Why is it that all of our arrogantly liberal OT people are from California? The east coast liberals on here seem much more reasonable. Does the lack of bad weather to complain about bring on a need to find something else to be bitter about? Hell, move to Kansas, you'll find plenty of new stuff to be pissed about, like the severe weather outbreak they're predicting for today.
A while back I read a great article by a black sociologist, the point being the indoctrination of black Americans into a welfare society. His point was that by giving
giving money, food, etc to blacks, and other Americans as well, that it was actually doing more harm than leaving them to fend for themselves. That a total lack of personal responsibility also leads to more crime, children out of wedlock, and a general lack of motivation to do anything in life. Pretty much everything that is wrong with our inner cities. Very convincing, for those that need convincing, I wish I could remember the particulars as far as the author goes.
During my time working in a mobile home park, I saw many people on disability, welfare, or some combination of various government funded laziness. My favorite was the lady with the "bad back" that worked around the park for cash, doing home repairs and painting. I once saw her move a deck by crawling under it and bowing her back upwards to lift it off of the ground, then crawling with it on her back. Another example, the guy with the "bad back" (see a trend?) that drag raced on the weekend, he also enjoyed water skiing. My father, the one that has had two back surgeries and still works 40hrs a week, had to sell their boat immediately after his injury, he couldn't even stand to ride in it due to the bouncing over the waves.
Basically what it comes down to is, why should I support you? You screwed somebody, weren't smart enough to use protection, and now don't want to work, like thousands of single mothers do. I DON'T CARE. Call me callous, but it's not my mess, I have my own problems, I deal with them. I think government aid is justified in cases such as Steve and his son, who has a physical handicap, and I commend him for taking responsibility, and teaching his son to do the same. It's funny, everyone that I have ever met that has been injured enough that they have been OFFERED disability has turned it down, because they're too proud to take a handout, but they have court hearings in Topeka where people try to convince a judge why they should be given a handout.
