Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary
Your post that I quoted just above could be seen as doing just that.
It is easy, in quickly reading posts, to jump to contusions.
Are there people who genuinely deserve Welfare, and benefit from the program? Absolutely.
Are there people who abuse the system and take advantage of Welfare? Absolutely.
As in so many situations, one cannot paint everyone with the same broad brush.
I think we can all agree the system ain't perfekt. But it is up to us, as citizens, to work to change it, not to just gripe about it and otherwise refuse to participate in the political process that can enable change.
Hate your local government? Then run for office and change it, or move somewhere else!
I pay taxes. Therefore I vote.
And in all things, folks, remember to be respectful of each other.
Sara - I knew someone who grew up, since the age of four, in Massachusetts. Attended publics schools in a town known for its good school system. Just didn't much care about any of it. As a 16-year-old, she could not accurately identify the six New England states (Psst, hint - we live in one. Hint 2 - New York isn't one of them.) Yet now that she has matured, she is a paralegal and attending law school - like many things, education only works if you try, which after high school, she decided to do.
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