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All you describe can be associated with all races. The idea that BIG government can assist anyone is bogus. BIG government wants to redistribute wealth to garner votes and power. BIG government cares little about the consequences of living on the dole. It is unfortunate that more and more Americans are putting their hand out believing they are getting something for nothing. They are selling themselves down the river. My remarks about the breakup of the family was meant to describe the devistating effects of the disease called welfare.

I think Reagan had it right when he said that a government that can give you everything you need can take everything you have....

I see welfare as a problem too and as someone who has spent time in a classroom learning as well as teaching, I think it is the silver bullet to most problems... I think welfare is something that should be the last instead of the first resort but I know that many would rather work any job rather than go on welfare and if there are no jobs, they would rather resort to crime rather than go on welfare...

This leads to a lot of bad choices.... There are people in this country that feel that they are faced with bad choices and worse choices... Kind of like "Do I pay for insurance or do I pay the rent?"

Back to welfare, I would not wish public assistance on anyone, and I guess I feel like I can compare welfare to the flu shots I had to take when I was in the military... I felt like the treatment or solution for the illness was worse than the actual illness...

Bad choice vs. worse choice...

Education... The answer... Opportunity... The answer.... Moral and fiscal responsibility... The answer....

And many will say.."Easier said than done!" That is what people who want things to be different can not easily overcome when confronting someone who is stuck in a rut or a cycle of poverty....IMHO