Comments on: Quit Feeding Stray Animals

By: Eva

Eva — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:10:42 +0000

I missed this when it was first posted. The legacy of enabling and dependence is killing our country. It’s starting to look like it won’t stop till everyone is dependent on Big Brother.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:30:31 +0000

Cody — Good examples. I certainly believe that individuals are better equipped to identify and assist those who need help and are worth of it. If the government got out of the welfare business, and let us keep that tax money, we would be in a better position to help when opportunities arose.

Paul — You can’t go wrong quoting Reagan. That’s absolutely right. We shouldn’t want to create dependence, but rather promote independence.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:34:37 +0000

I read a quote by Ronald Reagan that the success of a welfare program should not be judged by how many people you can get on it but rather by how quickly you can get people off of it.

By: Cody

Cody — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:01:57 +0000

Great article Andy. I just wanted to add a couple examples.

I know a girl who had a child, out of wedlock, while she was in college. When she dropped out of college to take care of the child, she signed up for government aid. It is now some years later and she has three children and still isn’t married.

I know at least two men (one in my family, one not) who are currently on unemployment and have been for around a year now. One has had at least 10 job interviews, the other has barely looked for work. The one who has had so many job offers is being extremely picky, the other is using this time as a vacation.

My point is. It’s not just us conservatives saying that people are taking advantage of the system, it is happening around us everday. It’s just my opinion, but I think they should do away with all forms of government aid. Just think, the girl wouldn’t have had another child, maybe not any, and the two men would’ve had jobs a long time ago.