nakedemperor
Senior Member
I'm gonna weigh in and agree with the 2 year max for social security. But there are going to be cases where getting work (legal immigrants with no English, for example) is going to be very hard. I think there should be a safety net (stricter than the SS applications) for making sure no U.S. citizen or their progeny is starving to death within the borders.
I remember when Reagan was likening welfare to all the people he saved in his youth while lifeguarding; he was struck by how everyone he saved wasn't greatful at all, they were resentful of him. His reasoning was that people don't want a helping hand. He applied this train of thought to welfare. Now, obviously that's not true. Some people depend on welfare, BUT some people abuse welfare, which is why it's a flawed system. But I think the analogy was lacking in that the conclusion he must have drawn from his incredulity was...what? Let them drown. Which is where it ties back in to the last sentence of my first paragraph.
I guess I'm saying there has to be drastic changes in the system, but complete abolishment might be too drastic for the good of the people.
Also, Big D, what is the point of your insistently pointing out the demographic breakdown of welfare?
I remember when Reagan was likening welfare to all the people he saved in his youth while lifeguarding; he was struck by how everyone he saved wasn't greatful at all, they were resentful of him. His reasoning was that people don't want a helping hand. He applied this train of thought to welfare. Now, obviously that's not true. Some people depend on welfare, BUT some people abuse welfare, which is why it's a flawed system. But I think the analogy was lacking in that the conclusion he must have drawn from his incredulity was...what? Let them drown. Which is where it ties back in to the last sentence of my first paragraph.
I guess I'm saying there has to be drastic changes in the system, but complete abolishment might be too drastic for the good of the people.
Also, Big D, what is the point of your insistently pointing out the demographic breakdown of welfare?