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[quote=Anonymous]We also need to get away from this often false belief that poor people are doing "without" through no fault of their own and therefore we should not expect that they contribute in any way. In some cases, low-income ARE going without because they ARE lazy or making irresponsible decisions. Sorry, but it's true.

1. I know someone always complaining how little she earns (with no acknowledgement that food stamps and subsidized housing provided by taxpayers were easing her situation). She also recently complained that she can't afford health insurance, so I pointed out that she can get a completely free plan by signing up for Obamacare. She told me she went on the computer to do that, but it TOOK TOO MUCH TIME and she quit after 10 minutes. She said poor people should just be issued a card without having to go through the sign-up hassle. (The sign-up hassles are OK for the middle class, though.)

2. I also know a kid from a low-income family who told me that his parents couldn't even afford to send him to community college. (In the meantime, they have a later model car than I do.) I told him that Pell Grants will pay the ENTIRE tuition. He said his parents didn't want to fill out the form. Too much trouble, they said. They are insisting that poor students just shouldn't have to pay; they shouldn't have to "jump through hoops" to get the aid they were entitled to. (If the form is too hard for the parents, there are offices to guide them thought it. They just don't want to bother.)

C'mon, liberals. Face it. It's not too much to expect low-income to do anything at all before we provide them with $30,000 or more of benefits? (Add it up. Their is insurance policy alone is worth $15k. Then add in welfare, food stamps, subsidized housing, etc., and it can be more than that.) [/quote]

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