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Call Me Crazy, But.... (Original Post) JaneyVee Sep 2012 OP
Basic human rights n/t Scootaloo Sep 2012 #1
You're crazy IrishEyes Sep 2012 #2
Homeless people + abandoned buildings = Society FAIL JaneyVee Sep 2012 #3
Absolutely! tavalon Sep 2012 #8
You commie soshalist nazi Kenyan, you!!! kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #4
oh, you mean NJCher Sep 2012 #5
The US is one of the richest countries in the world... BattyDem Sep 2012 #6
I do too tavalon Sep 2012 #7
I don't know about food. Or water !! I mean, can't you just have caviar & fine champagne instead? jillan Sep 2012 #9

NJCher

(35,669 posts)
5. oh, you mean
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:12 AM
Sep 2012

we should take care of people instead of kill people with our military?

Well, that is the choice. Can't have both. It's obvious what is more important!


Cher




BattyDem

(11,075 posts)
6. The US is one of the richest countries in the world...
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 02:57 AM
Sep 2012

there's no reason why anyone in this country should be without food, shelter or healthcare! When someone needs a hand, you give it to them ... because next time, you may be the one who needs it. The term "working poor" should NOT even exist! If you have a full-time job, that job should pay enough for you to eat 3 meals a day, sleep in a warm bed and see a doctor when you need to. Those things are NOT luxury items - they are the basic necessities of life and everyone is entitled to them!

tavalon

(27,985 posts)
7. I do too
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:03 AM
Sep 2012

I actually think that governments main role should be as a social safety net and that not every person can have a Horatio Alger story but it doesn't mean they should have to eat cat food. But then, I'm a Democratic Socialist, so of course, that's what I would expect of a government.

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