When the Government aid is delayed

[Mike M (the other one)]

(11-08-2015, 10:52 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Many charities are indeed scams, but those that are not are far more capable of meeting needs than the government. People do not give enough voluntarily because the government takes WAY more than it should. Glad we agree on that.

Easy fix, in order to qualify as a Charity, you need to spend xx out of every dollar on charitable causes. Failure to do so, will get your tax exemption status revoked and you will be taxed heavily and back taxed as well.

(11-08-2015, 11:01 PM)fredtoast Wrote: We do not agree at all.

If people gave plenty then the government would never have had to get involved.

Just look at the way so many people here demonize the disadvantaged.  there ois no way in hell they are oing to give more money even if their taxes are reduced.  they believe that the ONLY reason people are poor in America is that they are lazy.

Some people here have actually argued that there are actually millions of good jobs sitting empty right now and all we have to do is eliminate government benefits and unemployment will disappear.  they honestly believe that millions of jobs will be created out of thin air if we just cut off benefits to the poor.

Why are you making this a black vs white thing? If so, then let's add these guys to the mix: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/11/27/native-americans-left-behind-in-the-economic-recovery

It has nothing to do with color, and everything to do with Economic status. You've said it yourself (or maybe not you) that children of parents of a certain economic status tend to stay in the same group as their parents economic status.

So how do you try to even up the bridge between the poor and the wealthy? Personally, I'd start with education and also cut back on the number of work visas in specialized fields (that are allowed on an annual basis) in order to drive up the demand for those jobs.

I know a few of you keep saying that we don't have the money to pay for that, but we do, just not everyone is going to like where it comes from. Didn't the politicians just recently find another way to squeeze money from Wall Street to that is supposed to help pay for roads? The money is there, we just need to allocate it correctly. Think, 43 million spent on creating a gas station in another country, that money would've put how many poor people thru a 4 year degree at a not so expensive college?