🚀 go-pugleaf

longo@sfpp.com (Bob Longo) writes:

>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.

	you're right about politicians "buying" votes.  however, you are
	badly informed as to whose votes.  you think welfare mothers are
	a powerful voting block?  where did you pick that one up?

	and we might as well not limit the buying of votes to democrats.

>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!

	what problem does that solve?  (aside from the fact that most ille-
	gals actually work and aren't on welfare anyway).

	-alix