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Originally posted by ktsnake
Our government needs some fundamental changes. The budgeting system needs to be completely overhauled. Federal positions need to be streamlined for efficiency. Fix some of the loopholes in our social services. My youngest brother lives in an apartment complex by OU that is largely section 8. Some of those people are very PROUD about how they abuse the system. All you have to do to keep the checks coming is go apply (and get turned down for) one job per week. Social workers are instructed to give checks out and not to bother with asking questions -- would be too much work and strain on the system.
Federal money is viewed by many as if it's just free money from some faceless entity. When people receive those checks for doing nothing, they could care less that those checks were taken from people they don't even know that work for their money.
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Very true. That's why I got involved on a campaign this year, that is run on these very issues.
It's interesting that many people in our district (very conservative, mind you) that are tired of the same way of doing things, the same issues that never change, etc....
Our campaign is tapping into the "common sense" leadership, and, thankfully, my candidate's opponent is running the same tired old issues - AND, publicizing the fact that the current powers-that-be are endorsing him. Our campaign is based on "not endorsed by candidates, but by the people" philosophy, and it's getting lots of traction.
I couldn't agree more with your take on what tax dollars mean - to those that receive, and worse, abuse the benefits, we need to see that for what it really is - money WE earned taken out of OUR pockets, going in many instances, to people who really don't deserve it, or, worse, are basically stealing it (by abusing the system, which is more rampant than the counties around here are willing to admit).