Nicholas,
Regarding the Discussion(is that what we’ve been having?)
about the “Welfare State”…You said,… that Obama said, that the “Discussion” is
Over.
Then, you went on…
“It is not over—and won't be anytime soon, because the
country's social-welfare spending is generating severe and mounting hazards for
the nation. These hazards are not only fiscal but moral.”
When does the construction commence?
The Scaffolds and Guillotines will fit nicely, alongside
that big ass Bull.
Let’s talk about Trillions of Dollars…Wasted on the Scum of
the Earth!
…..
oh/….wait…you were talking about the poor and downtrodden?
I meant Wall Street.
You’ve pissed on my gate; I must Answer.
This latest attack on the poor , sick and injured is merely
a rehash of that tired old “Welfare Queen” nonsense.
You all really must hire some new consultants.
There’s no evidence for widespread (individual) foodstamp or
other welfare Fraud…and there is little evidence of widespread(individual)
Disability Fraud.
It’s a Red Herring.
I have been unable to work, for over six years…at my
doctor’s orders, I applied for Disability…
My Doctor and I both believed the sort of nonsense that you
are spouting….that such endeavors would be stupidly easy.
They were not!
Here I was, Crippled, at 37…in need of a hip and an
ankle…uninsurable…
We were sure I’d be a shoe-in.
Six and a half years later, I am only now…finally…getting a
Hip.
Due to the delay….and wear and tear resulting from the delay…I now also need a
Back, Wrists and Shoulders. Six and a Half Years! of Pain and Suffering!...not
least of which was emotional…from the widespread Belief in that very Meme.
It took so long, and was inordinately unpleasant, because of
people like You.
Always needing a whipping boy…someone to get everyone to
Hate on and Blame…while you and your ilk run off with the country(since you
write for the Journal, I assume that you are included in that lot’s crimes, if
not, why do you work there(AEI)?…see above for my idea of a New WPA.)
I, instead, Blame You…and people like you…so coddled in your
greed, so wrapped up in your Avarice…that you cannot see, let alone care, about
the sufferings of your fellow man.
Re:” Over the 50-plus years since 1960, according to the
Bureau of Economic Analysis, entitlement transfers—government payments of cash,
goods and services to citizens—have been growing twice as fast as overall
personal income.”
All but Ten of those years, give or take, saw NO Real Income
Gains, relative to Inflation, for the majority of the American Workforce.
You, again:” According to the BEA, America's myriad social-welfare
programs (the federal bureaucracy apparently cannot determine exactly how many
of these there are) currently dispense entitlement benefits.>”etc etc
….and remember
that Rumsfeld said, on 9-10-2001, that they had “misplaced” some $2
Trillion…all before the two Bush Wars were added to my Children’s Debt.(over $2
Trillion, total)
Much of that Budget is either hidden away(DOE, USDA,ETC), or
Classified, outright( National Frikkin Security).
“welfare” , on the other hand, is Stimulative(Ask USDA about
“Foodstamps” and “Multipliers”). It is above board….all out in the open…and
y’all still can’t figure it out.(lol)
Very little Individual Fraud. The vast majority of “Welfare
Fraud”, in it’s broadest sense, is Institutional, or at least Organised…from
Two Guys with a Truck, delivering wheelchairs, to Pfizer.
Not Grandma.
Not Unfortunates like myself.
You also seem to include SS and Medicare…perhaps even the
Va?...in your aggregate number.
The Former two are, if let be, supposed to pay for themselves….aside from the
relatively easy to fix demographic problem…Congress keeps running off with the
fundage!
More you:” At this writing, about 35% of Americans (well
over 100 million people) are accepting money, goods or services from
"means-tested" government programs. This percentage is twice as high
as in the early 1980s. Today, the overwhelming majority of Americans on
entitlement programs are taking "means-tested" benefits. Only a third
of all Americans receiving government entitlement transfers are seniors on
Social Security and Medicare.”
Twice as High as in the Early Eighties….Hmmmm….
Something else happened around that time…..
Reagan, and his Revolution.
You and your ilk bullied and lied your way into Power, and started dismantling
everything.(Vandals)
You screwed it all up.
Now you want to blame Us.
Typical.
As for the last bit where you seem to not care for means
testing, it seems like a good idea, to me…if you have a care for efficiency; so
long as it’s Fair.(it’s not)
A little more you:” As entitlement outlays have risen, there has been flight of
men from the work force.”
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc.
It’s a (potential) Fallacy of Causation.
You brushing your
teeth in the morning doesn’t cause the sun to rise, either.
Sorry.
Since I’ve been Cripple, I’ve had a lot of time to think
about this sort of thing…
Perhaps some men are merely doing a cost benefit analysis…I
thought y’all’s favorite theories called for Rational Agents. Something
like:”Hmmm. pain, sickness…no healthcare…shitty job= no light at end of
tunnel…perhaps a little help is in order…”
Seriously,In my anecdotal research, I have found that a whole bunch of these
unemployed folks just cannot find a
job…ditchdigging, or no…
The economy’s been in the toilet since
you all won (?) the trifecta, in 2000-2004….Reagan’s Dreams Fulfilled!
Where is the Dancing?
Flowers in the street?
Again, y’all screwed everything up.
And ya want to blame us.
You just won’t stop!----” But the pool of working-age
government disability recipients may be even larger than those getting funds
just from the Social Security disability programs alone. The Department of
Health and Human Services reports that more than 12.4 million working-age
Americans obtained disability income support from all government programs in
2011.”
Man!
Maybe the lack of meaningful Health Care…and Declining
Rel;ative Wages…have contributed to more injuries and illness…Preventative
Medicine is cheaper…as is Quick Medicine (SIX AND A ½ YEARS!)
Makes for a Healthier Workforce, too…which benefits even
You.
You:“That's more than the total number of employees in the
manufacturing sector of the economy.”
Strawmen burn.
Manufacturing left largely because the Giant Corps(e) wanted
it to leave…it’s been steadily shrinking for a long while, now. Hardly a good
number for your comparison, there.
The rest of your bit…well…enough…I tire of shouting at
earless …^%$*
I wish you the musculoskeletal Pain I have endured,,
I wish you the Depression I have, then, suffered, as a
result.
I wish you even a mere 10% of my pain…experience it, then tell me about
Bootstraps.
How many times have I heard,”You don’t look cripple to me…”
So many Experts, who don’t happen to look like my Doctor….and
may have X-Ray Vision!!
To that whole, “You’re Faking It!”, Hysterical Argument…
Fuck you Nicholas.
Fucking Reptile.
Walk a Mile(100 feet), in my shoes.
I can no longer Fish, nor Fuck, nor Play with my Kids.
The last 5 Years were Medically Unnecessary, and Harmful,
and have probably Damaged me for Life.
And I Blame Greedy Bastards like You, and the Hateful Mythos
you have spawned.
May the Mob find you quickly.
Amfortas
