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Permalink Reply by Christopher on November 7, 2012 at 3:07pm

RE: "The welfare state has severely damaged the principles of self-reliance, can-do, and independence within the American people."

Agreed, but only to some extent.

Have human beings evolved, to such a degree, that they may actually be willing to part (give away) with some of the fruits of their earnings, and give to those in need – will the haves really want to give to the have nots?

I can only hope that they would.

I experienced a category four (Marilyn) hurricane, and the people selling the supplies, which others would need, to prepare for such an event, were gouging (prices) consumers.

“Cleveland was right: Federal aid has encouraged the expectation of paternal care on the part of the government - and has certainly weakened the sturdiness of our national character.”

And again, I agree with that – but the situation is what it is, right now, and we can’t switch back, any time soon, to the point prior, to having become a welfare state.

This is why my beef with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is simple – If you can get you’re A$$ in gear, with such self prided, record efficiency - moving tens of thousands of soldiers - and all the various weapons of mass destruction - transporting it all, thousands of miles away from home base, so ‘they’ can put “the boots on the ground”; like they did in “Desert Storm” (IRAQ), or somewhere else for that matter, in the Middle East – Then why does it appear so obvious, compared to the latter, that they have done nothing?

PS:

Great article you found - and thanks for posting it.

I know of some other material which I read sometime ago, on the "Welfare-State" - but I will have to look for it now (again).

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Permalink Reply by Chip on November 7, 2012 at 4:21pm

Last paragraph states: (Except for libertarians, the welfare state has severely damaged the principles of self-reliance, can-do, and independence within the American people). I know lots of people that aren't libertarians that are not damaged by the welfare state. Hmmmm, my first thought when reading this headline was from the douche nozzle Chris Matthews last night. The socialist stated that he thanks god for the Hurricane that got o'dumbler re-elected. Funny, hurricane and socialist in the same sentence and Matthews proved it.

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Permalink Reply by Marklar on November 7, 2012 at 4:56pm

Hmmm, but maybe if they had stockpiled food and water instead of ammo?

Might as well distribute those hundreds of rounds of ammo to the populace since that is all they seem to have to offer.

Or maybe they could have put money into flood control instead of letting out infrastructure rot causing the whole problem in the first place,... naaaaaaaaah

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