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Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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Originally Posted by petch751
One of the dumbest things we can do is have taxpayers supporting idle people who have nothing but time on their hands to get into trouble. The money it costs is the least of the problems."
If you don't support those people, they could be robbing you at gunpoint at some point. Desperate people do desperate things. I view the safety net as a crime suppressor
If you don't support those people, they could be robbing you at gunpoint at some point. Desperate people do desperate things. I view the safety net as a crime suppressor
Pay us protection money or we'll rob you?
That's how the Mafia operate. I don't endorse my tax dollars supporting organized crime, even if it's the government doing the organizing.
Regarding the OP, I was disgruntled with the amount of vacation Bush and Obama took, in addition to Trump.
I think that there should be an annual vacation budget for each President, and once it is spent, they either don't take another vacation that year or it comes out of their own pocket (security costs and all).
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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Originally Posted by Colorado^
Pay us protection money or we'll rob you?
That's how the Mafia operate. I don't endorse my tax dollars supporting organized crime, even if it's the government doing the organizing.
Point being is a starving person isn't just going to starve to death; and if they were employable, they wouldn't need welfare to being with. So they will steal food (or money for food), as people don't simply just lay back and die. And I don't feel like getting mugged because people like you want to end the safety net!
Oh, this is a new thread? When I saw the title, I thought it was about Obama!
Obama had more people on food stamps than are currently receiving assistance, and he took some very expensive vacations, along with Mooch, who often spent millions on her own private trips.
I don't think President Trump's vacations are costing the taxpayers as much as Obama's. He often goes to Mar-a-Lago, which he owns. And he usually works while on vacation too. People who know him say he is a "workaholic." Even on the golf course, he is often conducting business, we're told.
Cost the taxpayers about 3.6 million per trip to Mar a Lago and Trump has gone their at least 100 times so far.
Immoral-the scheme is funded with money taken by force (i.e.stolen)
Unconstitutional- nowhere within the constitution are any fed guvs welfare schemes authorized.
Unfortunately words on pieces of paper dont stop tyrants.
I would rather out taxes helped feed the hungry than to supplement a billionaires weekly expensive travel.
Point being is a starving person isn't just going to starve to death; and if they were employable, they wouldn't need welfare to being with. So they will steal food (or money for food), as people don't simply just lay back and die. And I don't feel like getting mugged because people like you want to end the safety net!
Plenty of people are working but still qualify for all sorts of welfare (due to suppressed wages). If we deport all 11+ million illegal aliens minimum wage will rise to the point they can look after themselves.
The rest we can feed with beans and rice (private charity can cover the rest).
The very FACT that soda is the #1 food stamp purchase just goes to show the extent of abuse with taxpayer funds.
If you have enough left over for soda, we're giving away too much.
Blind Freddy can see that the top taxpayers are subsidizing cheap labor and goods in the USA.
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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Originally Posted by Colorado^
Plenty of people are working but still qualify for all sorts of welfare (due to suppressed wages). If we deport all 11+ million illegal aliens minimum wage will rise to the point they can look after themselves.
The rest we can feed with beans and rice (private charity can cover the rest).
The very FACT that soda is the #1 food stamp purchase just goes to show the extent of abuse with taxpayer funds.
If you have enough left over for soda, we're giving away too much.
Blind Freddy can see that the top taxpayers are subsidizing cheap labor and goods in the USA.
I don't know why you make such a big deal out of soda, it is cheap. You can get a 24 pack for like 6 bucks.
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