Should our country care that we keep poverty stricken citizens to a minimum?

Question

or be concerned if the elderly cant afford to pay for their medicines and have to choose between eating and paying for them?

Or do you prefer a strict cold blooded laissez faire attitude ...and if people cant afford to take care of themselves we just let them die off somewhere or perhaps even round them up to take them off our pretty streets...so as to not mess up tourism and commerce?

Answer 1

Most Americans do care about the poor and helpless, even after the massive attempts by those lobbying to free themselves from taxation frame them as idle shiftless layabouts and welfare queens.

It is a good sign that attempts to dismantle Social Security fall by the wayside as soon as the public hears about them. Karl Rove today spoke optimistically of Bush's ability to make changes to Social Security as an accomplishment before he leaves office.

I think there are enough people who can remember what real poverty looks like, and have no intention of turning the clock back to days of communities of hungry barefoot children living in dirt-floor shacks. Too bad there are no big dollar consultants representing the poor - or we wouldn't have to argue it out with the 'personal responsibility' sheep.

Answer 2

What? Did you just wake up or something there Moonbeam? That 'choosing to eat' metaphor went out of fashion several years ago.

The elderly now have a prescription drug program and excellent health care. I know, I've got four of 'em and individually they've each received drugs and care worth more than my house in the past ten years. In fact, I'm more than a little amazed.

But good try working that myth.

Answer 3

i don't think of it concerns precisely the place the money comes from it is going to fee lots greater money than what it does suitable now. If those expenditures are exceeded directly to the buyer then all of us pays for it that way if legislations is exceeded to enhance up taxes to conceal it then (those without smart accountants will probably could desire to pay) the universal public will pay. IF the fee spiral could be controlled as is was hoping by ability of Obama then the properly being as properly because of the fact the profitability of yankee enterprise will boost. the main income of ordinary well being care is the humanity afforded by ability of having help to those in choose. Reluctance and scoffing at its proposed income is for this reason of the great ABUSE perpetrated by ability of unscrupulous operators who've been defrauding the Medicare & different structures. the ecu gadget of fee further tax is a validation of the theory of all individuals paying a share for the effort-free stable---it sounds incredibly great yet my pal in Germany who has corollary financial problems has no scientific insurance and is tax broke besides!! Germany continues to be paying for the absorption of Deutsche Demokratische Republic so won't be a honest parallel even in spite of the undeniable fact that our gadget is overburdened with welfare for undesirable human beings and for Wall highway. considering the fact that our government is now in the enterprise of bailing out failed businesses while they attain a definite length what's the definition of income any way ??

Answer 4

The "elderly who can't afford to pay". You mean the ones who are sucking the Social Security program dry? Sorry I already pay for that with my taxes.

Answer 5

kick out all the illegal criminal immigrants who are taking about 8% of the jobs....

that puts the 5% unemployed to work, and kicking the bums who CAN work off of welfare means there is NO worker shortage...



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It is a good sign that attempts to dismantle Social Security fall by the wayside as soon as the public hears about them.



social insecurity insurance is in DEBT $75 TRILLION

Answer 6

I think you'll find the word "personnal responsibility" repeated here quite a bit..

(no sign of it when scooter libby was off to the slammer of course)

Answer 7

Apparently not since we continually import more poverty from south of the border.

Answer 8

People on welfare keep themselves on welfare. But what is your definition of welfare. There had been times when i was a little kid where we wouldnt eat for a couple of days. I consider that poor.

But now i see people on welfare drives SUV's so maybe your definition of poor should be looked at.

Answer 9

'Laissez faire' means 'leave them alone.' Nothing cold-blooded about it, it just refers to government interventionism.

Answer 10

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The closer the economy is to laissez faire, the lower the proportion of its participants are poor.

We just keep replacing the formerly poor with new poor immigrants, including illegals.