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> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>> > In article >,
>> > Dave Smith > wrote:
>> >
>> >> What do you do in a case like that. He is a woman who was raised
>> >> on welfare, whose college education subsidized and received
>> >> student grants, who had the opportunity to get education and
>> >> training to help her find meaningful employment. But she knew that
>> >> the system would support her, so she intentionally got herself
>> >> pregnant knowing that she could stay home and not have to work.
>> >> That was the way she was raised, and there is a good chance that
>> >> her kid will grow up with the same mind set.
>> >
>> > That appears to be the problem in New Orleans...
>> >
>> > The Answer?
>> >
>> > No welfare. Period. Government home work programs! If you get
>> > welfare, you do SOMETHING to earn it! Even if it's just sewing
>> > military uniforms at home...
>>
>> And if they don't perform?? Fire them and let them starve? I don't
>> think so.
>
> It's called "training" babe.
>
>>
>> In the good old days they had debtors prisons, and babies were taken
>> from poor single mothers and put up for adoption. I hope there is
>> ahappy medium.
>
> My own father is a product of that. Don't think I have no personal
> experience. Dad is an adopted state confiscated orphan. It's made my
> family tree searches somewhat complicated.
>
> He has no regrets.
>
> Don't have babies you cannot support. I know that sounds ruthless, but
> people need to grow the hell up.
>

Sometimes not being able to support a child happens after that child is
born. A minimum wage job is barely enough to support one adult, let
alone an adult and a child. What do you propose for people who are laid
off from their jobs?

Unemployment is at 6% right now. Are you proposing that 6% of the
population should starve?


>>
>>
>> >
>> > NO free ride!
>
> I still stand by that.
>
> I worked my ass off to get where I am. Pardon me if I don't want my
> tax dollars to support lazy freeloaders!

Not everyone on welfare is a "lazy freeloader". You own a home. Are you
telling me you don't take the tax breaks you are afforded because you
have a mortgage?

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