(John) Edwards calls for return of depression era programs

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/12680643.htm ^

[Peach]

Louisiana has been under Democratic rule for over 40 years. It's clear that democrats have failed miserably in Louisiana.

Clinton actually said yesterday that Katrina was a good thing because it showed people that they need the government. This is indicative of how the left thinks. Make people dependent on government hand outs and get their votes. Interesting how that works.

[Izzy Dunne]

Edwards....Edwards.... John Edwards....

No - doesn't ring a bell.

[CzarNicky]

Someone buy Edwards a plane ticket to Germany. They'll need his brilliance.

[Izzy Dunne]

Edwards said he'll be back often and that his theme won't change.

Thanks for the warning.

[stylin19a]

Hey Harkin....we're still waiting for an apology for your crass, political, demeaning remarks about the president re: Memos that were bogus.

We are also waiting for an apology and an admittance you "lied" about being a pilot in Vietnam.

[Graybeard58]

I have mixed feelings about the original W.P.A. I know it was part of Roosevelts socialists programs but my father worked for the W.P.A. building levees. He said it was hard work but he was thankful to have any kind of job. He always told me that he would have starved without that job.

[SlowBoat407]

Hasn't he heard that the Depression-era programs actually prolonged the Depression and solidified the dependence of the poor on the Democr....

Oh.

[John Jorsett]

I had a teacher who lived through the great depression. He said that the shovel-leaners on WPA jobs led people to say that WPA meant, "We Play Around".

[rottndog]

Typical of the left. Their solutions are always to repeat the past and emulate failure. They never solve any problems (except for having budgetary surpluses).

[stopem]

Be careful what you accuse the left of because we (the right)are now giving out bigger handouts than the democrats ever did.....;)

WPA boy I heard stories about that. Can't hurt to get the welfare recipients to work now can it?

[carlr]

It is sad that the dems greatest inspiration still comes from probably the darkest economic days in our nations history.

The best way to rebuild NO is to give tax breaks to businesses that hire the poor locals to do the work.

[bill1952]

Hmmm.. Edwards. - Didn't he used to be somebody?

[BenLurkin]

"That's insane," he said. "What these people need is a decent wage. It's the reason so many of them are living in poverty to begin with."


No, John, the reason these people are living in poverty is because they have been born to parents, grandparents and even great grandparents who were trapped into a like of depency by big government handout programs YOUR party devised.

Each successive generation is less able to fend for itself, each is more poorly educated and each generation is less likely to be productive in society and more likely to bear multiple children who will in turn be additional burdens on society.

That is what YOUR party has done, John. Admit it and admit that there are two solutions 1) END all these progams cold turkey or 2) require sterilzation of everyone who wants to ride on the handout bus.

[linkinpunk]

I agree.

But let's start the jobs program slow, and fund it only with income tax revenue brought in from wealthy trial lawyers.

And maybe we could even do a retroactive tax (since Clinton did).

Maybe this would only pay for several thousand jobs, but hey, its a start.

[cubreporter]

it showed people that they need the government



can those clintins make their intentions any more clear? Socialism friends...socialism.

[cubreporter]

Ahhh, but has his hairdo changed? :)

[kitkat]

***Hasn't he heard that the Depression-era programs actually prolonged the Depression and solidified the dependence of the poor on the Democr....

Oh.***

LOL! Thank you for saying everything I wanted to say, but in just a few well chosen words.

[cubreporter]

Ahhh, but has his hairdo changed? :)

[socialismisinsidious]

put the poor people to work: not a bad idea but I doubt that the unions will let it happen and why would someone go to work if you'll pay 'em not to?

the left once again makes the stupid mistake of believing that people need their help and that the people can't make it without them so of course the people will stand there waiting for the handouts laughing the entire time

notice that Edwards implies that these people don't have money and don't have jobs and don't have bank accounts b/c of something that we as a society did or didn't do....he never once mentions that personal responsibility has to come into play.