When Did it Become the Government's Responsibility to . . .

[Valley Girl]

I've been telling you guys for a few years now - all of the violence and name calling - just like an old dementia patient.

I'm concerned

[oldsport]

I've been telling you guys for a few years now - all of the violence and name calling - just like an old dementia patient.

I'm concerned

 

Don't worry baby. You need to spend your time counselling your fool friends and associates on this board. If you're talking about me, I am fine.

Just read what your Dem-O-Crap so-called Liberal [not] (actually socialist/communists) friends have done to keep Black folk impoverished, poor and on the plantation of government dependency.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1450339/posts

[Golden Kitten]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

a--, the government did not create poverty or the poor. However, read this Knee-gra....The f#*&ers... your stupid a-- loves so much and hope stay in power sure as H...make it easy for Black folk to stay that way.....impoverished and poor...

READ KNEE-GRA....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1450339/posts

then take this




and then lay down and take a LONG nap...perhaps you might feel better...

[Bison66]

I've been telling you guys for a few years now - all of the violence and name calling - just like an old dementia patient.

I'm concerned

Valley Girl,

I agree.

When OS said that he is supporting "Obama Republican" Romney instead of seriously Conservative Santorum, I knew that he had become desperate.

That desperation is likely to manifest itself in all types of "acting out" on his part on this board and perhaps elsewhere.

His behavior on O-Dan was ALREADY a sad spectacle, but I am sure we will see, as evidenced in this thread, even worse.

It is truly sad.

[y04185]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

'87, I apologize if you didn't understand the question.  It was just a simple question that was asked on the Jack Gravely Show. 

This is not really a chicken or the egg situation.  The poor was here in this country long before there were any government programs.  Blacks took care of each other through various benevolent organizations.  Those died out once the government got involved. 

[soflorattler]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

'87, I apologize if you didn't understand the question.  It was just a simple question that was asked on the Jack Gravely Show. 

This is not really a chicken or the egg situation.  The poor was here in this country long before there were any government programs.  Blacks took care of each other through various benevolent organizations.  Those died out once the government got involved. 

Name them...

[Wildman78]

Just throwing this out there-- if government assistance is available to all poor people regardless of race, how come we often hear folks opine that these programs destroy or weaken the Black family but rarely hear folks say that government programs destroy or weaken White families or families in general. 

It seems that some folks are suggesting that there is something in Black folks DNA that make them more likely to be satisfied with government assistance.

[y04185]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

'87, I apologize if you didn't understand the question.  It was just a simple question that was asked on the Jack Gravely Show. 

This is not really a chicken or the egg situation.  The poor was here in this country long before there were any government programs.  Blacks took care of each other through various benevolent organizations.  Those died out once the government got involved. 

Name them...

Look it up.  I'm not doing your research for you.

[soflorattler]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

'87, I apologize if you didn't understand the question.  It was just a simple question that was asked on the Jack Gravely Show. 

This is not really a chicken or the egg situation.  The poor was here in this country long before there were any government programs.  Blacks took care of each other through various benevolent organizations.  Those died out once the government got involved. 

Name them...

Look it up.  I'm not doing your research for you.

You, as always, post factless, baseless diatribes that you couldn't validate if your pathetic life depended on it. Must suck to be you....

[Cholly]

Y'all,

This guy tells someone to answer the question while he refuses to do so in many, many case.

. . . take care of the poor?

Depending on interpretation, it could be argued, FROM THE BEGINNING that the US govt had a responsibility to promote the general welfare which would include the poor as well as others:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Welfare_clause

EXACTLY!!!

What these selfish republiklans and libertarians always seem to ignore is the fact that Government is nothing more than a mechanism to express the collective will of the citizens. Government IS the people... not the individual, though usually individuals needs are served by whatever is in the best interests of the collective.

The question that was posed at the beginning of this thread is so BLATANTLY selfish and short-sighted it isn't the least bit humerous.

It does however, give us an unbiased glimpse into the mentality of people who advocate tax breaks and laxed regulation on those with money, but with their next breaths claim government has no responsibility for the poor; that everyone should "take personal responsibility" for their lot in life.

HYPOCRITES to say the least. 

[Bison66]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

'87, I apologize if you didn't understand the question.  It was just a simple question that was asked on the Jack Gravely Show. 

This is not really a chicken or the egg situation.  The poor was here in this country long before there were any government programs.  Blacks took care of each other through various benevolent organizations.  Those died out once the government got involved. 

Name them...

Look it up.  I'm not doing your research for you.

Once again, the poster famous for asking others to "prove" what they say applies a hypocritical double standard to himself.

Pi-ti-ful.

[y04185]

B66 and soflo, you two are hypocrites.  You never say that when Ken refuses to provide proof.  A basic history of Negro Benevolence Associations is not that hard to find.  It is amazing that you two have no problem attempting to prove me wrong.  Yet, when you can't you want proof.  The proof is you can't argue the opposite.  Instead of aggreeing with me you want proof.  It must suck to be you two.

[soflorattler]

B66 and soflo, you two are hypocrites.  You never say that when Ken refuses to provide proof.  A basic history of Negro Benevolence Associations is not that hard to find.  It is amazing that you two have no problem attempting to prove me wrong.  Yet, when you can't you want proof.  The proof is you can't argue the opposite.  Instead of aggreeing with me you want proof.  It must suck to be you two.

You have no documented proof on your statement "Those died out once the government got involved". Just throwing isht against the wall and hoping it sticks doesn't get it. If we suck, then you swallow...

[‘87 Alum]

Devin - chicken or the egg question for ya. Did the govt create a system that actually cultivated poverty or was poverty non-existant until these systems were created?

This could be a rather curious side discussion to the thread

'87, I apologize if you didn't understand the question.  It was just a simple question that was asked on the Jack Gravely Show. 

This is not really a chicken or the egg situation.  The poor was here in this country long before there were any government programs.  Blacks took care of each other through various benevolent organizations.  Those died out once the government got involved. 

Man you a mess, a ignorant confused mess. Don't have time for your little games.

[y04185]

In other words, you people have no proof to prove me wrong.

Now back to the original question - When Did it Become Government's Responsibility to take care of the poor?

It's such a simple question.