[johniegrad]

$160 per month in rent

This is miniscule compared to my property taxes. This is the type of person who will vote "yes" on every school referendum that comes along because it will never effect him. There is no connection in his mind between price and value since what he has (as little as it may be) is now being given to him. He views it as an entitlement. If he is entitled to it, how can he be expected to have to contribute to it. After all, it is his.

This is one of the reasons why politicians get elected by pandering to special interest groups and why our method of "one man, one vote" may not be realistic any more.

[Fraulein]

"To tell somebody they have to do it or leave? That does not sit good on the stomach," Rocqumore said recently

Yes, Jewrell, that's how it is for the rest of us -- if we don't work in order to pay our mortgage or rent, then yes, we get kicked out of our apartment or we lose our home...

[Fraulein]

...when they are paying as much as $160 per month in rent...

I take it that the "as much as" means that there are people in the complex who are paying even less than $160 and that $160 is the maximum?

[cajungirl]

This is interestiing. My daughter lives in Texas in the best school district in the state. They like all of us have had bad times with layoffs etc and the school made a list of cuts they would have to have because of no money. The parents said no way and they volunteer 10 hours per week, most of the parents do it. They teach foreign language, man the library and cafeteria, do teacher aide duty, landscape and clean the grounds on weekends and some clean the bathrooms. It is done with great energy and pride, people who care about their kids and their schools and want the best. You don't hear whining. Men and women leave work to go up there. She is so happy with that school and takes her two year old to volunteer her time. The attitude is amazing and none of them are whining like these housing project people. The entitlement and narcissism of these people is unbelievable. You would expect that from the well to do according to popular sentiment. But the well to do in this case showed why they are successful,,they have pride and obligation and want to contribute. They also give pots of money to the school voluntarily and pay taxes which the great state of Texas robs to give to disadvantaged neighborhood schools. Now I guess I have to say that is okay but it is a situation that makes you wonder how far the govt will go to rob those who work and contribute for those who can't care other than to complain. The people I came from, if they ended up in a public housing project, would be volunteering before the issue came up out of shame and pride and a feeling you give back something. They did that all their lives ,,,where did this sense of entitlement come from. It disgusts me.

[45semi]

"why our method of "one man, one vote" may not be realistic any more."

Nowdays it should be
'One'
contributing-to-the betterment-of-society,
non-felony-convicted,
supports-their-wife-and-family,
owns-property,
consistently-employed-thru-the-years,
obviously-a-solid-citizen
'man'

One vote.