Norma, I wasn't joking about the socialism thing.

I understand that some people think it is the government's job to help everyone because our fellow man may be too selfish to do it. That is not how life is supposed to be. We shouldn't force people to give away their money, time, resources. You see when something devastating happens, people naturally give to others.
Let me ask you this...suppose you have two nice vehicles that you bought with your hard earned money. Your neighbor doesn't have one. What if someone from your government knocked on your door and demanded you give one of yours to your neighbor? That's basically what welfare and other entitlements are. I'm not saying not to help people out temporarily to get them back on their feet. That's what these social programs started out as. But they have become a way of life for people and there hasn't been an incentive to get people off these programs.

[ November 19, 2005, 12:10 PM: Message edited by: Bluebird ]