[MayflowerMadam]

“Ideally there should to be a way to temporarily help people in a time of need, but not permanently support them for the rest of their lives.”

I always thought that was the way all Welfare was supposed to work, but am learning that’s not true. One generation after another in the same family is sucking up the money WE worked for.

[unread]

"One generation after another in the same family is sucking up the money WE worked for."

Bears repeating..

[gundog]

Decades ago, I was talking with the neighbor across the street. He was button-busting proud, ‘cause he’d turned 18, and his father took him downtown and signed him up for “his own benefits.”