"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>
>> Another thing that sounds good in theory. You will probably find that
>> most people that end up strung out on drugs got into them because they
>> already had too much spare time on their hands. Most people who are
>> gainfully employed and have other activities on the side don't have time
>> for getting wasted.
>>
>
> Dave, I'm not trying to isolate your post from the rest of some of what is
> disgusting me, but I couldn't stay silent anymore. We are the fortunate
> ones. We may not be rich, but we don't have to steal or sell drugs or
> resort to crime to survive. Maybe some of us did at one time but have
> pulled out of it now. Maybe that's why we're angry at those still taking.
> I prefer to think of it as a loan. No, they might not pay it back. The
> ones who abuse the system are the ones you think of when the word
> "welfare" comes up. Not everyone is abusing it. Some are stuck in
> unfortunate circumstances beyond their control. Some can't get health
> care through a legitimate job and have kids to think of.
>
> Ugh... I'm done. I just got sad reading some of the posts in this thread
> where most of you posting think people who are poor are that way by
> choice. And that we're not supposed to help them. We ARE supposed to help
> them. " ... there but for the grace of God go I ..."
>

There you go. The response of a human being. Way to go!