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Old 08-01-2008, 08:31 PM
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Old 08-02-2008, 08:42 AM
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exactly what happens when a black man becomes president
I would say more a liberal socialist might be better terminology
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Old 08-02-2008, 09:12 AM
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I don't mind people receiving a helping hand when they are down on their luck. I don't think that there is huge amount of welfare abuse when you look at as a percentage of recipients. Here is the problem and my story as a example.

When i was a kid my family was on welfare and i remember my mom trying to get off of it. With welfare there is no grey area. The second you get a job you are 100% cut off so if that job does not work out you are driven in to a situation that is even worse because now you have to wait 2 to 3 weeks for help again. I think the benefits should be reduced over the course of 1-2 mouths just so the person can get a little stability. Every time my mom made an atempt to get off the system they would tell her that she cant make it and that she would be back in a week or two. Well she did finally get off of welfare after 3 years of fighting and clawing her way out of it with no help other than the county telling her to just sit back a use the system.

I know every case is not like this but i thought i would share it with every one. Because it is very easy to fall in to that trap and very hard to get out.

But i do have to say it did make me a better man and a very hard worker.
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Old 08-02-2008, 09:57 AM
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I don't mind people receiving a helping hand when they are down on their luck. I don't think that there is huge amount of welfare abuse when you look at as a percentage of recipients. Here is the problem and my story as a example.

When i was a kid my family was on welfare and i remember my mom trying to get off of it. With welfare there is no grey area. The second you get a job you are 100% cut off so if that job does not work out you are driven in to a situation that is even worse because now you have to wait 2 to 3 weeks for help again. I think the benefits should be reduced over the course of 1-2 mouths just so the person can get a little stability. Every time my mom made an atempt to get off the system they would tell her that she cant make it and that she would be back in a week or two. Well she did finally get off of welfare after 3 years of fighting and clawing her way out of it with no help other than the county telling her to just sit back a use the system.

I know every case is not like this but i thought i would share it with every one. Because it is very easy to fall in to that trap and very hard to get out.

But i do have to say it did make me a better man and a very hard worker.

Hey Oafy,
Kudos to your mom for NOT giving up. And a big to her for
NOT listening to the beauracrats in the welfare office whose job security
depends on her being dependent on THEM!
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