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quaker bill

(8,223 posts)
81. "Make it more punishing to be poor, and people will work"...
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:52 PM
Jul 2012

The question is "doing what?"

This person has no earthly clue how hard it is to find a company that has jobs and will hire the homeless, the unskilled, or people with arrest records.

There really and truly aren't enough jobs out there for this sort of labor. They really and truly do not exist and remotely close to the quantities needed. This guy I have been "helping" takes it a notch further, in that he is homeless, low skilled, with an arrest record, and in need of anti-psychotics to remain on the same planet as the rest of us.

People have already learned from their "bad choices". When you end up skipping enough meals the message is loud and clear. No boot camp atmosphere would take it up notch.

Actually most of the homeless I have worked with would be happy to sign up for her plan, if it included "3 hots and a cot" but wasn't jail for a change.

Give me the young lady for a week and I will take her some places that would turn her head inside out. It is not all that hard to do or even much of a drive.

ROFLMAO. Brickbat Jul 2012 #1
And he's illiterate. trof Jul 2012 #68
An idjit. lonestarnot Aug 2012 #95
And what the hell is a "welfare check?" Unemployment? Food stamps? Is there a check that the gov' nanabugg Jul 2012 #82
One thing she has right and does not even realize it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #2
Are you calling the late President Roosevelt, a communist? SlimJimmy Jul 2012 #21
The right hated President Roosevelt. I loved him. He was a rich man that knew what southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #59
I'm sure they did. I know, my father, who was a staunch Democrat, loved the man. But with SlimJimmy Jul 2012 #64
Sounds like she's advocating a socialist society. louis-t Jul 2012 #3
So no voting if you use government services? bhikkhu Aug 2012 #86
No dog whistles there . . . . HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #4
So... I can keep my Obamacare. Glassunion Jul 2012 #5
I thought right-wingers hated government-funded contraception arcane1 Jul 2012 #6
Espechully those tooble leg-ations! Jazzgirl Jul 2012 #47
Far too grammatical and correctly spelled to be the work of 21 year old wingnut, male or female.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #7
"AND while you are on Govt subsistence, you no longer can VOTE!" Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #8
By her logic (doubt it is written by who is claimed to have written it) LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #28
Sounds like Communism to me 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #9
How many welfare recipients even HAVE 22-inch rims? jmowreader Aug 2012 #85
The scariest part of this supposed LTTE: Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #10
If this "21 year old female" is real ... surrealAmerican Jul 2012 #11
So much fail on so many levels. Initech Jul 2012 #12
That fascist wants the BIGGEST GOVERNMENT of all. patrice Jul 2012 #13
Evidently you have to follow the rules if you take gov. money if you're poor not if you're Catholic LonePirate Jul 2012 #14
I thought they were anti-birth control? get the red out Jul 2012 #15
My sister sent me something like this. Waltons_Mtn Jul 2012 #16
very good! renate Aug 2012 #94
What's a "tubal legation?" Atman Jul 2012 #17
I believe it's the diplomatic headquarters of the Intertubes KamaAina Jul 2012 #34
Another bullshit internet fantasy e-mail screed. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #18
Bwahaha! Her last paragraph excludes most oil tycoons and big bidness owners. nt LaydeeBug Jul 2012 #19
First of all.... PlanetBev Jul 2012 #20
What's the Snopes debunk on this? Mopar151 Jul 2012 #22
I'd suggset you go to this link: 99Forever Jul 2012 #23
She plans on getting rid of Congress?? Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #24
Welfare queens rolling on 22's taught_me_patience Jul 2012 #25
They also drive Mercedes and BMWs now, instead of Cadillacs. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #49
Bring back workhouses and debtors prisons, huh? sadbear Jul 2012 #26
I hope JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #27
I do not think this was written by a young 21-year-old brat. RebelOne Jul 2012 #31
