(June 12, 2011 at 8:34 pm)Atheist Jew Wrote: And six month unemployment benefits. I just believe that Social Security basically gives you back the amount of money you put in, right(for the time being)? So if we do away with it then people will have their cash on hand and it will be cheaper for the tax-payers since we won't have to deal with people who game the system.
The idea of a universal welfare system is to provide a safety net for those at the bottom of the heap who are unable to look after themselves. Do you have a problem with that? The capitalist system permanently guarantees unemployment for a mass of people , hence the requirement for welfare.
Like any system it is open to abuse and should be policed to catch the abusers.
I am always amazed that people like you get so upset at those at the bottom playing the system, yet the same heat is not generated against the fatcat filthy rich who year on year avoid paying the right amount of tax and are open to any dodge to get even more money for their greedy selves.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
