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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	So, what you're saying is .....
	Date:	12/2/2011 9:00:39 PM

Not everyone who is poor is unwilling to work or uneducated. Sometimes life circumstances put people in situations that they would prefer not to be in, but nonetheless they are reliant on social programs.

But, what I was responding to in Ric's post was that it was "us" the citizen of the US who created social welfare programs. We, the citizens, allowed them to evolve in the way that they have -- through our elected representatives, both at the national and state and local levels. So who is to blame? We are.

And you'll have to forgive me. On my personal journey, I have evolved to the point that having more "stuff" is meaningless to me. So to see the poor given a chance to eat and keep a roof over their head is okay with me. And by the way, I was just told the other day that there are 22 families in Coosa County that are unable to buy anything for their children for Christmas. Like others with a sense of social responsibility, I'm not willing to see the children suffer.

But, by your post, I guess you are.