Posted on 05/03/2015 1:41:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
What else could result? My mother never let us feed stray cats because they return for more (rather than foraging); we’ve done the same for fifty years. The government had to take action back in 1996 with the welfare reform because hordes of Hispanics and whites saw the opportunity to “sit out” the economy as well. Romney was right that 47% of voters were automatically in the Dem column; while the urban birthrate has dropped form the heyday of the welfare queens/sows, a steady stream of suburban and rural non-blacks has hopped on the gravy train.
• Burmese-speaking participants reported median annual household income of $17,000, which was $2,000 a year more than English speakers.
Anybody notice this?
The whole post on Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal comes to mind. I don't remember the details, but the basics are that Jose Illegal has about $10K more in disposable income because Joe Legal may earn more, but keeps less because Jose Illegal qualifies for a cornucopia of government programs with Joe Legal earns too much to qualify for . . .
Has to bush’s fault.
“There is a help wanted sign in almost every car service window in the poor neighborhoods of State Island. Fast food is always hiring.”
I think the reason a lot of unemployed people don’t have jobs is because they’re unemployable.
there were no protests when i had to drive almost 80 hours a week while going to school for Microsoft Suite and Typing.
And funny thing, it was the best year of my life.
At 27, after a Fifteen hour New Years Eve cab shift, i went straight to girlfriend’s house, i showered and dressed, she made me breakfast, we watched some Holiday shows, i fell asleep on couch, she tucked me in and went to sleep in her bedroom. No hanky panky.
Later on we watched more movies and had a great dinner.
Great days
I cannot imagine life in the wild hood. Maybe street justice provides an alternate social order. To me it is an alternate reality akin to living in Baghdad. The drugs have a way of making hell on earth seem like a stairway to heaven.
These low income people can also be classified as low skill, low education, and unreliable. I have sympathy for them because the have not prepared themselves to be employed and their life will be very hard with no job security.
At the same time I can see why employers consider them of little value.
Motorweek is still on?
I haven’t watched any of that since I had to on Friday afternoons when the the program feed came down.
MW usually did the higher end stuff from what I remember of it. Goss’ Garage was fair. I prefer Sam’s on Saturday AM.
Higher end gov drones here in SC have no problems either.
I know, lets blame "the rich". It's all their fault. Let's raise their taxes so the government can punish them for, well, being rich.
Seriously folks, do you remember a couple years ago, pre-election, the democrats came up with the war on the 1%. Why doesn't someone with the ability to communicate, explain why punishing the 1% not only doesn't work, but retards economic development - i.e. the creation of jobs!
“I think the reason a lot of unemployed people don’t have jobs is because they’re unemployable.”
Living off the welfare programs pay more and they never have to leave the couch.
Well, it sounds like the old liberals ideas working the way they were supposed to (the problem is how they are implemented; sounds like it worked out well in your case). Good for those others leaving their tribalism behind and doing the right thing!
I couldn’t imagine it either; I see why so many enlist to get away from it all.
Was it really a liberal program? yes lol. They made a fortune in income taxes on me in the long run for a lousy five grand. but maybe 15 percent in that class were going anywhere.
I just happened to be a smart ambitious guy with no direction and a fear of computers. It worked out great.
Not so for many i’m sure.
But blacks cry about no opportunity. Any day of the week you can see hundreds in front of delis and bodegas bragging about how they are men because they weren’t b..es in prison. God forbid they show up and take advantage of the class.
That’s you (and good on you). Some “other” folks don’t have the drive or the brains to get ahead.
I bet your city had a few high paying factory jobs in the 50s...Studebaker, for one. I’d blame the union especially the UAW.
And 6 weeks after either Cruz (or Walker) is in office, they will be howling with glee that it ain't been fixed yet - ignoring that their guy spent 8 years breaking it and strewing the parts around.
Oh, I’m not implying you didn’t pay for it; you certainly did. Foreigners are shocked at how they don’t take advantage of the programs offered to them.
why would they? They are the Laziest bunch of human begins I have ever met. I wonder how their ancestors had energy to hunt for food. I HATE LBJ for starting this and probably killing Kennedy and I’m glad he died in the seventies lol
a lot of those people in the room though were dregs an not going to put the class to use. that was a shame.
I’m al for programs that are going to get a person into the work field and pay many many times back in taxes what he got for the courses. But the criteria should be high. Not just be unemployed but wanting to change.
I see your point; I don’t view them as lazy alone - they are just comfortable enough on the dole...
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