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Originally Posted by Robbie
I love it when people try to THINK they know what other people's "best interest" is.
I heard a Republican Congressman on CNN a month back respond to the biased anchor who had just said those exact words that you did.
He told that CNN anchor that his constituents do not WANT to remain in a situation where they have to live that way. They want the economy to start kicking ass, they want jobs (yes, many people on "disability" could be working online and making money with no problem), they want to pay their own way.
And I agree 100% with that Republican. He hit the nail on the head. People getting govt. checks become dependant on them and lose any sense of dignity.
Give them an environment where they don't NEED the govt. to hand them money like they are pieces of shit...and they will be happy and have a good life as opposed to being a slave of the govt.
No kane...NOBODY votes against their "best interests".
You just lack the understanding of WHAT people's best interests are.
Their best interest is NOT in getting a hand-out.
Their best interest is a viable economy and hope for the future.
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I don't disagree with you on most of what you said. I do, however, feel that the Republicans are not the ones that are going to help these people succeed. I think Democrats tend to have more programs/ideas for helping poor people than do the Republicans. I feel that the Republican party convinces their supporters to vote for them not because of their economic policy, but because of their social positions. They convince them that the evil liberals are going to take away their guns, give all their money to the Muslims, and force their daughters to get abortions.
I'm not saying Democrats are great. Neither party really is all that interested in ending poverty so long as they can still convince those people to vote for them. That said, I think Democrats tend to give more tax cuts to the poor and do more things that help the poor than Republicans. None of these programs are going to pull people out of poverty unless those people really want to work and get out, but if you are going to be poor I think you may well have more options if you live in a blue state as opposed to a red state.