Welfare and food stamps are killing our country

As I hear people say our country is becoming socialist and Marxist, I can’t think but help that we are doing it to ourselves.  Our government is seeming to feed off the desires of needy people.

People complain that the nation and the states are being “nannies” and passing laws “for our own good” but yet they are things that should not be done.  However, many of these same people are the ones that want MORE government intrusion into their lives.

Some people I know live entirely off the money taken from me and the people I work with.  These taxes pay for their lives.  Some do not work because of medical conditions, and some don’t work because they are white and don’t speak spanish.  If they were of another color, the would fill a quota for the company, so they would get a job.  Due to massive amounts of immigrants (legal or not) that don’t speak a word of English, an unwritten policy prevents them from getting even a job at walmart or McDonalds.  Some just don’t want to have a job, so they sit around all day and soak up benefits.  They know that having more kids will get them more money from generous Uncle Sam.  Others get assistance because their children have a mental “condition” that requires a lot of doctor’s attention.

So…  They proved that they can produce offspring.  They can’t get, or don’t want to get a job.  They are illegal drug users that can’t pass a piss test to get a job.  They may or may not have mental issues.  With all of these qualifications, they are now approved to get welfare.  The can get food stamps.  They can get different types of Social Security.  They get cash assistance.  Their entire life is financed by me.

So why isn’t there any type of incentive to QUIT mooching from the system?  From my viewpoint, they are rewarded and encouraged to be couch potatoes.  They pay rent, they make car payments, they buy food and clothes, they buy electronics.  They can become masters of frugality becuase they don’t make a lot of money, but enough to just get by. Rent-a-center and Goodwill are kept in business by them.

Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that these assistance programs should be completely shut down.  Sometimes, they do work the way they were intended to.  They sometimes provide temporary relief for a struggling family.  The people work their butts off to take care of themselves and get off of the system.  They are thankful for the help, but they have enough pride to sustain themselves.  They don’t want the government to be their mommy and daddy.

There are so many people that are receiving assistance, they obviously don’t want the free money to go away.  They like their freebies.  Thesse people, and the people like them who want this system of full assistance to stay, are the ones that are ensuring that our country gets closer to a full socialist society.

Out of pride, I have not taken a penny of government assistance since I became an adult.  When I was a child, my family got food stamps for a few months, but we fought to move up and take care of ourselves.  There are times in my adult life that I qualified to get free handouts, but I didn’t take it.  I know where dependance leads, and I didn’t want to start.  I busted my butt to support myself.

Do us all a favor.  Encourage those you know on government assistance to take care of themselves.  Why don’t you help them out too?  Yes, I know, you’re paying for them through your taxes already.  Help them out with cash or food.  Help them get a job.  Help them to help themselves and carry their own weight.

I saw a post on the ‘best’ list at Cave Canum (look for post # 43282) regarding a dad who wanted to show his school-aged son what socialism is really about since his son was so adamant it was a good thing.  The son worked hard while his brother slacked off.  The son that worked ended up having to give away most of his pay for the job to represent how much he would have so surrender in taxes to take care of those who won’t work.  I think he got the point.  I initially laughed, then got sad when I saw the ugly truth in it.