Shorty, it's reality. If 10% of those who get subsidies ofr housing don't get them, you don't think people will end up on the street?
SC, what tax increases do you support?
There's probably more waste and fraud in federal money going to the rich than going to the poor. Why not work to investigate it all? If we investigate fraud at the top, we don't have to worry about cutting off someone who needs it.
Ph, you may notice that I have advocated raising taxes across the board. I would think that since I advocate that and want to clear up fraud, it would be kind of clear I want all fraud cleared up, including that that benefits the rich.
This goes back to what I and others have said before. Everyone has to be willing to give something up. There has to be compromise, but yet all too often it is the Democrats who are saying they don't want to touch "their" programs.
Again, everyone has to give. There are people on unemployment, welfare, etc. that shouldn't be. I have received unemployment before, for 23 weeks, so I understand the importance of it. However, after being on it, I also see how easy it is for those that don't qualify to receive the aid. Case in point, in the 23 weeks I was on the unemployment, I never once had to prove that I was actively looking for work, which is one of the rules for receiving unemployment. Let's start enforcing rules such as this and see how many people out there really are taking a free ride instead of actively searching for work.
I'm with you SC and GA, my southern brethren. I outlined my thoughts on the problems with unemployment on the other board. We need programs that utilize our human capital instead of just handing them cash and hoping they have initiative to get another job.
The problem is "kick in the ass" programs are pretty expensive. You can say "teach a man to fish" and all that, but it's much cheaper to just hand out fish and assume the people who get it need it to eat.
Shorty, it's reality. If 10% of those who get subsidies ofr housing don't get them, you don't think people will end up on the street?
If 10% of those who get subsidies by scamming the system don't get them, you don't think it would save taxpayers a shit load of money?