fff said:
No, it's not like you losing a calf. Yes, many of them will find other jobs. But the Chemist who used to make big buck working for a pharm company and is now working at the convience store won't be able to make his house payment, car payments, send his kids to college on those wages. So he loses his house, it goes on the market, fewer houses need to be built, construction companies cut jobs, buy fewer materials, need fewer truck drivers.....Do you see where this is going?
I disagree. It's the government's job to take care of it's citizens whether protecting them from "radical muslim extremists" or from starving to death. Training people for new jobs puts them back to work, off the welfare roles, they can buy their own insurance, pay property taxes, put those construction workers back to work. You can get some really cheap cell phones these days. Only pay for the time you talk and in many places they're cheaper than a land line. We have two cell phones and numbers on our cell package and they're cheaper than the one land line. I'm thinking about giving that one up. So just because you see someone talking on a cell phone, don't think they're wasting money. They may be saving money.
I doubt that Chemist is getting a job at a convenient store. Most successful people continue to be successful. And if he looses his house due to having to work at a convenient store that is his problem. He should protect his investments better. He may need to sell that larger house and buy a smaller one. He may need to relocate to get a better job. He may need to go to school again to be a Nurse instead of a Chemist.
It is that Chemist personal responsibility to provide for himself and family. It is not the governments job to train him for another profession, it is not their job to protect him from starvation. It is his job. Like the Bible says you don't work you don't eat.
We have to live within our means and keep yourself liquid able incase of emergency. The world has changed, most people make many career changes in their life, it is not like it was 30 years ago. And we have to accept that option and prepare for it.
It is not the Governments job or the purpose of my tax dollars to get people off welfare. It is easy to get people off welfare, just cancel it. When they truly do starve they will work!!! Or sadly steal.
Ps. I know some people have medical and mental issues, and I believe in providing for those TRULY In need! But most not working or on welfare are not truly in need.
Also when we do help it is not our responsibility to provide them with a life they became accustomed. If that 'Chemist did not protect himself for future. He might deserve to loose his over extended home and car and come down to earth with the rest of us that drive older cars and live in humble homes.
You libs have no sense of personal responsibility. I feel sorry for you, because you are probably the ones that still or will provide for you spoiled kids when they are in their 20's and 30's because you do not teach Personal responsibility.