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ANY undeserved welfare is bad!!!

In Reply to: the worst form of welfare is corporate welfare posted by Bitchy Richy on July 16, 1997 at 09:08:41:

I don't care if it is a subsidy to a multi-billion-dollar corporation, to a private owner of a Section 8 apartment complex (especially those landlords who just pocket the free money from Uncle Sam [read: we the taxpayers]), or to some lazy asshole who just refuses to look for work. If you do not need public
assistance, you shouldn't be taking it! As for those recipients who are just content to sit on their butt instead of working to pull themselves up into the mainstream, their benefits should be cut!!! Most taxpayers are getting pissed off about their money (and it is YOUR money, NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S!!!) just getting thrown away on these lazy people (Left-wingers [I'm not talking about you, Richard], lazy people who abuse the system DO EXIST!!!), as well as all the rich people who half-assed their way to the top, instead of working hard for it.

I have to disagree with Richard's view regarding the military. Just like the local police department, state troopers, and the FBI, the military IS a necessity. Many of the countries in the Middle East hate us, and if they ever decide to unite, we could be in great danger. Also, I have recently heard that Russia STILL has missles pointed at us. And many of our so-called "allies" are jealous of what we have. We need to have a military strong enough to take on ALL our enemies and fair-weather friends. But yes, the Pentagon does need to get its costs under control. $600.00 toilet seats on ships and $1000.00 ash trays are a major gouging of the taxpayer (an understatement).

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