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This is $7.50 an hour life
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She should be actively looking for a full time job. Thus coming back to the post office, she could probably get on there and begin to make some serious cash. Too bad her life circumstances won't allow her to get hired. She might be a great employee, if she only will try....harder. [/quote] Maybe there aren't many jobs in her area. Maybe she cannot afford transit to another part of town. Do you think Jesus would mock her? [/quote] Honestly, I don't think he was mocking her, just stating a fact. Like I said earlier, raising her wages to $15 will do nothing for her, they will just cut her welfare. Do you know how many working poor there are? Those moms and dads don't have as nice a place as her and probably less food and NO medical, and they don't get to spend all their time with their kids as she clearly does since she's only working a few hours. What would Jesus think about the working poor being snubbed on a daily basis? [/quote] My mom worked three minimum wage jobs in FL and couldn't qualify for assistance while my black high school gym teacher drove a Lincoln and supplemented her income with food stamps. I grew up in Vermont, home of the Welfare Queen. I am 100% against this lifestyle. I also know many people who needed a couple years of assistance to get on their feet. I would rather pay out welfare benefits to keep kids fed and sheltered rather than making them homeless. Many kids go to public schools just to get breakfast and lunch. The Democrats created ghettos with their pubic housing. The schools are a reflection of the neighborhood. The businesses are a reflection of the neighborhood. It is very hard to get out of this situation. Not impossible, but not as simple as getting a better job. A handful of people control most of the resources in the world, and yet we blame the poor for being poor. If a wealthy person gets pregnant and has a baby, that's ok. But if a poor person has sex and gets pregnant, she should work 80 hours a week and never see her baby because she deserves it for getting pregnant and not being able to support a kid, right? She is at least trying to get a job. She isn't bragging about popping out another kid for more WIC benefits. Matthew 15:32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” [/quote] My mom also worked 3 jobs at one point, started a cleaning business she worked herself, doing closer to 100 hours a week. She than got a job at a law firm, became a legal secretary, still working 80+ Hours a week and eventually was personal secretary to one of the lawyers and was making 90k a year in the early to mid 90’s. She worked hard, didn’t whine and complain and made her life better. I’m not a disciple of Jesus so don’t share his socialist outlook. Maybe I’m lacking in compassion but she’s already living a pretty good life, gets free childcare (amongst many other things) sounds like she’s working about 15-20 hours a week, maybe. With all her spare time she could be doing many things to improve her life but just whines she doesn’t get enough free stuff. It’s not mine or any other hard working persons problem she a kid before she even owned a car, and no i don’t care if she goes hungry due to her life choices (which she definitely isn’t). I don’t feel any responsibility to feed her child either nor do I think it helps society at all. What kind of example does this set for her kid? Mommy is lazy but we still have Coca Cola in the fridge. She buys microwave meals instead of actually cooking meals and eating the leftovers for a few days and saving money whilst also eating healthier food. She’s lazy and that’s that. [/quote] How does adding 20 million to the homeless rolls serve society? Do you think you would be safe if suddenly financial assistance was cut to the poorest? You would probably spend most of your income defending your property against those who have nothing else to lose. [/quote] So I should support them out of fear?? That the most ridiculous argument I’ve heard so far, pay them for being irresponsible or they’ll rob you! [/quote] What do you think would happen to society of you cut off food and housing assistance to the poor? Do you honestly believe some Libertarian Utopia would emerge? Or would it be Mad Max, where no one gives a fuck? [/quote] Chicago, Detroit, Camden, etc, etc., are already Mad Max. Throwing more money at them doesn't help. [/quote] I am talking about what happens if you take 20 million Americans off food and housing assistance. Your salary/profits/dividends will go down and your taxes will increase as society collapses while you spend all of your time working to pay security to defend your property. Your quality of life will suffer, too. [/quote]
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This is America! This is slavery!
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