Jarhead
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- Jan 11, 2010
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I actually don't think you should give it back. But then what about the people who pay in to the system and then need to get help either through food stamps, unemployment, etc....Calling them freeloaders is hypocritical. (not calling you out specifically) They are entitled to this aid just as you are entitled to what you need.
Food stamps is a program I support wholeheartedly...although I do believe there should be a bit more regulation with it. There should be only select places you can redeem them for food as they should be treated as a stop gap and not a way of life for people...and the food should be nutritional and the amount enough to ensure 3 healthy meals a day per person per family.
Unemployment is insurance...the employee purchases such insurance with a .60 cent deduction per week from their paycheck. Some of us use the inusrance, others of us are lucky enough to not have to use the insurance...but it is inusrance that is ALSO subsidized by the two former employers of record per unemployed individual.
Welfare is a necessary evil in my eyes and that, too should be regulated better.
Social Security? Nothing more than the government one day saying "you people are not to be trusted with your money, so we will hold it for you until you need it"
Ironically, we have found that the government was not to be trusted with our savings!
Well you are reasonable, unlike others on this site who say end all of these programs and stop the draining of "my" money when they themselves take part in similar programs. That was the only point I was trying to make.
Persoanlly, I say end SS...
Give us all of our money back that you promised you would keep in a lock box and end it now.
As for the others....regulate them better....but we, as Americans are a giving people....and if you, the governemnt wants to give to the poor on our behalf with our tax dollars...go for it....just regulate it better....and eliminate fraud and abuse.
Its funny when you think of the irony...The government says people cant be trusted and that is why they need to deduct FICA for retirement.....but when you say to the government that people cant be trusted as it pertains to abuse and fraud of their entitlements the response is.."have more faith in your fellow American"