[garbanzo]

What about the new jobs created in various hi-tech industries. Whole new categories of jobs were created. I agree that the welfare state is bloated and needs to be cut back. But are you arguing that the government should only hand out stolen goods to proper citizens?

[FITZ]

But are you arguing that the government should only hand out stolen goods to proper citizens?

We definitely need to quit handing them out to people who don't belong here. We can not much longer provide for our own citizens much less the citizens of every other country. Mexico has as many billionaires as Germany ---let them start paying some taxes and have their own welfare programs. Illegal immigrants don't often make enough to pay taxes even if they were willing. But they qualify for food stamps and free health care.

[WRhine]

But are you arguing that the government should only hand out stolen goods to proper citizens?

The better question is are you arguing that the government should knowingly hand out stolen goods to illegal immigrants instead of deporting them?