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Originally Posted by Colonel Plink
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Originally Posted by AuntiePam
...And I've heard that the new plan includes a work requirement. I don't know if the plan also includes support for that work requirement -- like job training, transportation, child care, etc.
God forbid a poor person gets something for nothing.  |
Not all poor are created equal.
What's wrong with requiring someone to work for their food and housing? I do it, not because I'm required by the state, but by my conscience.
Why can't folks who are able to work be required to do so?
Hell, FDR did it... |
Why should they work for minimum wage when public assistance pays so much more? Or should public assistance pay less than minimum wage? What if they're single moms with no access to day care (happens a lot right here in River City, as you may know)?
The problem isn't giving the poor something for nothing. The problem is offering the poor nothing but poverty. You can work your ass off and still be too poor to buy food
and medicine.