DiamondDave
Army Vet
I agree with you, foxfyre. As I mentioned, I'd be more than happy to discuss ending SSI for children...what "income" is being replaced for all these kidlets we're so anxious to label as "disabled"? And I'd be comfy with an elite as well as an underclass, so long as....
The middle class continued to expand or at least stay the same size proportionately, and
We could restore the upward mobility that existed in the US after WW II.
People do not have to have a reasonable chance to become wealthy before I'm content. They just need a reasonable chance to live decently.
I'm all for everybody having a shot at upward mobility. I just believe that conservative values/ideals are the best way to restore that and/or accomplish that. I think liberal values/ideals have been tried for that and have failed. The intentions were often noble and commendable, but the unintended consequences were not.
Some liberal programs have failed, I'd agree. But foxfyre, I'm still waiting to hear what conservatives believe is a solution for childhood poverty, homeless veterans, hunger among the elderly, etc.
Children can become wards of the state.. We veterans are all adults, and what we do to support ourselves is our personal business and personal responsibility.... And as in every case, I believe in voluntary charity to voluntarily help those in need... not some forced charity that only some contribute to for the dispersion of generous feelings to those who actually contributed nothing
Hell.. I donate to several types of charities and would donate MUCH more if I were not having huge chunks of my paycheck stripped and abused in the government red-tape system... and we all know the government is not an efficient user of funds, with the many levels of red tape putting very little into the actual help and very much into greasing it's own gears