California's budget still sucking wind (lease, condo, neighborhood)

[wrcousert]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

I love how the state is dead broke, yet they're advertising WIC, food stamps, community college, etc. Sure, just encourage more people to take money we don't have.

I thought WIC and food stamps (now called SNAP) were federal programs.

[ZhugeLiang]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

WOW! I'm sooo impressed.

Here's some good advice for ya:

I love how user_id shifts so quickly from bleeding heart to elitist on the fly. What a flaming hypocrite.

Thanks again to yeahthatguy for slaying this clown. user_id pretty much owns himself every time he posts and yet there are still those still willing to do it for him.

[serialdriller]

Originally Posted by wrcousert

I thought WIC and food stamps (now called SNAP) were federal programs.

WIC is federal. But it encourages irresponsible parents to be more irresponsible.

Parents should save money so they can feed their baby....

instead, they get wic, so they can blow all the money they have on expensive cell phones, designer purses, getting their nails/hair done.

You ever notice people on state aid always have the newest and most fancy cell phones?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by serialdriller

WIC is federal. But it encourages irresponsible parents to be more irresponsible.

And California usually adds to whatever Federal benefits are handed out or gives out money to people the Feds deem ineligible.

[ringwise]

Originally Posted by user_id

So you're okay with babies dying because you don't understand why the parents had them? Heck, let's assume the parents are all irresponsible...you're okay with letting babies die because they happen to be brought into the world by irresponsible parents?

Nope. But I'm OK with taking the babies away, then letting the parents die of starvation. Guaranteed they won't be making more babies that must rely on the govt for their next meal.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by serialdriller

WIC is federal. But it encourages irresponsible parents to be more irresponsible.

Parents should save money so they can feed their baby....

instead, they get wic, so they can blow all the money they have on expensive cell phones, designer purses, getting their nails/hair done.

You ever notice people on state aid always have the newest and most fancy cell phones?

There is a liquor store (in the same mall as a grocery store) with a big fat WIC taken here sign. Weird.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by ringwise

Nope. But I'm OK with taking the babies away, then letting the parents die of starvation. Guaranteed they won't be making more babies that must rely on the govt for their next meal.

Taking the babies away and doing what with them exactly? You think taking babies away from poor parents and having the state raise them is going to be cheaper than providing modest support to the parents?

[user_id]

Originally Posted by ZhugeLiang

I love how user_id shifts so quickly from bleeding heart to elitist on the fly.

Is there something mutually exclusive about these two?

[user_id]

Originally Posted by yeahthatguy

Pay more.. i mean, unless you don't care about the dying babies and all and don't have any compassion (your logic .. not mine).

Why would I pay more? I can't, by myself, change this country and most of the problems are policy based and not funding based. There is plenty of wealth in this country, its just a question of what you do with it.

Originally Posted by yeahthatguy

Your establishment of where to draw the line is your 'opinion' ....

This is silly, to say it once again, you're just diverting attention from the real issues. We don't have control over other nations, so limiting our attention to this nation is entirely reasonable. This isn't an arbitrary line...

Originally Posted by yeahthatguy

Intelligent well-to-do Liberals have this issue w/ thinking that if you just give more money and help, people will 'get right'.

Help? Yes...money? No.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

There is a liquor store (in the same mall as a grocery store) with a big fat WIC taken here sign. Weird.

What is weird? Liquor stores often sell food and WIC distributes vouchers that can only be used for particular food items...its far more limiting than food stamp programs.