Posted on 02/10/2011 9:28:13 AM PST by Clint Williams
Updated at 8:06 a.m. on February 10.
President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget will cut several billion dollars from the government’s energy assistance fund for poor people, officials briefed on the subject told National Journal. ...
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Cut the NEA, EPA and PBS and we’re in business.
Give them an incentive to work harder.
It is a start.
yea, that should go over well wit’ da po black folks ;-)
Hugo Chavez has offered to pick up the slack.
Pretty upset over at DU.
where’s the CBC’s,NAACP’s,Revs. Jesse & Al outrage...don’t do it,FOR THE CHILDREN !
they should turn off their cell phones, the cable TV, the INTERNET, stop smoking, stop drinking and get a darn job.
Are you kidding? LOL !!! all the above items that will run without electricity, they will not give up.
My son in-law works for the power board. He tells me many who have their power cut for lack of paying power bill have all the above items and more. He laughs, they know most of the power items they use will not work without power, it’s the same people every month who he cuts off.
Cutting pork from the kennedy family is a good thing.
You forgot about the Lottery tickets. I cannot believe the poor folks I see ...who buy $20 worth of those tickets at a time.
Yep, Mama needs a new pair of shoes.
Obama hates black people.
They're only cutting the program in half. Perhpas they figured out a way to identify the white folk on the program and just get them off it.
The Marxist is trying to “nudge” them into the street.
While we’re talking about “cutting power usage”, does anyone know if Obama still keeps the Oval Office thermostat set on 76 degrees “because He likes it warm”???
“they should turn off their cell phones, the cable TV, the internet, stop smoking, stop drinking and get a darn job.
You forgot about the Lottery tickets. I cannot believe the poor folks I see ...who buy $20 worth of those tickets at a time.”
KNOWING I will be attacked, Do you really think ALL poor people just throw all their money away on crap?
Starting to sound kind of Elitist I think. Is everyone who responded like that as much of an A$$ as you folks are?
Most of YOU so called Freepers are disgusting! Go ahead look when I joined, Look at my posts and try to tell me I am a Democrat. Good thing there is NOTHING in the Bible about helping others. (Note the Sarcasm there!)
I realize there are many who USE the system for their own gain, but there are other Hard Working Poor People out there who need our help. Shame on all of you who posted the ENLIGHTENED THEORIES above.
Chris Polyzois
ConservativeChris
I’ve been unemployed for TWO friking years AND I get NO HELP paying my electric bill. So keep it to yourself.
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