"How about one day you lose your job, your car gets repossessed and you can't pay for your living accommodations."
That might happen someday, no doubt, but I'd dust my self off to the best of my ability and get back on the horse. I've started with literally nothing. Been there, done that, and know how to rise above it. "Why do I say that? Because there was a time that I went from over $200,000 per year to $200 per month and lost a lifetime in the process. However, after 3 months of help I regained stature and proceeded to climb back up the ladder." Exactly. Govt benefits might have played a role here and in essence you're proving my point. There is assistance there for the truly needed. You're living proof. "I've taken many a homeless person and homeless family off the street in a simple effort to give them a chance to regain that footing in life that is so necessary to survive on one's own. Don't try to say that you don't need the government because one day you surely may have to rely it for survival." I personally, right now, most certainly don't need govt benefits. For those that truly do (and if I ever do), programs are in place. No one, anywhere in the US is "starving" right now. They aren't. But we can't throw more money at isolated problems without accountability. Get it? On Nov 5, 7:15 pm, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is that how you operate? You don't need the government's blah blah > blah? The world does not revolve around your personal needs, wants, > or don't needs and don't wants. I don't know if you've noticed but > there are millions of other people living on the planet, each with a > unique living situation. We are not all clones with similar > lifestyles. Your view is narrow and your response based on your > personal outlook is irrelevant to say the least. Aside from that you > are specifying what you think the government should help you with, > such as roads, schools and law enforcement, which in a sense is > hypocritical. How about one day you lose your job, your car gets > repossessed and you can't pay for your living accommodations. You > "Will" go the the nearest office and apply for government assistance. > You "Will" take the food stamps to the nearest store and buy food to > feed your starving family. Why do I say that? Because there was a > time that I went from over $200,000 per year to $200 per month and > lost a lifetime in the process. However, after 3 months of help I > regained stature and proceeded to climb back up the ladder. I've taken > many a homeless person and homeless family off the street in a simple > effort to give them a chance to regain that footing in life that is so > necessary to survive on one's own. Don't try to say that you don't > need the government because one day you surely may have to rely it for > survival. We will all be lucky if we can stave off a major depression > and we have come really close, but don't count on it as a surety. > There still remains a lot to be seen in the future of global > economics. Other countries are also scrambling to pull together and > form the adhesion necessary for economic survival. We may all as a > global community implode financially causing a cataclysmic > catastrophe. Don't think for one minute that the world's economy > can't collapse. History repeats itself my friend, so brush up on world > history and see the future. In fact a good start might be the > comparison of America with the Roman Empire and the symbolism of its > demise. Here are some sources which offer some uncanny similarities. > > http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=2526http://www.roman-empire-america-now.com/ > > Or find writings of your own choosing here: > http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfn... > > Either way it is a good read for anyone of any affiliation with any > political party. > > On Nov 5, 4:40 pm, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I don't need the govt's help other than to pave my roads, build > > schools and keep people from stealing my big screen tevee. > > > On Nov 5, 4:17 pm, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It is the government's responsibility, after taking our money, to > > > establish a stable economy for all people, not just those who are in > > > business, or special interest groups. People should be able to find > > > employment sufficient enough to provide the basic necessities for the > > > family. When budget cuts forced school closings around the country, > > > decent hard working people found themselves out of work and unable to > > > pay their bills. This is not lazy looking for a handout people, but > > > people who take pride in working for a living. Who is responsible for > > > economic shortfalls? The politician who claim they are going to fix > > > it all up and make everything good. Reality? Year after year it gets > > > worse while the financial portfolios grow larger for those at the top > > > of the food chain. This recent bail out is a perfect example as the > > > people get shafted with 800 billion in debt so irresponsible > > > executives can walk away with millions of dollars in their pockets. > > > What is wrong with the picture? You tell me! > > > > If you turned over your paycheck