Reply To: Government programs are not tzedakah

gavra_at_work,

Depends who you ask. From a government fiscal perspective (looking to have fewer people on programs) it would be a positive.

Do you think fiscality is the government’s only interest? What if I had an idea that could get everyone over age 22 employed, but the crime rate would skyrocket. Go for it?

Also, do you feel that the only reason unemployment and poverty exist in this country is because people are either anti-work or unwilling to relocate?

From a democrat/socialist perspective (where they want people to be dependent so they will vote socialist) then no.

While I disagree with parts of the Democratic platform, the equation of mainstream Democratic policies with socialism is ridiculous (hey BarryLS1, are you observing this example of fear mongering?). Also, if the motive behind Democratic support for maintenance or expansion of aid programs is to enslave voters to the Democratic Party (more fear mongering!), then it’s a pretty ineffective plot. If aid pushed people into the arms of the Democrats, then the South would be filled with Blue States.