you can't teach a leftist about the Constitution.
the hate they have for it overwhelms them. They really want the government to take care of them cradle to the grave.
that idea has worked so well in places like the USSR, China, N Korea, most of africa, S and C America, so it will do just as well here.
or not
but they don't care, facts are for evul right wingers that can see the huge looming debt that will take us all down
Where do you get this crap from? Hate the Constitution? Really. Conservatives have not respect for the Constitution or the courts or the Federal Government except to the extent that they can manipulate the system into doing their bidding. And what do they want? They want to hand the country over to the wealthy and to religious fanatics. They want an oligarchy and a theocracy rolled into one.
Who wants the government to take care of them cradle to the grave.? More horseshit. We want a government that recognizes that extreme inequality is not good for the country or democracy. We want leaders who understand that in out system of free enterprise-and yes we believe in free enterprise-that a certain amount of inequality and unemployment is a fact of life. We want those in power to acknowledge that government has an obligation to level the playing field through regulations and progressive taxation and to provide an economic and social safety net. You might want to read this piece that I wrote during Mitt Willard Romney's pathetic campaign:
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I have a question for all of the tea-publicans who rail against dependency, and like to distinguish between the “makers” and the “takers” the latter of course being anyone who ever needed some help getting by. The question is:
Before that question can be answered, I think that we must answer this question: What is the purpose, and what is the effect of public assistance in the context of our political and economic system? Let me try to answer it.
It is well established- although there are those who will not admit it-that poverty, unemployment, and underemployment are built into the capitalist system. Even in a regulated economy, the need for labor expands and contracts as the result of a multitude of factors at home and around the world. When the economy shrinks, excess workers are sidelined. At the same time, the workforce expands and contracts, also as the result of factors t that we can’t control. There is also the issue of matching skills to the available jobs geographically and generally. Rarely is there a perfect match between those seeking jobs and the needs of business and there is usually excess labor.
Yet many believe, or pretend to believe that anyone can go out and get job- a job that pays a living wage anytime they wish if only they were not s
o lazy and content to be on the dole. They call people who are just trying to survive in a cruel economic environment leaches and parasites. They complain that 47% of people pay no federal income tax but fail to acknowledge that the majority are working but too poor to have an income tax liability, in part due to the earned income tax credit and child care credit supported by Republicans. They also fail to acknowledge that these same people pay other federal taxes, as well as state and local taxes which are highly regressive. In addition you fail to grasp the fact that not only does a free market necessitate a welfare state, but the social safety nets of that welfare state are good for capitalism. When the economy shrinks as it always will from time to time, programs are needed to keep those who are displaced from the workforce from becoming too much of a problem while out of work, and staying healthy enough to be ready to work when the system needs them again to make more profits for the capitalists. In their book “Regulating the Poor: The Function of Public Welfare”, Francis Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward make this argument, and go on to say that relief efforts not only maintain social order, but also reinforce the work ethic by ensuring that people are only given enough to subsist without being to comfortable.
I will submit to you that the only way to eliminate the much maligned dependency is to regulate business to the extent where they must put people before profits and provide a good job for all regardless of the bottom line. I know, most are not going for that one….that would be
SOCIALISM. So, to answer the OP question what do we do? I say that we keep people afloat in hard times, not just at a bare subsistence level, but in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and health, and to keep their homes, knowing that they will again be productive citizens. Indeed, they are more likely to do so. However, we are by no means doing that. We cannot cut back on assistance while singing the praises of the fee market. We have to recognize and deal with the downside of capitalism. Yet so many staunch supporters of lais-sez faire are the same people who decry the less fortunate.
