Government already gives billions of dollar a year to “the poor.” They already get cash payouts, free housing, free food, and free, well, whatever you want. And yet the “poor” are already so well-off as compared to the rest of the world, it’s utterly insane (a #1 hallmark of liberalism).

Have you noticed how many of “the poor” have cell phones? Have you noticed how many of “the poor” have cable or satellite television? Have you noticed how few of them are skinny, suffering from malnutrition, or are even honestly hungry? “The poor” in this country are incredibly well-off, no matter what anyone tells you. If they claim that they’re “needy,” they honestly have no clue what the word “needy” means.

But that won’t stop us from giving them more, now will it? This time it’s New York City that’s going to be giving away millions of dollars to the poor for making decisions that the government wants them to make.

Bribe:

anything given or serving to persuade or induce

So government is openly bribing people to do what they say. This is just horrible. It’s incredibly wrong. And something about it absolutely stinks. From the article, it appears that the city is going to be administering this new program. Yet they claim that the cash has been raised from “private funds.” I would love to see that list of donors and see how many of them received cash payouts from government.

What an absolutely horrible idea.

What message are we sending to the poor? I’ll tell you: we’re teaching socialism. We’re teaching them that if you do not work; if you do not produce; but you do what government tells you; you will get cash. No, you don’t need to question where it comes from, just do as government says, be non-productive (because if you’re not poor, you can’t get this free cash), and you get free money. That is so incredibly wrong it’s hard to grasp the long-term significance of it.

We’re encouraging people to be lazy. We’re encouraging people to be poor. We’re encouraging people to go to the doctor when they cannot afford it because government says to do it. We’re teaching open socialism where you must do what government says, no matter what, or you will be punished. This is absolutely anti-freedom in every facet.

If you honestly want to teach people how to make “healthy choices” then simply allow them to suffer the consequences of their own actions. They would learn much, much faster. And they would actually learn about consequences. With this program, they’re not learning that behaving is good — they’re learning that obeying government = cash. And that’s just wrong.

Said Ogre @ 9:53 am | Permalink   

1. Well said Ogre, and I agree. I am surprised that there is still a “real” poor problem in some areas considering how much is given to the poor. I think it is a self creating problem in some instances. Some I know are just down on their luck for a period of time and with a little help can be self sufficient again (the one paycheck from poverty rule). Others are living off the kindness of others out of laziness, these are the folks that irritate me.

   Comment by Richard Nixon — 3/30/2007 @ 10:04 am

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2. I wish the government would pay me to make good decisions.

   Comment by David Wornica — 3/30/2007 @ 10:57 am

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3. I don’t know that it’s so much of a self-created problem as it is a problem of government’s creation. I often think of people who grew up in recent generations and didn’t have anything — but they didn’t know they were poor. I think in this case people are being told by government they’re poor and need a handout.

   David, if you’re productive, you have to pay government so they can make bad decisions. If you’re non-productive, then they pay you.

   Comment by Ogre — 3/30/2007 @ 12:28 pm

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4. I realize this is almost a year later, but I just read your comment and I am laughing my ass off. Well said Ogre, well said!

   Comment by David Wornica — 3/23/2008 @ 12:39 am

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