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Originally posted by Racerbvd
Why is the left so against letting the people who build, invested and took the risk, keep the rewards they earn?? If someone works ... chooses to risk what they have been saving to start their own business, works ... When the hard work, risk and investment finally start to pay off, what right does some liberal have to say that we can't keep what we invested and earned???? ... but many born here (most who happen to vote dem) live on welfare or have union agents think for them??tep back and think about that for a while, as you know it is true.
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Well, it isn't true. The majority of people who receive welfare receive it for less than 5 years. Those who receive it long term are generally entitled to it and need it.
A couple of points:
1) There are plenty of people receiving forms of welfare and assistance from the govt who work very hard at their jobs - much harder than I do. Hell, I'm lazy. I worked my ass off for 3 whole years in a big investment bank before deciding that life wasn't all about money. I now average way under 40 hours a week. Lucky me! I work much less hard than probably the majority of people receiving assistance who have jobs. I'm just lucky I'm smart and have received a good education.
2) You worked your ass off, and took risks, to get to where you are now. Would it be ok for someone who does that, then ends up needing welfare to get it?
I've posted this a number of times before, but your standard of living is directly related to the degree to which a welfare safety net is provided. To take that away would inevitably lead to a widened gap between the rich and the poor.
IMHO, that would suck. Ghettos for those who can't "succeed", fear of the ghetto for those in the middle. Geez, I'm starting to sound like Orwell.
(edit) Oh, and one more thing.
Dodging tax (Bryan - I want to make it totally clear I don't mean you with this statement, I mean generically those who dodge tax) is IMHO worse than welfare fraud. At least those defrauding welfare could usually do with the money.
How many of you conservative guys think welfare fraud is worse than tax fraud instead?