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Originally Posted by noonereal
The image of welfare and the reality of it seem to never cross paths.
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Civil societies have always taken care of their most vulnerable citizens. With that sentiment, I'm all for some kind of safety net.
The current system is a cluster f&ck with plenty of abusers (Can you blame them though? When have you passed on an easy give-away?) But it is small thinking to assume that all recipients are undeserving.
I bet we could purge the truly undeserving from the roles, fund more careful screening and oversight for those who truly need help, and still save a lot of money.
I think thought that we should start by purging companies off corporate welfare and wasteful military contracts. They are truly less deserving.
06-24-2009, 02:42 PM
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