[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by Joe Wicked

Ex,
I have no problem with people on Welfare who need to be on welfare. I have a problem with the multitudes that collect welfare, medicaid etc... that do not need it, but do not WANT to work. I truly believe that a great deal of tax dollars are wasted on these individuals both with welfare and with medicaid. If you CANNOT work, for reasons of mental or physical issues, then yes we should take care of those people. If you cannot hold a job because you are an alcoholic, drug addict, or just plain lazy, then I have no sympathy for you. You take the tax dollars that are wasted on these individuals and give it to those who are working, and doing for society to give them health insurance, I will stand behind that plan. I have met very few recipients of welfare who NEED welfare, they CHOOSE to not work, why should I have to take care of them. I say limit lifetime welfare without a court order to continue. Make it law that you can only draw a set time (Say 5 or 10 years) over the course of your life. This is there to help those that get laid off, those who try to find work and try to not be a drain. Make them show it. Make it hard. Make them justify every penny they spend. I get irritated when I see someone using their foodstamps (Lonestar card here in Texas) and loading the food into a nice Escalade. I don't care about status symbols, If they were driving used minivan or an Explorer or anything of that nature, I would not second guess it. But when you see someone driving a new Escalade with the 24" Rims, having an obvious high end custom stereo, I cannot be OK with buying their food for them. If they need HELP give them help, not free handouts.

Edit: I spent years eating hot dogs and ramen noodles to save money for stuff I wanted. I did not get any free handouts, there is no reason why someone should expect to have the best of everything and not have to work for it status symbol or not.

Couldn't have said it better myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I STILL eat round steak, hot dogs and ground meat regularly, not t-bone and sirlon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David