See reply #40. Written in 2010 by an ex-GI. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #41
Thanks for bringing that to my attention. RebelOne Jul 2012 #45
She has no clue how many teabilly half-wits would be prevented from voting brewens Jul 2012 #29
Who ever wrote the "intro" was apparently VERY impressed that a 21 year old female wrote this deutsey Jul 2012 #30
And she's from WACO!!! arcane1 Jul 2012 #55
Yeah, what the heck did that mean? Is there something special about Waco? Nt adigal Jul 2012 #76
To paraphrase Ripley, "Did IQs drop while I was gone?" ryan_cats Jul 2012 #32
You must work where I work. reflection Jul 2012 #33
The solution: Earplugs!!!! Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #52
So now if you are poor or become unemployed EC Jul 2012 #35
"Powered milk" sounds kind of dangerous KamaAina Jul 2012 #36
Young girl? brush Jul 2012 #37
Gads, that is revolting. hifiguy Jul 2012 #38
I'd personally rather have a Monty Python-esque giant foot stomp on them. Initech Jul 2012 #50
Ooh! I like that idea even better. hifiguy Jul 2012 #51
Why tubal "legations" hamsterjill Jul 2012 #39
Oh look, the 'girl's' name is Alfred W. Evans. Was posted in 2010. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #40
Yes indeed. Because it sounds so much wiser comoing from a 21 y.o. girl. nolabear Jul 2012 #43
This is on its 50th lap around the internet. That imaginary 21 year old is 40 now. nolabear Jul 2012 #42
Put me in charge. Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #44
I like yours better. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #46
One thing about this that really pisses me off: Initech Jul 2012 #53
"Now if you have the guts pass it on… " Gee, thanks for sharing. nt Electric Monk Jul 2012 #48
The Nazis were into population control and racist eugenics. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #54
I stopped reading after "Ding Dongs and Ho Hos". GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #56
WIC Freddie Jul 2012 #61
Yeah, but Tastykakes aren't national. malthaussen Jul 2012 #70
So I guess ring dings and yodels are ok? Yes!!! adigal Jul 2012 #78
Serious Question. Why are you bothering us with something you should be complaining about to HR? slampoet Jul 2012 #57
Two thoughts here Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #58
I sad very loudly "this is the biggest piece of crap I have ever read". kimbutgar Jul 2012 #67
No dear, I don't have the guts MuseRider Jul 2012 #60
Makes me want a grading pencil. MissMarple Jul 2012 #62
Just saw the update. Written by an ANGRy old man. Makes sense. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #63
So this "21 year old" doesn't think retired people should vote? Riley18 Jul 2012 #65
Distributing that sort of thing's okay in your work environment? (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #66
he had 2 good ideas ErikJ Jul 2012 #69
Government jobs would be okay malthaussen Jul 2012 #71
Like alcohol and cigs? ErikJ Jul 2012 #72
Alcohol and cigs, too. malthaussen Jul 2012 #73
Junk food lobby would never allow ban anyway. ErikJ Jul 2012 #74
hey, genius. cali Jul 2012 #80
Frozen prepared meals is NOT JUNK FOOD Einstein. ErikJ Jul 2012 #84
I buy frozen pizza, sweetheart. Ooh. and sometimes I buy ice cream cali Aug 2012 #88
You must be joking. Raffi Ella Aug 2012 #92
Jesus, so much hatred! So I guess senior citizens can't vote adigal Jul 2012 #75
Mine is this: You're a stupid little twit who can't even use spell check. cali Jul 2012 #77
This "21-year old female" from Waco sounds more like a Soviet work-camp commandant... VOX Jul 2012 #79
"Make it more punishing to be poor, and people will work"... quaker bill Jul 2012 #81
Wherever you take her, check her for guns. Zalatix Aug 2012 #87
The realization that the poor really aren't that different quaker bill Aug 2012 #89
So let me understand this, he put this on your desk at work? If so why isn't that person doing still_one Jul 2012 #83
Probably took a good amount of time RandiFan1290 Aug 2012 #90
Tell the co-worker not to leave this kind of crap on your desk again. And/or go to HR or your boss raccoon Aug 2012 #91
Hit & Run OPer Caretha Aug 2012 #93
LOL, put that halfwit moron in charge? redqueen Aug 2012 #96
I'm Republican, Conservative, johnmulquinjr Jun 2013 #97
Good reply. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #98
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