Noel
We have people here who receive assistance and they really do need the help, for one reason or another through no fault of their own. And that is how it should be. But we also have people who live their whole life on assistance, their parents were on assistance and their children will be on assistance. They are parasites.

I also know people who are very good at gaming the system. They work under the radar for cash and get assistance.
On the other hand I know a couple people who could use some help and don't get it.
I don't know anything about your system. I do know about our system. We have generations of people who collect assistance and believe they are entitled to it.
And when they cheat they don't get caught or punished because no one cares or is looking for them. Politicians won't pass reforms because they will lose votes. Just like they won't do anything about the illegal immigration problem

I have personally seen Illegal immigrants sitting in the local assistance office getting food stamps and Money and then seen the same people at the corner store on Friday cashing their check from work. How many are doing it? Last reports indicated we have about 15,000,000 illegal immigrants here and the number is probably twice that. We have Hospitals closing their doors because these people use them for everything from colds to having babies. And they don't pay for it and have no insurance.

That their are crooks in the business world there is no doubt but IMHO there are far fewer crooks at the top than there are at the bottom.

Last edited by Bill Robinson; 10/07/11 08:49 PM.
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