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In article <C9n2v1.8q9@quake.sylmar.ca.us>, brian@quake.sylmar.ca.us writes:
> In article <C9Jzr6.M8J@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> kurts@sad.hp.com (Kurt Strain) writes:
>>Acquiescence (rsrodger@wam.umd.edu) wrote:
>  
>>: 	Indeed, I'm going to call and raise hell about publicly funding
>>: 	a purely private medical procedure, despite being pro-abortion.
>  
>>: 	Will we be publicly funding nose-jobs next?
>  
>>No, you will be publicly funding more welfare mothers, instead.
> 
> No, that should be eliminated as well.  Why do people assume that paying to
> support welfare mothers is such a law of nature?  It has not really been that
> long since such people were not supported by the welfare state, and it is
> an experiment in social engineering that has clearly failed and should be
> repealed.
> 
> --Brian
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Good luck.  At least for the next 3.5 years.  We are now stuck in a situation
that will be difficult to impossible to get out of.  You don't think the
democrats currently in power are going to let us do away with one of their
favorite programs, do you?  After all, big government keeps them in work.  Heck
- if my job was a polititian and I could buy votes by giving money to people, I
would be just about guaranteed that those people would keep voting for me so
I'd keep my give-away program alive and keep giving them money.

A few steps that could be taken to get things back under control; 1) illegal
aliens should not be entitled to ANY benefits (medical, school, welfare, etc.)
2) children of illegals should not automatically be citizens and also should
not be entitled to any freebies. 3) current welfare recipients should be
given notice that they have 1 year left.  4) no new welfare recipients.
In one year, presto!  Problem solved!

I don't think any of our current politicians have the guts to take on such a
challenge.  After all, they couldn't even get stand up to the trial lawyers and
insurance industry to get the pay-at-the-pump automobile insurance through. 
Taking on welfare reform would be much more unpopular with the handout class
and bleeding-hearts, so I don't hold much hope for it - at least in the near
future.

-Bob Longo
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Los Angeles, CA                        | programs." - Bill Clinton