Social security: It's going to bankrupt future generations. But, most cons don't mind a little helping hand through modest taxes. We're OK with that.
Public Schools = No jail? You said if they aren't in jail, thank public schools? Look at the imprisonment rate of African American males. Compare that with the percentage of them that attended public schools. Then recomment on that issue.
Small Bix/Rich People: You said what % of rich people started as small biz and worked their way up. Well, ALL of them, or ALL of them had parents who did, or all just worked their asses off through a corporation to get it. See, when we landed on America, it was just dirt and trees. It's now rich. Thats because poor people worked hard and got rich. Passing wealth along to one's children so they can live a good life is a NOBLE thing not to be ashamed of.
Liberal rehad/programs: You said the success examples were the result of liberal rehab programs and head start, etc. If so, those situations would be the norm, not the exception. Those programs are failures. NO ONE can change and succeed until THAT PERSON makes that decision individually, in their own mind. Once that is done, they will thrive with or without a program.
Basically, Jillian, your responses are a prime example of the problem with liberals. You believe the individual is not capable of anything without the crutch of a government program or handout. That is simply untrue. And it fools people into thinking they cannot do it without outside help. The individual is capable of ANYTHING once they believe they can do it, and set their minds to it. But the liberal ideology makes people lose belief that they can do it alone. And that is sad.
But, you illustrated the liberal ideology perfectly: The belief that a person's success lies in a government program, not in their individual will, determination and belief in themselves.
I, on the other hand, believe in all persons, of all races, and believe that each individual is capable of greatness through nothing but their own hard work, belief and committment.