I agree with you on the booze and cigs. But if they have a kid and the kid wants a pet and actually takes care of it, I can’t see objecting to it. But the Feds don’t have any business being in the area of subsidizing welfare cases, anyhow. That should be in private (church) hands.
“But if they have a kid and the kid wants a pet and actually takes care of it, I can’t see objecting to it.”
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You’re kidding!
We’ve always had dogs and kids-——guess who did most of the dog care?
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You think we should be buying pet food for people who can’t or won’t buy their own? I’m sorry, but pets are basically a luxury; I realized that years ago when 1) we were caring for a relative’s dog and had to pay vet bills, and 2) foreign students from various countries described how only wealthy people in their home countries had them.