Posted on 03/26/2011 10:12:07 AM PDT by eccentric
Is America becoming a nation of freeloaders?
It’s said that Panhandlers in America can make more than minimum wage. John Stossel tried it in Manhattan, and sure enough, I made over $11 in one hour—that would be $23,000 a year—tax free!
It’s a small example of why some said that the USA is turning into a nation of freeloaders. The Manhattan Institute’s Heather Macdonald says that beggars she’s encountered “have the most deep-seated sense of entitlement that I’ve ever come across.”
From those defaulting on their home mortgages, to those who see lawsuits as a lottery ticket, many Americans live off the hard work of others.
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I imagine Palpatine would say let them starve to death.
My next door neighbor’s on disability, end stage heart failure, in Palpatine’s world she’d be shoved onto the sidewalk and told to find work or die.
Of course there’s always Zyklon B for those useless eaters that refuse to die...
Ed
The Indian story was interesting, especially the Lumbee, and his success. He had me cheering. although I know a lot of Lumbees, and none of them are rich, but they’re mean as a striped snake.
The other thing is how do we figure out to tell the gubmint that we’re black farmers. $50,000 sheesh. One of the guys was a farmer, but the one guy who said it was owed to all black people, man did I want to have a private conversation with him.
I an old enough to remember raising kids without assistance. Now I see people who are upset that their food ‘stamps’ won’t come in sooner or that WIC doesn’t let them buy whatever they want. BUY IT WITH YOUR OWN MONEY!!
Bump for 4/9/11 rerun.
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