I'm confused... I thought I knew what I meant. - Matt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Childress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America > No, your example was actually that all hell broke out when the welfare > program (not law and order) was removed in New Orleans. > > -Cameron > > On 1/11/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The example that I meant to convey was the rampant looting after the >> hurricane and the flooding. Although not a nice place before hand, the >> lack >> of law and any assistance led to the grave conditions there. >> >> - Matt >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cameron Childress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:55 PM >> Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America >> >> >> > On 1/10/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I think that Gruss doesn't realize that a country without a welfare >> >> program >> >> is going to be run over by criminals killing others for gain. Case in >> >> point: >> >> New Orleans >> > >> > New Orleans had a Welfare program. In fact, it had very high >> > participation in the welfare program. People didn't go wild because >> > welfare was removed, it was lack of law enforcement that made >> > (allowed) people to go wild. >> > >> > As a city with both a high crime rate and a high welfare participation >> > rate before the Hurricane, I think you are shooting yourself in the >> > foot by using it as an example. Welfare (and social security) should >> > be a safety net of last resort, not an entitlement program for people >> > to abuse and/or live on perpetually. >> > >> > -Cameron >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191623 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
