....it doesn't alter the fact that the government was never created to be the safety net for every hard luck story in the country, nor can it afford to continue that role any longer. That role needs to be shifted back to families and charities.
We are broke. We either stop playing Santa Claus and make people start fending for themselves, or we actually DO collapse. Anarchy. Open warfare in the streets. No Social Security payments, no military retirement pay, no welfare. It all comes crashing down around our ears.
I hate to admit it, but I sincerely believe that the politicians and the people of this once-great nation lack the backbone and brains to cut the entitlement programs that are bankrupting this nation and state.
As sad as your story is....
....it doesn't alter the fact that the government was never created to be the safety net for every hard luck story in the country, nor can it afford to continue that role any longer. That role needs to be shifted back to families and charities.
We are broke. We either stop playing Santa Claus and make people start fending for themselves, or we actually DO collapse. Anarchy. Open warfare in the streets. No Social Security payments, no military retirement pay, no welfare. It all comes crashing down around our ears.
I hate to admit it, but I sincerely believe that the politicians and the people of this once-great nation lack the backbone and brains to cut the entitlement programs that are bankrupting this nation and state.
See you in the street....