MountainWoman
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Not sure about this topic but here goes. Entitlements - how do you feel about them?
My personal feeling is we should work hard and do the best we can with our lives and teach our children the same but we also have a responsibility to help those who need a helping hand. Should that be through our tax dollars? That perhaps is an entirely different subject but at the moment, our tax dollars are devoted to entitlements.
The government wastes so much money on entitlements that have nothing to do with people so my philosophy on entitlements is to put people first. I don't have a problem with food stamps, subsidised housing, etc. because I know how hard it is in this economy to live. I don't have a problem with Medicaid because affording medical care is a luxury.
I don't consider Social Security an entitlement because I've paid into it many, many years.
I pay my taxes and I'd rather see my tax dollars going to helping those in need than some of the other things we as a government waste money on.
I'm really open to hearing other people's opinions and thoughts.
My personal feeling is we should work hard and do the best we can with our lives and teach our children the same but we also have a responsibility to help those who need a helping hand. Should that be through our tax dollars? That perhaps is an entirely different subject but at the moment, our tax dollars are devoted to entitlements.
The government wastes so much money on entitlements that have nothing to do with people so my philosophy on entitlements is to put people first. I don't have a problem with food stamps, subsidised housing, etc. because I know how hard it is in this economy to live. I don't have a problem with Medicaid because affording medical care is a luxury.
I don't consider Social Security an entitlement because I've paid into it many, many years.
I pay my taxes and I'd rather see my tax dollars going to helping those in need than some of the other things we as a government waste money on.
I'm really open to hearing other people's opinions and thoughts.