I find it interesting that those against welfare plans tend to be the one's who abuse it, specifically in college. I have found that many "so-called" republicans who have openly complained about taxes being taken out of their paychecks, or those who flat out reject welfare plans tend to apply for financial aid even if their parents pay for their tuition and they can support themselves just fine.
I am for welfare, because I think it is an important program for those who generally can't afford the American lifestyle. I think that the importance of politics is to help the people living here live the fullest lives. The problem however is those people who don't need that money and spend it towards a plasma screen TV or a vacation. Each school only gets a certain amount of money, and by taking it when you don't need it, you are essentially taking money away from someone who could really use it. The funny thing is though, that even though I support welfare, I have never applied for Federal Aid. Sure, Daren and I make somewhere in the range of $20-25 K a year, but we have made sacrifices because we can live off of what we make.
I'm not trying to preach here, but I would like to say, if you are going to abuse federal aid or food stamps, at least support welfare and don't say that you don't. Don't pretend to be an uppity stuck up conservative if you're a beneficiary of any sort yourself. There's nothing worse than being a hypocrite!
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Not only that sista, but you know the whole "living within your means" lesson? I know so many 'so-called Republicans" who preach about having kids young then they go on welfare to support them. I'm sorry but if you can't afford to buy food for yourselves, you need to make sure you're investing in condoms cause kids are way more expensive. I think having kids before your financially stable (and using the gospel as an excuse) is wrong. Some people know the government will help them so they do it anyway... That's so wrong.
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