I believe this is why hardcore libs want a more"European" America

[cstone]

Nothing in life is free. Someone paid for it if you didn't.

I believe that to receive anything without any sacrifice, devalues the thing being received. There are plenty of "shovel ready" jobs according to the government and many jobs which could be performed in exchange for government assistance. Unless you are physically incapable of work (paralysis or severe mental illness) there is something that everyone can contribute. For those who feel as if they can do better in the private sector than they can in the work for assistance exchange, then by all means, get a job.

The best government is less government.

[Ronin13]

Nothing in life is free. Someone paid for it if you didn't.

I believe that to receive anything without any sacrifice, devalues the thing being received. There are plenty of "shovel ready" jobs according to the government and many jobs which could be performed in exchange for government assistance. Unless you are physically incapable of work (paralysis or severe mental illness) there is something that everyone can contribute. For those who feel as if they can do better in the private sector than they can in the work for assistance exchange, then by all means, get a job.

The best government is less government.

See that's the common misconception- "Well ya know, there just aren't all those jobs out there." Bullshit. There are jobs out there- and a lot of them are the shitty jobs that people have "too much pride" to go out and work. My first job was waking up at 4AM to go make dough for bagels... the work sucked, the pay was shit, and I was treated like shit, but it was my money that I earned and I was damn glad to have some money.