I am beyond speechless about the horrible things that have been said on this thread.
When those of us who have been screwed by the system in a total opposite manner they claim is the norm, they turn around and attack us for being leeches at the government teat because we may just choose to utilize something the taxes we pay permit the government to provide.
Convenient conservatives make me ill.
I'm not gonna say I completely followed your statement, but the fact of the matter is that it's just fine to be for limited government and utilize government services, it's about the only chance you're going to get to even with the tax structure as it stands, and I will not begin to say otherwise. Where I have expended vitriol here is on the folks who attacked GS, who only pointed out that piety inasmuch as taking government funds is concerned is unlikely for anyone, and certainly unlikely for someone with children at the income level Ms. Dupree described. GS's comments were replied to vituperatively by someone who didn't like hearing the truth, and while GS can ably defend herself, posters here have every right to point out hypocrites when they see `em.
"Convenient conservatives make me ill."
Me, too. Which is why I don't like hearing people claim sainthood when they're sinners like the rest of us. I don't mind a sinner confessing, but I hate a Pharisee touting his own piety.
Years ago when I was a teen, someone made the above point to me, and it's one I just can't argue with. It made sense then and it makes sense now.
The real solution is to dismantle the welfare state and programs and lower the tax rate.