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Originally Posted by jikelly  There are. At least there are in my state. it's like 3 months or so till you're off. No one seems to remember that Clinton signed the welfare reform bill.
Lisa, I want to agree with you, but the reality of American society says that your plan can't work. There are a lot of idiots out there too dumb to keep their stuff in their pants and/or use protection. The result is a child that gets to suffer for their mistake.
I will never understand how one can be hardcore prolife and wish to dismantle any program aimed at helping anyone in the lower income brackets. (not that I'm saying that's what you are advocating. I'm just saying it is problematic.) |
jk, I have found in my line of work (helping people with bankruptcy and disability) that people are just as dumb as they want to be or think they need to be. It's amazing to me what people can understand when they see it as a benefit but the same person just can't grasp something they basically don't want to hear. I've also got clients that are filing their 4th bankruptcy, it's a way of life. Side note: Chapter 7 filers often begin receiving credit card applications before their discharge is even final! As long as people know that the system is there to prop them up if they have another child or don't put too much effort into trying to find gainful employment, or that they can discharge their debt in another 7 years there is no motivation for them to change. I don't claim to be an expert on how to repair this broken system, but something needs to change.