Originally posted by Rooster
I refuse to beleive that a person can not find work if they truely want it. Farmers where I grew up were begging people to jerk sweet corn for them. One even went so far as to drive up to the capital city and pick up bums to use as labor. He couldn't get more than two. I have two subcontractors that can't find enough english speaking labor (we contractualy stipulate that every crew on one of our jobs must have one guy speaking english). It horrible work, but its work, and it can be found.
I refuse to beleive that a person can not find work if they truely want it. Farmers where I grew up were begging people to jerk sweet corn for them. One even went so far as to drive up to the capital city and pick up bums to use as labor. He couldn't get more than two. I have two subcontractors that can't find enough english speaking labor (we contractualy stipulate that every crew on one of our jobs must have one guy speaking english). It horrible work, but its work, and it can be found.
Originally posted by Rooster
True if someone weighs four hundred pounds, that rules out the military and alot of other things. But if you don't have money to eat, you won't have to worry about being fat for too long. Ultimately your problems arn't my problems, and you have to take responsibility for them, fair or not.
True if someone weighs four hundred pounds, that rules out the military and alot of other things. But if you don't have money to eat, you won't have to worry about being fat for too long. Ultimately your problems arn't my problems, and you have to take responsibility for them, fair or not.
Originally posted by Rooster
My father wen't through the same thing. For three years he didn't make a dime, except for what he made doing odd jobs. We were told not to get sick for three years. My mother made 7 dollars an hour with a masters degree in high school education working for head start, where she found out that most of the parents she visited had new clothes, cable, big screen T.V.s, and the kind of stuff we only dreamed about.
My father wen't through the same thing. For three years he didn't make a dime, except for what he made doing odd jobs. We were told not to get sick for three years. My mother made 7 dollars an hour with a masters degree in high school education working for head start, where she found out that most of the parents she visited had new clothes, cable, big screen T.V.s, and the kind of stuff we only dreamed about.
Originally posted by Rooster
I've been there. The one thing it taught me was that most of the people on public assistance are scum. The second thing it taught me is that life is unfair, how you deal with it is what determines your worth as a human being. The last thing it taught me is that everything I have is becuase I earned it, and I'll be damned if anyone is going to take whats mine without permision. If the government wants my money to pay some scumbag with 15 kids to sit on her butt all day, then the government can send that scum to clean my office and take out my trash. I deserve some work done for me for that fee.
I've been there. The one thing it taught me was that most of the people on public assistance are scum. The second thing it taught me is that life is unfair, how you deal with it is what determines your worth as a human being. The last thing it taught me is that everything I have is becuase I earned it, and I'll be damned if anyone is going to take whats mine without permision. If the government wants my money to pay some scumbag with 15 kids to sit on her butt all day, then the government can send that scum to clean my office and take out my trash. I deserve some work done for me for that fee.
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