[Jaidyn]

There are millions who have abused the safety net society was good and charitable enough to create and have converted that net into a hammock. What we are suggesting is that we 1. end the luxurious lifestyle, 2. encourage and even demand some sort of work for their handouts and 3. return “shame” to being a bum.

Good points. Don't forget all the unemployed who work under-the-table to supplement their checks. Or the many young women who make more money because they don't have to pay day care, gas, food, etc.

[hal ogen]

Not to be mean-spirited or cold-hearted but there are many who subsist by taking the dole, lowering their personal standards and making do. They refuse to work at any job they don’t “want” o9r find “demeaning”. They want so much per hour...not just what they might be “worth”. They do some part time stuff “off the books” and just pocket the money. They take advantage of every liberal “program” they can find. They mainly just sit around. Clever, slackers, losers, desperate or whatever...I just don’t think they should be supported in their society-undermining attitudes and status.