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In reply to the discussion: Dear American Tax Payer: I am grateful for the meals you provide. Thank you. [View all]WoodyD
(215 posts)We spend a few dollars providing much-needed assistance so people who are down on their luck don't go hungry. Why aren't we spending more on helping those whose fault it is that people are going hungry? We need to help the uptrodden! Some of them are dangerously close to being second-homeless.
"Not a handout - just a hand up." That's exactly what I want my government to do. Bread, not bombs. And maybe stop blaming people who can't find jobs, and start blaming the people who ship those jobs overseas. Or as they're known on Faux News, "job creators." Just, you know, not in this country.
To those assholes who vilify people in need - you (or I) may not have needed assistance in the past. We may not need it today. But any of us may need it tomorrow. I'm glad help is there for you today, and I hope it will still be there if I need it tomorrow.