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Xyzse

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20. Alright, I'll take a crack at this:
Mon Dec 30, 2013, 04:21 PM
Dec 2013

PLEASE COMMENT ON THE QUESTIONS BELOW ONE AT A TIME:
1.) How many months or years do you think unemployment should be granted to a person who is fired or laid off?

Your answer:
I'd have initially said a Maximum of 2 years. However, nowadays? I'd try to extend it till they actually get a job. Think of it this way, the more money goes around the actual economy the better. Currently there is a huge vacuuming sound of actual funds getting stuck at the bank level. The Federal Reserve issues money that they keep in the system which then earns them a percentage while it is kept there, rather than being used for lending to businesses. Bottom line, businesses close, less people work, money is stuck in that spot. It is also the reason why we are not really having much inflation even if there is a heck of a lot more money made. Banks kept a spigot on those funds, and kept things down. Now in a better economy and with more jobs, like I said, I'd have said a maximum of 2 years, and create a system of unemployment insurance that everybody pays in to.

Simple Answer: In a better economy 2 years, right now, till they get a job.

2.) Is it okay with you that many unemployment recipients cheat the system?

Your answer:
No, it is not ok that there are recipients that cheat the system. However, one out of millions that do cheat the system, doesn't mean I would stop helping the vast majority that needs it. Doing so is stupid, and you're better off going after the outliers than that. The welfare queen that Reagan was mentioning was not a welfare queen, she was a grafter who created multiple fake identities. Average welfare recipient is not a criminal.

3.) Do you think Obama's motives to fundamentally transform America are pure? Is he doing it for America -- or HIMSELF??? (Now, be honest here. You are absolutely brainwashed so I already know I won't get an honest answer.)
Answer this, then: Do you think MOST men who want to make all people dependent on them are doing it for the people? Or to further themselves and their own agendas?

Your answer:
"Fuck You&quot to that person). Obama is not fundamentally transforming America. In many ways he is instrumental in preserving the status quo "you moron&quot to that person again). We are not more dependent, we are being pushed out "you asshole&quot that person again). If you think the ACA is for making people more dependent you are an absolute waste of space. What it did was make people more accountable for their health and pay in to the system. If a person with no health insurance goes to the Emergency Room, which costs a heck of a lot more than preventative care and other sorts of medical care, who the hell do you think gets stuck with the bill? We do jerk.


4.) Why do you think dems like people to be dependent? Do you seriously believe they are trying to help "the least of these?" Even when the middle class is being hurt by their antics the MOST??? They want to make middle class people dependent as well. WHAT message does that send to you specifically?

Your answer:
Of course not, I am an Independent and know that no one wants people to be dependent. No one wants to be dependent and would want to get out of that as much as possible. No one is in welfare because they want to.

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Thing is, that person won't be convinced until they go through what others have been suffering through. I hope she stays lucky enough to avoid hardship, but she really needs to walk in the shoes of others before going off like that.

Answers TomClash Dec 2013 #1
Gawd, I would hate to know this person first hand. nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #2
Answers... gcomeau Dec 2013 #3
+1 FreeJoe Dec 2013 #10
I liked that answer too. notadmblnd Dec 2013 #30
Superb Set of Answers ProfessorGAC Dec 2013 #26
Yeah I've met the type plenty... gcomeau Dec 2013 #28
She was coming of age during Eisenhower Kennedy ErikJ Dec 2013 #33
That is so arrogant and condescending I would never speak to the person again Matariki Dec 2013 #4
I don't know... Blanks Dec 2013 #25
Oh Gawd bonzaga Dec 2013 #5
CORRECT Skittles Dec 2013 #36
Of course Jesus never used to help the poor, the needy, the sick CJCRANE Dec 2013 #6
That is because Jesus wanted them to become dependent. bvar22 Dec 2013 #22
See? They're completely dependent on him to excuse their daily behavior. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #43
The example from the bible that I like best... Blanks Dec 2013 #29
These people are a dime a dozen... Shandris Dec 2013 #7
My answers: LWolf Dec 2013 #8
My answers Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #9
Thanks to all! Good answers. ErikJ Dec 2013 #13
Reasoning with a Conservative is like wrestling with a pig Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #35
Answers in italics. Chan790 Dec 2013 #11
Answers Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #12
Did Jesus want to make people dependent? What other motivation could he have had? Bandit Dec 2013 #14
It's pointless because she's framing the ( very loaded ) questions through her own confirmation bias Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #15
Would this "fundamentally transform America"?: JHB Dec 2013 #16
Why would you waste your time with this? el_bryanto Dec 2013 #17
Sheesh. 2, 3 & 4 the very premise of the "question" is loaded bullshit. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2013 #18
Have you stopped beating your children yet? Loaded questions based on false assumptions. uppityperson Dec 2013 #19
Alright, I'll take a crack at this: Xyzse Dec 2013 #20
The underlying suppositions in EACH of these questions--is BULLSHIT!!! CoffeeCat Dec 2013 #21
Another thought: These aren't "questions" at all. It's more akin to a "push poll" Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #23
Answers Chisox08 Dec 2013 #24
I would ask the following. Jazzgirl Dec 2013 #27
subject The Second Stone Dec 2013 #31
Those questions are only important to someone who has an agenda to sell for their own profit. haele Dec 2013 #32
why do you bother with that hateful woman? Skittles Dec 2013 #34
She thinks Obama is fundamentally trying to change America and then calls *you* brainwashed? pa28 Dec 2013 #37
Yes, my oldest liberal sister says she has "the Mom gene". Her mind was made up by 10 and has become ErikJ Dec 2013 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author MFrohike Dec 2013 #38
My answer to all 5 q's: "fuck off". Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #40
Let me try jmowreader Dec 2013 #41
this person's questions do not warrant an answer FatBuddy Dec 2013 #42
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