Bruce,


I have twisted no words. I have not engaged in a "game" of semantics. What we have here is two different about what the word "care" insinuates.

Obviously, your idea along with many others in here is to just throw money at them and say here you go and offer yourselves up as gods and say "Look at me....I'm helping the poor."

Will that help them? Sure it will. Makes you look good too. It's just a quick fix. No substance.

But that's where you and your minions and I differ. What I proposed is a program to actually help them in the long term and for them to be personally responsible for their lot in life. If they do not want to take advantage of the programs that are currently available or take advantage of even something simple as going to their local library, where memberships are free, I hear, and reading a book or getting on the internet and educating themselves about whatever they are interested in and actually taking an active role on bettering themselves then, I'm NOT sorry to say it, I have absolutely NO compassion for them.

If somebody comes to me and truly needs help that will sustain them until they can get on their feet and get over the humps that have been dealt to them then I have no problem helping that person. I've done it many times. But if you ask me to give money that I know will go to people who EXPECT it for nothing in return and no desire other than to sit there and just collect that check month after month, then that's where I've got the problem.

Nobody should be on chronic welfare. The system we have actually promotes that and encourages that. What you and your buddies are talking about here will actually do nothing but strengthen that system and make it harder to turn it into what it actually should be.

If we're going to help them then let's truly help them and stop putting bandaids on a gaping wound.


Hubby