all they can to suck the system dry , as has corporate greed , welfare and other social programs where started to set a safety net for those in poverty , however it has become a way of life for far to many ,
because it makes life a little easier , there must be time limits set for welfare, you have X number of months in your life that you may be on welfare . after that # is used your done

I am a 3rd generation Asian American , my grandparents came here in the early 1920's , my family was harrased and jailed during WWII because of being Asian , however at no time in my life did my grandfather or parents ever think america owed them a thing ,My parents both worked 60+ hours a week to give my brother and I the american dream

Answer 8

It's not your responsibility to take care of the poor. However poor they are though; they still pay taxes too. It is beneficial for the country as a whole to alleviate the poor. It is their equal responsibility to take advantage of any handouts available so they can be sufficient for themselves.

Answer 9

If the poor are children..I have no problem with that..now if they are lazy bums who don't want to work...we'd have a problem. Besides, not all your taxes go to helping out the poor. Most of it goes to pay for the stuff people use everyday..roads, freeways, etc.

Answer 10

I would be happy to give money to a starving child but I agree with you. Kids that drop out of school, unemployed, a lot of criminals is a problem. I'm a kid. And when I'm at lunch people come and ask me for money because I supposedly seem rich because I have a nice house and can afford boats for enjoyment. But they think it's my job to give them money my parents work hard for

Little do they know that my parents were both raised on small town farms and asked for anyone for money

Answer 11

We spend more money bailing the airline industry than we do for welfare. I don't mind the poor people stand in line with their hands out. But why do companies to the same to our government and get 50 times more?