tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936157.post3762890941650218389..comments2023-07-03T08:16:09.525-07:00Comments on M - Cubed: Income RedistributionFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12789153657442637138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936157.post-48506168934563457172009-02-25T22:59:00.000-08:002009-02-25T22:59:00.000-08:00In a 1994 Pew poll, 57% agreed with the statement ...<I>In a 1994 Pew poll, 57% agreed with the statement 'Government should care for those<BR/>who can't care for themselves.' Today, it's 69%.</I><BR/><BR/>The real problem is defining who is able to "care for themselves". There are a lot of freeloaders who definitely can care for themselves, who instead end up on the dole. <BR/><BR/>I work at a grocery store on the overnight shift, and one of my coworkers had me ring him up around 1 AM when the store is closed. The man has a kid by one woman and just married another, but he was using his "girl'" food stamp card to buy his meal. I am not even discussing race in all of this.<BR/><BR/>Our taxes at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com