jps wrote:

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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As opposed to you guys on the left, who would take away from those who
work hard, in order to prop up those who won't? Yea, that's real
fair....

You go ahead and fool yourself into thinking that most of the poor in this
country are freeloaders.

In reality, they're not. Most of the people who have a hard time meeting
basic needs are working. They simply cannot make enough to make ends meet.

Would you rather give someone a leg up who's trying or give the money to a
wealthy family who's lives would not be materially changed?


I would rather research into the reason WHY the poor are "working so
hard" but still "not making ends meet". Since there are millions of
other people, who HAVE found a way to "make ends meet", and manage to
live a reasonable lifestyle, then it would appear that the system is not
broken. We just have to understand why these "working poor" just aren't
"cutting it".

Are they in a job which is just not in high demand, and therefore pays
poorly? Are they formerly higher paid union employees, who saw their
jobs being sent out to foreign soil? Are they physically or mentally
handicapped?

I favor providing government assistance toward job skill retraining, or
enhancing. I favor any program which helps people to market themselves
better, in order to land a better paying job. I do not favor paying
people so that they can continue to be underachievers.

This is the land of opportunity, not the land of guarantees. There is
the potential to make whatever lifestyle that you want for yourself,
provided that you are willing to do what it takes. Some people have to
work hard to make their opportunity. Others have a natural talent, which
can be leveraged into a lucrative career. But there are also those who
will do tha bare minimum necessary. Ultimately, their inability to "make
ends meet" is their own fault. Society should make the road to self
improvement easy, but it should not put up rest stops on the way.

Dave