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I support a social safety net

Michael Maiello — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 22:32:22 +0000

In reply to I'm confused. If you don't

I support a social safety net. Just... a good one.

I'm confused. If you don't

Aaron Carine — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:44:38 +0000

In reply to In the end, it does. I think

I'm confused. If you don't support the safety net and what it does, does that mean you want to abolish it? That would make you a Republican. But you didn't sound like one before.

Theorizing is worse than

Flavius — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 06:39:36 +0000

In reply to The Social Safety Net Isn't Good Enough

Theorizing,:is worse than useless ,,susceptible to prejudicial conclusions compared to those derived from data- based polling-validated by psychological in-depth research..

Or in plain talk: ask them.

The indigent may not vote,

Aaron Carine — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:35:07 +0000

In reply to The Social Safety Net Isn't Good Enough

The indigent may not vote, but why do working class and lower middle class Republicans vote against their economic interests?

An unrelated question: if, as conservatives say, unemployment is caused by laziness, do people get lazier during a recession?

I think I let my rhetoric get

Michael Maiello — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:50:40 +0000

In reply to I have had some very

I think I let my rhetoric get away from me this time. Meant no dispresect.

I have had some very

trkingmomoe — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:20:53 +0000

In reply to I'm assuming that by "stupid"

I have had some very intelligent political conversations with people waiting their turn at the Food Bank. It is a process that takes a couple of hours. We make it hard for people to register and vote.

I'm assuming that by "stupid"

barefooted — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:46:25 +0000

In reply to In the end, it does. I think

I'm assuming that by "stupid" you mean uninformed. That poor people with little hope don't statistically vote doesn't mean that they don't understand the issues; it more likely means that they aren't convinced that their vote matters. Sadly, they aren't alone.

In the end, it does. I think

Michael Maiello — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:31:14 +0000

In reply to The social safety net 'keeps

In the end, it does. I think that's against the intentions of those who support it and in favor of those who oppose it. I think the hoops we make people jump through to get help are absurd. I think the low level of help we give is absurd. In the end, this combines to keep people poor and stupid.

It doesn't have to be this way, of course. I'm not supporting what it is or what it does.

The social safety net 'keeps

NCD — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:14:36 +0000

In reply to The Social Safety Net Isn't Good Enough

The social safety net 'keeps people poor and stupid'? That is your belief ?

I thought it was Wall Street's job to keep us poor, and Republicans job to keep us stupid.