every week to your wife with the > > > belief that she was going to take care of all the bills and provide > > > all the provisions necessary for the home only to find one day that > > > some of the services are getting turned off because she decided one > > > day to go on a shopping spree, what would you do? Nothing? Suck it up > > > and hope that she gets it better next month? Listen to others that > > > say they will take your pay check and make it work for you and then > > > dig you deeper in the muck? It's time to put an end to irresponsible > > > government, period. Take a good look back just recently and see how > > > Bush and Chaney really helped us all out. > > > > On Nov 5, 8:29 am, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "The fact is > > > > there are more people homeless now due to the foreclosure crisis > > > > brought on by bad government policies. People "are" lacking shelter > > > > in > > > > the US, stop deluding yourself. Thousands of children go to bed > > > > without dinner every night and thousands more are nutritionally > > > > deficient." > > > > > I don't dispute the above; I dispute whose fault it is. Are you > > > > claiming it's the govt's responsibility to see that children got to be > > > > each night only after they've had dinner? That their meals are > > > > nutritionally sufficient? > > > > > Already many schools, including those here in Dallas, have programs > > > > pursuant to which kids are sent home on Fridays with backpacks full of > > > > food for the weekend. So they can be ensured of having decent meals. > > > > Is this the govt's duty? Apparently it's becoming so (though many of > > > > these programs are funded by private charities). Is this creating any > > > > responsibility or independence on the part of the parents? I would > > > > argue the exact opposite, more than likely it's giving them the > > > > opportunity to spend their money on things other then nutritionally > > > > sufficient meals. > > > > > On Nov 5, 8:15 am, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Your the one that needs to get out of the basement and possibly even > > > > > out of the closet. I'm approaching 60 years old and have a better > > > > > grasp as to the reality of poverty in the US than you can imagine. > > > > > I've seen this country rise and fall throughout the years and can see > > > > > what government or the lack thereof can do to the economy. The fact is > > > > > there are more people homeless now due to the foreclosure crisis > > > > > brought on by bad government policies. People "are" lacking shelter in > > > > > the US, stop deluding yourself. Thousands of children go to bed > > > > > without dinner every night and thousands more are nutritionally > > > > > deficient. Check any poverty stats for a eye opener and get a reality > > > > > check! Even Bush recognized these poverty issues! > > > > > > On Nov 3, 7:14 am, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > "People just want the basics not luxury and not handouts. Every > > > > > > person > > > > > > should have food and shelter. Is that too much to ask? " > > > > > > Every person can have "food and shelter" in the US. Those that > > > > > > physically can't work for it are provided for by the govt. Those > > > > > > that > > > > > > can work for it should, and if they work hard enough, they might > > > > > > even > > > > > > get the "luxury" you reference above. > > > > > > > Get out of your parents' basement for a few hours and look around. > > > > > > No > > > > > > one is starving in the US. No one is lacking shelter in the US. > > > > > > > On Nov 3, 6:23 am, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The money comes from the people dummy! The problem is that after > > > > > > > giving away most of their money to the government and the rest to > > > > > > > business (so that CEO's can earn Millions) there is nothing left > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > then of course they are wondering where they are going to get > > > > > > > money to > > > > > > > feed their children. You are a capitalistic pig Kay! > > > > > > > > People just want the basics not luxury and not handouts. Every > > > > > > > person > > > > > > > should have food and shelter. Is that too much to ask? > > > > > > > > On Nov 3, 12:36 am, Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Oh, people voting for him just don't care - - they do not > > > > > > > > understand > > > > > > > > how business works and what makes this country run. > > > > > > > > > What they care about is handouts for themselves and no thought > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > where the money will come from. > > > > > > > > > I heard a woman on the radio a couple of days ago saying she is > > > > > > > > voting > > > > > > > > for Obama "cause then I doan need to warry bout how I will fill > > > > > > > > up my > > > > > > > > gas tank, I woan need to warry bout how I'm gonna pay my bills, > > > > > > > > I woan > > > > > > > > warry bout losin' my job cause Barack he gonna take care of me." > > > > > > > > > Soooooo..........that's just great, ain't it?- Hide quoted text > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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