“Welfare in America was intended to provide a temporary means of survival for those at rock bottom”.
...it was never “meant” for that. It was portrayed that way but was meant to buy votes.
The Democrats choice of food is no accident. Throughout the animal kingdom a gift of food quickly buys the recipient's heart and mind. It's is the easiest, lowest cost, most effective method of becoming their master. People hooked on food welfare would rather walk 10 miles to get a free starchy dinner than work 10 minutes for it.
“...it was never “meant” for that. It was portrayed that way but was meant to buy votes.
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True, true, true. In addition:
“The Issue is never the issue, the issue is always the Revolution.”
Unknown 60’s radical, quoted by David Horowitz.
“The mission of every government program is not to fix that problem, but to set up a bureaucracy that can expand its mission, and thereby get more funding and power.”