Neither do I Mitt. The poor can kiss my everloving ass, for all time. I'm not referring to the World's poor. More often than not they have been born into horrible circumstances with little or no opportunity to ever escape. But the American poor? They are bums, plain and simple.Since Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs of 1965 we Americans have spent nearly 16 trillion dollars on "the poor". We currently spend 800 billion per year in transfer payments to "the poor". What do we have to show for it? Niente, nada, zilch! Poverty has not been abated one little bit, as a matter of fact it has increased.
The thing about the very poor is this, they are always changing. Most of the poor five years ago are not the same poor today, except for the "core" poor; and they are the problem. For them being poor is a lifestyle, a vocation, a calling. They will happily live in squalor, eating orange jelly slices watching Jerry Springer on their Wal-Mart widescreens till the end of time... if we let them. They are disproportionately obese, diabetic and addicted. They have more children than the rest of us which are almost always illegitimate (a word fallen out of favor but appropriate nonetheless) which perpetuates dependency.
Don't get me wrong, I am not opposed to a safety net. Unforeseen events can and do happen and I don't want people starving in the streets. But this cradle to grave welfare behemoth we have created is bad for the taxpayer and bad for the recipient. In America we spend incredible amounts of money in an attempt to provide equal opportunity for all. It's not a perfect system but everybody has a chance at prosperity, more or less. You don't have to be the most talented or the smartest or the hardest working. But if you try, if you make the effort, you will be ok. You may not get rich, but then again you just might. But welfare bums don't try in part because the system discourages them from trying. The politicians and bureaucrats who benefit from their poverty are the real villains here.
So, I share Mitt's sentiment, I don't care about the poor either. They can go to hell.
I give this one a big ol "Like"!
ReplyDeleteThat welfare subculture you described ain't going to vote Republican anyway. It's time to call 'em out for what they are.
I give this one a big ol "Like"!
ReplyDeleteThat welfare subculture you described ain't going to vote Republican anyway. It's time to call 'em out for what they are.
But what about these poor? Don't like the notion of the sainted poor either, but then I remember that some kids just got a bum lottery number and we ought to do something to keep them from paying for the sins of their parentage.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0712.pdf
That is not his sentiment Hammer! That was his woefully inartful way of saying it's not his concern as those people are taken care of. And the reaction has been predictably over the top as any thinking person knows what he meant.
ReplyDeleteMudge tells me they've been calling him "Mitt Antoinette". Funny as hell.
ReplyDeleteWhile we're at it, let's get rid of the handicapped too. They are only sitting around taxing our resources.
ReplyDeleteWhile we're at it, let's get rid of the handicapped too. They are only sitting around taxing our resources.
ReplyDeleteI agree. We've spent trillions on them and they're still handicapped. The "core" handicapped are the worst.
Nobody is talking about getting rid of anybody Clia. It's been proven over the last 40 years that we CAN'T get rid of the poor, they breed too prodigiously.
ReplyDeleteAs I said, I have nothing against a temporary social safety net, nothing at all. And I support programs that help the handicapped and infirm. But the first thing the Democrats did in 2008 was to repeal the Clinton era welfare reforms. Do I need to tell you how successful those reforms were?
ReplyDeleteLong term welfare is bad policy any way you slice it. It is dehumanizing to the recipients, incredibly expensive and it doesn't work. We have almost 50 years of experience that proves it. Now liberals, tell us why you really like it. I know why, but I want you to say it.
Trump?!?!
ReplyDeleteReal nice though Clia and friend, comparing the handicapped to welfare leeches. I'll be looking for the wheelchairs with the spinning rims or the occupant wearing $200 Nike sneakers.
ReplyDeleteI'll be looking for the wheelchairs with the spinning rims or the occupant wearing $200 Nike sneakers.
ReplyDeleteReal nice stereotype on welfare recipients Coach. Between you and "go to hell" Hammer, it's pretty clear how conservatives think.
I think I've made it crystal clear how I think so don't imply any racism on my part.
ReplyDeleteI would say you are the racist. YOU and the policies you advocate are why the black underclass will remain an underclass in perpetuity. As long as the current welfare structure is in place, cities like Detroit and New Orleans will rot from the inside out with all the associated social problems like drug addiction etc.
The question you have to ask yourself is why would you support programs that degrade people so badly?