WRITTEN BY A 21 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN TEXAS
Wow, this girl has a great plan! Love the last thing she would do the best. This was written by a 21 yr. old female who understands today’s economy. It's her future she's worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare big government state that she's being forced to live in! These solutions are just common sense in her opinion.
This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX.............
PUT ME IN CHARGE . .
Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Dingdongs or HoHo's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away.
If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.
Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I'd do is to get men Norplant birth control implants or tubal-ligations. Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine.
If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, or smoke, then get a job.
Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks? You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair. Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried.

If you want a plasma screen TV or Xbox 360, then get a job & your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We will sell your 22-inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the "common good."

Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules, it's just that simple. Before you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self-esteem," consider that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self-esteem. If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.
(I love this one.)

AND While you are on Gov't assistance, you no longer can VOTE! Yes, that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. If you want to vote, then get a job and support your government instead of living off of it.

You want to drive using govt subsidized gas? Wrong you have to pay world market prices
You want your mortgage interest credit? Wrong you bought that house now pay for it
You want your roads and infrastructure paid for? Then all roads and bridges will be toll based.
You want cheap inexpensive food? Wrong all agricultural workers now will get at least minimum wage with overtime as expressed by law.
You want whole industries that employ thousands propped up by the government? Let em all fail.
Your kid going to college with a grant, loan or subsidy? Nope they can work two jobs (mine did) and graduate off their own sweat and hard work.
You wanna know what the weather is gonna be, get tornado and hurricane information, farm forecasts for frost warnings etc? Stick your head out the window or consult the almanac.
So the article was written by a "21" year old. It shows the poor insight, lack of reflection, and naivete of that incomplete adolescent brain. Find someone who knows better.

Now that's the old grizzley I love! That's all the answer I been asking for all damn day!
The rest of the stuff, like, let generous people help and leave the hard working taxpayer alone, I agree with the first part and half way agree with the second (I just hate to see you all miss the joy and rejuvenation generosity can bring.) And.. what Bahmer said.....

I'm sorry I lost my temper and showed off my potty mouth, and insulted the person who reveres Jesus. And on Easter.

And Blacksheep, you made it clear that facts don't necessarily convince you. But you have such strong opinions, so something or other must convince you of stuff. How do you come to know new things? How did it happen to come to pass the last time you changed your mind about something? I think it might help me to know that as to get my opinions over to you better. I don't request or demand you accept my ideas but I just get the feeling you are getting something different than what I want to say.

You need to remember, looking in the mirror, everything is reversed! Mirror image! Not being black or minority, MY gas isn't subsidized, but it is taxed and profit taken at every step of the way. (Futures market) Wrong...I have never had a mortgage, built this house myself, every block and board paid for, every payday, before it was laid or hammered in! But I pay full taxes on it! My roads are paid for by my gas taxes, and sales tax and property taxes and registration taxes, Not the government! You not being in agriculture you aren't informed enough to comment on that subject! Industries employing thousands? make that millions OF GOVERNMENT DRONES! And propped up BANKERS that donate to democrats! Weather forcasts? mine come off the TV, supported by advertising! And forecasting supported by the military budget! Navy and Airforce mainly! I too worked my way through college, no college loans or grants, taking useful courses NOT LIBERAL ARTS! My children are self employed, have useful businesses! And pay taxes so Obama can give it to Muslims! Finally I need to remind you of Ronnies' comment: "The trouble with liberals is that they know too many things that aren't so"

The land you built your house on is stolen..pay the people who really owned it... the trees you built your house with were most likely owned by you but given away to a company that soaked you to make a profit...the weather forecast is thanks to satellites put up by your taxes (and to a certain extent the military also supported by your taxes) and given away to for profit companies for free! I am and have been in agriculture as a consumer, producer and worker at various points in my life so yes I can comment and did...ad hominen attacks are not necessary to have a thoughtful discussion. Finally, Ronnie presided over the largest tax increase in history and never submitted a balanced budget. He set many precedents (think basement arms deals and military exploits without congressional approval or even oversight) that subsequent presidents, including our current one, have exploited to erode our, yours, mine, and our children's, civil rights.

The land you built your house on is stolen..pay the people who really owned it... the trees you built your house with were most likely owned by you but given away to a company that soaked you to make a profit...the weather forecast is thanks to satellites put up by your taxes (and to a certain extent the military also supported by your taxes) and given away to for profit companies for free! I am and have been in agriculture as a consumer, producer and worker at various points in my life so yes I can comment and did...ad hominen attacks are not necessary to have a thoughtful discussion. Finally, Ronnie presided over the largest tax increase in history and never submitted a balanced budget. He set many precedents (think basement arms deals and military exploits without congressional approval or even oversight) that subsequent presidents, including our current one, have exploited to erode our, yours, mine, and our children's, civil rights.

I can't pay the origional owners, the Seminoles killed all of them! read the history of Key West. And the government bought it from Spain, using my ancestor's tax money, then traded it to the railroads for track laid, the railroads sold it after holding it for years, a realtor sold it for the railroad to my parents, I bought it from them. Maybe Spain's possession is questionable? Some of the Caloosas returned to Cuba with the Spanish after it was sold! Maybe they could claim it? Look it up, they were called "Spanish Indians". But....when the government taxes you on it, they confirm your possession!