[CHRISTIAN DIARIST]

Let us agree that government should not allow long-term welfare dependency. But should we deny govermment assistance to the temporarily needy?

[Servant of the Cross]

But should we deny govermment assistance to the temporarily needy?

I'm reminded of that awesome quote of President Reagan (RIP!) ....

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"

Constitutionally, the only thing I could support is some sort of budget item to fund faith-based temporary assistance programs in the states. This is the role of family, friends and community. Not government.

[ravenwolf]

Let us agree that government should not allow long-term welfare dependency. But should we deny govermment assistance to the temporarily needy?

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I think we all should try to help the temporary needy, but it should be local or state, the fed Government has no authority to give any one anything.

Congress can only lay taxes to pay its dept, but of course we know that the fed has been giving millions in grants for years to about any one who knows how to fill out a form of some kind.

If some louse wants to be taken care of by the tax payers all he has to do to get a grant is to get some kind of certificate through some organization that will say he or she is a scientist or some other label.

I would just like to study frog tracks down in the jungles of South America or Archeology out in some beautiful dessert.

But i didn,t get far enough in school to know how to fill out the dam forms.