Over the last 60 years the federal government has intervened more expansively into the needs of the people. Especially for those on the lower end of the socio-economic scale. It is very sad to see folks that are hungry, out of work or disabled. If those conditions don’t make you feel down a bit then [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘welfare’
January 29, 2009
Jobs or Politics? Power and Pandering
Pandering is a legal offense in most States and in Great Britain. It is the nicer term for pimping. In politics however we allow the pandering to openly flourish and because so many of us now benefit from Government largese it is even applauded and what’s even more disturbing is that it is expected. Those who [...]
November 18, 2008
Welfare Reform for the 21st Century
Our entitlement and welfare programs are growing exponentially and threaten to drown our economy and future growth. Further, the way they work now does not truly encourage job seeking and individual endeavor and taking personal responsibility for our own lives and the decisions we make. The programs that currently exist are enormously expensive and counterproductive [...]
November 3, 2008
Charity or Welfare
I have always considered myself a charitable person and I hope you have too. True charity is one of the most appealing of our human characteristics. Charity goes back to biblical times. The Bible is filled with examples of charity and the Sermon on the Mount is a classical exposition of the charitable heart. Mother [...]
October 24, 2008
Welfare or charity?
The topic of welfare has risen to the fore again as well it should with one of the tax proposals from one of our candidates for President. If we as a people believe our taxes should be used to give money directly to one particular group selected by politicians then I suppose we have no [...]
