Comment on 'Go woke, go broke'
HorreC@kbin.social 11 months agoWhat about being poor makes you unfit to vote? And what is poor, is it a hard line number, is it home and land ownership, what is the corral you would like these voting people to be in? Also this is what we left when we got away from the lords and ladies system of the monarchy, and I think the founding fathers would frown on this idea.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Landownership is the old standard. It was the standard used during the days of the founding fathers.
HorreC@kbin.social 11 months ago
So any state that takes more then they give in federal funds would also be looked at and their thoughts on federal matters would be curtailed? And does social security and the subsidies that we give to farmers and to oil and coal workers would disqualify them, as these are social hand outs. Lets really look into this, I think you are onto something. Seems there are some subsidies for first time home owners, seems all 501c3's are also subsidized so anyone working for a PAC/SuperPAC would qualify, also looks like all the auto workers (seems also all the plane makers take big hand outs for each person they employ) and most 'built in the USA' are also getting these hand outs.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Not sure you understand what welfare is. Social security is not welfare. Farmer subsidies are not welfare
I assume you are not an American since you don’t know what American welfare is.
HorreC@kbin.social 11 months ago
I dont think you understand what welfare is, its hand outs to people that other wise would not make it. And the conservative party has called both of the things you mentioned (subsidies and Social Security) welfare and that the market should determine what and how much of that sector is needed. And I was born on a reservation, I am very familiar with what Americans consider a welfare handout. If you are speaking of just the ones that help out the poor then we will need to stop all the gas/energy credits that would save a ton of money right there. I mean that would save 10 billion in fuel subsidies alone! I mean that would only look like 100$ a person for those that drive and consume fuels, but we saw what that did to trucking nationwide, so it would echo out more to like 300$ a household. But its a start.