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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (294170)7/10/2006 9:55:59 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) of 1574950
 
re: A well functioning society is one that requires as few safety nets as possible. I'm not against public works or social programs that help advance society, but I am against those programs that foster an attitude of dependence and entitlement. The dire conditions of poverty are tragic, but they can also be an excellent motivating factor for people to work and study their butts off in order to succeed. I've seen many, many cases of this personally, and I believe that the more we foster this as a society, the less we'll need to depend on safety nets.

Sounds great... except the society is moving in the other direction. You are completely out of touch.

I suppose we could increase homelessness to "motivate" the working poor. Raise the rent and lower minimum wage so those single Mom's that are already working two jobs will get off their lazy asses and get a damn education in their spare time with their disposable income.

What the hell is wrong with those people anyway? Must be the attitude "of dependence and entitlement" that makes them put in 60 hour workweeks.

There are a whole lot of folks, Ten, that were not in the right place at the right time. That the "accident of birth" was a big negative, not a blessing. "There but by the grace of God go I".
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