Yeah, I think the answer is to cut the welfare programs and that’ll force the leeches out to take up those jobs whether they want ‘em or not.
When Bush was gov of Tx, he instituted a 2 year rule. (no more generational welfare recipients) You have 2 years to get training and find a job... because the bennies get cut off after that.
If I'm not mistaken...I think you can break up the 2yrs into small increments if needed....but if you take the whole 2 years in one chunk, you're done. With all the college programs out there that will pay for low-income or minorities.... I can't think of one excuse NOT to have something after 2 years.
Agreed.
People on this thread keep talking about the free market that exists without illegals, but the market is not free as long as the government is paying people not to work. If businesses raise their pay to attract workers, who of course must come from other businesses, you'll end up with an artificially inflated pay scale (costs to business) because of government subsidies for those who don't wish to work.
If we as a society believe that we should embrace a little bit of socialism and create a safety net like welfare, that safety net needs to be cut off after a very short time. People will work when there's enough pressure to do so.
"You don't work, you don't eat" works. "You don't work, well, we'll pay you anyway" doesn't work.
VERY, VERY, VERY few people on welfare would starve to death if their welfare programs were cut off.
The WOULD be pissed as hell that their handout was cut off and they would work but they would be so pissed.
I speak of this because I have seen and heard it.
Harhar, it WARMED, I say, WARMED the cockles of mah heart to hear/see it. (Foghorn Leghorn)