Ray From Cleveland
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Far from correct.No, the Democrat candidate would offer him a place to stay and food to eat. It's the Republican that would teach him how to work so he never had to be under that bridge again.
In this rip-roaring economy of DumBama's, we still have 45 million people on food stamps, and the only reason it's that low is because Republicans cut some funds to it.
But your example of the guy under the bridge is the perfect example of the Democrat platform: buy votes by giving things to people. And this is why it's important for voters to understand politics, costs and the demise of our workforce. They need to know that 93 million Americans of working age are not only not working, but not looking for a job either.
Tough love is sometimes needed to get lazy people off of their ass and do something about their life, not give them things to keep them there. We witnessed this with Welfare Reform back in the 90's. We recently seen the results in Maine where they cut people off of food stamps and they did just fine. They were only using the program because why? FREE! They never needed food stamps in the first place.
This is what conservatives bring to the table.
Show me any recent initiatives out of Republicans that will improve the plight of the homeless. Other than "get a job loser" they have no formal policy.
Please take your 93 million Americans are not working claim and shove it firmly up your ass. Unless you are concerned about the employment of 16 year olds, stay at home moms and retirees, your number is meaningless
You mean the same group of people your side wants to raise minimum wage for? You know, the idea that will pull everybody out of poverty?
"If you pay people not to work, don't be too surprised when they don't"
Rush Limbaugh
You mean like retirees?
How about those lazy 16 year olds who refuse to support themselves?
Correct, because this is the first time our labor force ever had retirees or 16 year olds included.
Your 93 million "freeloaders" number includes 40 million over the age of 65. They are not in the workforce and have no desire to be so
But still an increase over previous years:
Between 1977 and 2007, employment of workers 65 and over increased 101 percent, compared to a much smaller increase of 59 percent for total employment (16 and over). The number of employed men 65 and over rose 75 percent, but employment of women 65 and older increased by nearly twice as much, climbing 147 percent. While the number of employed people age 75 and over is relatively small (0.8 percent of the employed in 2007), this group had the most dramatic gain, increasing 172 percent between 1977 and 2007.
Older Workers: BLS Spotlight on Statistics