A "Nation of Thieves"

That's what any socialist/collectivist nation is, and that's what we are fast becoming. Using government to steal from one another. I recognize that there ARE some people who just can't do for themselves. This is one of the most generous countries in the world in terms of helping each other when we really need it. But I refuse to allow someone else's NEED to become a DEMAND on my earnings. Whenever I drive through areas of town where most welfare recipients live, and see able-bodied men AND women standing on the street corner waiting for their next "fix," I rebel against the "welfare state" America has become. The fact remains that the poorest among us (who would be considered RICH in many countries by their "poor") have one thing by right of citizenship: a vote. And that's what causes liberal politicians and bureaucrats to "kowtow" to them. To GET that vote and stay in power, because that's what welfare is all about: making as many people as possible DEPENDENT upon those politicians so they will give them their vote to keep the "bread and circuses" coming. Now they're even trying to give the vote to illegal immigrants, most of whom are expected to vote democrat. I have said this many times, but nobody seems to care. Saying it does not create the "uproar" it should create. Probably because most people are just not "paying attention," and don't even KNOW what is being done to them--or have "bought" the spin the politicians have put on it and approve. (Walter E. Williams)