Comments on: Incentives to Get Off Welfare http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/ Recording Bits and Pieces of Heaven in Theory and Practice Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:18:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-13025 David Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:06:35 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-13025 If the government were directly controlling the price of rent, milk, children's clothing etc. we would be in even worse trouble as a nation than we are now. The president does not have the power to lower those prices - all they can do is subsidize them as they are doing now. P.S. If the government were trying to get rich they wouldn't do it by spending 50% more than they get in tax revenue. I almost wish they were affected by a profit motive. If the government were directly controlling the price of rent, milk, children’s clothing etc. we would be in even worse trouble as a nation than we are now. The president does not have the power to lower those prices – all they can do is subsidize them as they are doing now.

P.S. If the government were trying to get rich they wouldn’t do it by spending 50% more than they get in tax revenue. I almost wish they were affected by a profit motive.

]]> By: holly http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-13023 holly Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:33:42 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-13023 i,ll tell you a way the cycle can stop ask the president to lower rent payments , lower milk , lower childrens clothing, if the government wasn,t trying to get so rich there wouldn't be so many on welfare i,ll tell you a way the cycle can stop ask the president to lower rent payments , lower milk , lower childrens clothing, if the government wasn,t trying to get so rich there wouldn’t be so many on welfare

]]> By: holly http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-13022 holly Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:29:16 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-13022 i agree 100 percent , you said it i agree 100 percent , you said it

]]> By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11983 David Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:23:52 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11983 I have copied the comment by Peter Piper to my new site (<a href="http://www.pursuit-of-liberty.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.pursuit-of-liberty.com</a>) and responded <a href="http://www.pursuit-of-liberty.com/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/#comment-11822" rel="nofollow">there</a>. I have copied the comment by Peter Piper to my new site (http://www.pursuit-of-liberty.com) and responded there.

]]> By: Peter Piper http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11982 Peter Piper Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:52:54 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11982 My uncle served in Vietnam. He came home and four years later graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, got married and earned a decent living. He purchased some land and built his first and only home at age thirty-three. He was a volunteer firefighter as well as a volunteer at the local humane society. He was an outstanding citizen and always paid his taxes. Seven years ago my uncle lost his job due to the company going under. He took a lower paying job with fewer benefits in order to keep his family in the same town. Five years ago my aunt was diagnosed with cancer. The insurance company covered only a small percentage of what was required for her medications and treatment. They had to sell their home and two cars to keep up with the medical bills. They had to move into a tiny apartment in town in order to be closer to the hospital where my aunt had her treatments. My uncle could not afford to to pay the balance of his taxes for the past three years and has even had to accept food stamps and housing assistance to keeps food on the table and a roof over their heads. My cousins are in college now and work 35-40 hours a week to send as much money as they can to their parents. I recently graduated college and send what I can, but their expenses have caused them to rely on the support programs of the government. Are you saying my Uncle should not be allowed to vote? My uncle served in Vietnam. He came home and four years later graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, got married and earned a decent living. He purchased some land and built his first and only home at age thirty-three. He was a volunteer firefighter as well as a volunteer at the local humane society. He was an outstanding citizen and always paid his taxes. Seven years ago my uncle lost his job due to the company going under. He took a lower paying job with fewer benefits in order to keep his family in the same town. Five years ago my aunt was diagnosed with cancer. The insurance company covered only a small percentage of what was required for her medications and treatment. They had to sell their home and two cars to keep up with the medical bills. They had to move into a tiny apartment in town in order to be closer to the hospital where my aunt had her treatments. My uncle could not afford to to pay the balance of his taxes for the past three years and has even had to accept food stamps and housing assistance to keeps food on the table and a roof over their heads. My cousins are in college now and work 35-40 hours a week to send as much money as they can to their parents. I recently graduated college and send what I can, but their expenses have caused them to rely on the support programs of the government. Are you saying my Uncle should not be allowed to vote?

]]> By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11740 David Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:49:52 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11740 That's the funny thing about government solutions - they are not adaptable enough. Too often they give money to people who know how to work the system, but who should not be receiving the help and at the same time they often fail to help those who have the most need. That's one of the reasons that private charity tends to be more effective - it is generally more adaptive to individual circumstance. That’s the funny thing about government solutions – they are not adaptable enough. Too often they give money to people who know how to work the system, but who should not be receiving the help and at the same time they often fail to help those who have the most need. That’s one of the reasons that private charity tends to be more effective – it is generally more adaptive to individual circumstance.

]]> By: mary http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11738 mary Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:50:34 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11738 I am a widowed mother of twin boys in school full-time to earn a degree and everywhere I turn, the county tells me no. I am looking for housing, but the section 8 housing list is closed until "they dont know". And when I do graduate with my Bachelor's in biology, they will no longer pay my daycare for further education. I want to enroll in a master's program and get off of welfare for good, but the help they give you is so limited....its like they don't want you to succeed!!! I am a widowed mother of twin boys in school full-time to earn a degree and everywhere I turn, the county tells me no. I am looking for housing, but the section 8 housing list is closed until “they dont know”. And when I do graduate with my Bachelor’s in biology, they will no longer pay my daycare for further education. I want to enroll in a master’s program and get off of welfare for good, but the help they give you is so limited….its like they don’t want you to succeed!!!

]]> By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11461 David Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:44:07 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11461 I believe you are right on the fact that there is no preset time limit on church assistance, but I don't think there are any cases of perpetual (and especially multi-generational) assistance. Whatever it is in the church system that deters such abuse should be studied and emulated. I believe you are right on the fact that there is no preset time limit on church assistance, but I don’t think there are any cases of perpetual (and especially multi-generational) assistance. Whatever it is in the church system that deters such abuse should be studied and emulated.

]]> By: alliegator http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11460 alliegator Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11460 David- even the church's welfare (as far as I know) doesn't have a set time limit. It is based on the individual needs and circumstances. David- even the church’s welfare (as far as I know) doesn’t have a set time limit. It is based on the individual needs and circumstances.

]]> By: alliegator http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/incentives-to-get-off-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-11459 alliegator Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:05:20 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1049#comment-11459 Yes, people can choose for themselves, but having parents who don't teach you to work hard makes it much more difficult. Other than that, I agree 100%. Yes, people can choose for themselves, but having parents who don’t teach you to work hard makes it much more difficult.

Other than that, I agree 100%.

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