We DO pay for services. We pay for services that we use and for services we don't use. I don't have a problem with police and fire protection or libraries, you know those things available to everyone. What I disagree with is continuing support of people who are capable of supporting themselves.
I don't want to give $1,600/month to a family who's adult members should, at the very least, be scrubbing toilets at the city park in return.
That is something I agree with!
Welfare and SSD should not a easy handout as it is. Too many people rely on the government tit while a select few pay the majority of taxes for all these services.
I for one would prefer JTPA's be tied to Unemployment and Welfare and SSD... Now you will have a select few that will not be able to work then of course I have no problem with paying for them, but the rest need to be working for their own meal, and not demand the average Joe to pay for their free meal..
Remove the obstacles from some the portions of the population and I am right there with you. If the economics are not the same the opportunity to succeed are not the same. When and only when that is fixed will any of the conservative rhetoric make sense.
Obstacles like what?
Racism. Economics. Educational just for starters.
Racism is mostly from the black community now. Economics affect everyone regardless of race and the equality in education has already been covered.
You are trying to make excuses out of things that have no bearing on your argument,.
Maybe if Jamal gave up the idea of being the next basketball hero and studied instead of practicing his jump shot all day, the educational part would eventually go away.
But then, why study and work when you know there are handouts waiting for you the day you turn 18.