Hows that bank bailout going

[Cracker]

This conversation is just depressing.

I believe the welfare system is rife with fraud, mismanagement and abuse. I think it should be totally re-vamped (and I'm all for putting able-bodied welfare recipients out in the fields to pick strawberries or something). But I don't want to live in a country where little kids are starving/asking for a $1.00 to wash my windshield. The kids deserve help IMO.

Most adults that don't function productively are fucked. We have to admit that to ourselves. As much as I would like everybody to live a meaningful life and do what they are supposed to do, it just isn't going to happen. The more you give to these people in the form of support for their children, the more they waste. They can't handle money or deal with financial responsibility or they would have already been doing it. I would like the welfare system to match contributions up to a certain amount. I know there are jobs that don't pay a lot. I've had a few of those in my lifetime. I chose to work several jobs at a time to make up the difference, but I know many people won't choose that. I don't mind helping those people make up the difference. BUT I wish we only helped people who were helping themselves.

The only way to make a true and meaningful difference in the life of a child is through education (schools, rec centers, programs aimed at improving the lives of children). You don't get to pick your family, but you can pick your future. It won't help every child, we are going to lose some because they can't overcome their raising, but education will help the kids that can be helped.

You can't count on fucked up people to do right. That's WHY they are fucked up: They don't do right. I've spent years trying to figure out why, and my simplistic view was conceived the hard way. Some people won't do right because they are fucking selfish. That is the bottom line. You can't fix self-absorption. You can't throw money at it and expect change. It just won't happen.

Fix what you can. Give the city of Detroit to the people who are fucked up and walk away. haha