[DaveE]

Well, here's my personal take on government programs. This will be long because it's basically my life story. I didn't go to college out of high school. My girlfriend (now my wife for 32 years) got pregnant, I was in love with her and we got married and went to work. In the early 80s I had a great-paying job for a high school grad but lost it due to massive cutbacks and we struggled financially. We almost lost our house but were able to get mortgage assistance, a program that Reagan tried to cut several times but was repeatedly saved by the Dem Congress. After struggling trying to find work in a depressed area my wife and I decided I should go to college so I did, which was only possible due to Pell grants, student loans, PA tuition assistance, again programs that Reagan and the Republicans tried cutting over and over. Fortunately for me the programs survived and I deeply thank all of you who were taxpayers at the time. We even were on food stamps occasionally and my daughters were treated to free school lunches, the deadbeats. By the way, my oldest daughter is a schoolteacher, not a welfare bum, although I know Rush equates the two, and my youngest daughter works 2 jobs, the lazy @#$%^.

Jeez, I forgot to mention heating assistance. Thanks for that too!