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catatonic said:OK. Myth#1 - taxes are stealing.
only if against the commerce clause. Every state at some point agreed to the commerce clause to join the Union. Taxes are barter between the wealthy and poor for the things the Constitution allows for.. and yes, when "the general welfare" is mentioned in the Constitution, it means exactly that. Look it up in the Federalist Papers if you like. The fact that "general welfare" was paid for by small means in the 1800s and large means in the 1900s is not a double standard... it is a function of population density.
Myth#2 the government redistributes wealth.
No, it just is responsible for general welfare whenever the people themselves fail to provide it. You can start donating to the starving anytime you like, and I assure you government will back down.
Myth#3 these people are too lazy to eke out their own living.
The fundamental difference between the homeless and ordinary people is that the homeless don't have as solid of social networks to rely on. Many people would be homeless, but their parents or friends or church or other provide sustainence. Many people don't get sustainence from these groups, and that is the most common distinction. It has little at all to do with laziness or ability.
Myth#4 welfare recipients create a litter of genetically-diverse, future-deadbeats.
Most welfare recipients get off welfare as soon as they can, which is about a year. Very few welfare recipients are lifelong welfare recipients and even fewer pass it to their kids.
Do you believe these lies?
They sure as hell do redistribute income.
There sure as hell is a component of deadbeatism in the equation. You're a liar. Do you think we're stupid?