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Originally Posted by mikesouth
I think the whole idea that it is somehow a function of government to feed the poor is flawed to begin with. That should be left to charitable organizations.
Honestly if we really want to solve the problems presented by hunger and poverty we have to start by putting an end to rewarding people for having children that they cannot afford. Forget the racial nonsense because this crosses almost all racial lines. Simply put you get a raise by having more kids that you can support without more government handouts, these kids grow up in the system and all too often grow up to do the same thing. This culture has to stop because at some point the system will collapse.
Now I will be the first to say that to stop it cold turkey so to speak would be cruel but we have to start thinking and looking forward and phase this type of thing out entirely.
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This.
The problem isn't how do we feed the poor and hungry, it is how to we put an end to that need. There are always going to be people who get injured or sick and are in a bad situation to no fault of their own, but there are plenty of people who are just milking the system.
A friend of mine worked a grocery for several years. One of their regular customers was a woman who had three kids from three different dads and was on welfare/food stamps. One day she came in and was beaming with pride and couldn't wait to tell my friend how her oldest daughter was 17 and had gotten knocked up and just got her "benefits." She was proud like her daughter was following in the family business.
That is the kind of stuff we need to find a way to put an end to.