[Sometimes A River]

Not to mention cel phones...or trips to nail salons.

[AlaninSA]

...or fillet mignon and a nice car.

My dad was part of a big layoff at a large Midwestern meat company back in the early 80s. Times were hard and work was impossible to find in the area I grew up in. My family and I (I was about 12 years old at the time) did all we could to avoid taking a handout from the government.

We did farm work - baling hay and walking soybean fields.

We went hunting to supplement the groceries we could afford.

My dad also delivered 100# bottles of propane to various houses (where it was used for stoves and water heaters).

I can remember going to house after house of people who did not work and were on welfare. They had nice cars, cable TV and were eating very well - including the previously mentioned fillet mignon.

But they didn't work.

This experience planted the conservative seed in me at an early time. We were making it (barely) on our own, but these freeloaders were making it on the backs of people like my dad.

[nmh]

I hope He comes soon ... and then they can have what they reaped with NO Restrainer. DO you think it will be soon, as I hope?

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

You are so right, my sister is a welfare mama. She always gets her nails done and her hair styled. She of course has the newest cell phone. Can someone please tell me why people who do not WORK need to get their hair and nails done. Once a year I get a manicure as a special treat to myself. The whole welfare program needs to be "revamped" and yes I have lots of ideas.