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geckosfeet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-11-05 08:02 PM
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75. Who decides who is "worthy"? Who gets the help? Poor white teacher
laid off when school closed? Poor black farmer who loses everything when hurricane wipes out home? 2 year old babies starving in poverty while parents are out trying to score drugs? Millions without health insurance?

Which group gets help?

In a country as rich and capable as ours, there should be no one starving. Why should one person have so much wealth that they could not use it in 100 lifetimes while others starve or die for want of basic medical care?

I do NOT see someone with a six figure income being taxed at a 30% rate as having their survival threatened.

However I do have a problem seeing a family of 4 struggle to live on $15,000 a year with no health insurance.

Our GOP trash heap has fostered the ownership society without shame. Keep what you have - climb the backs of those less fortunate and unable to defend themselves - take more.

Pigs at the trough.
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