Christian Leader: ISIS is Beheading Children[W:131]

US Conservative said:

Wait, you think a govt paycheck is going to make people take risks? NOT simply vote for their dinner? It creates an incentive (money) AGAINST making your own. This is basic economics-and why the war on poverty has been such a spectacular failure.

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The overall poverty rate fell by almost 40% from 1967 to 2012. The poverty rate for children fell by a similar amount, for those of working-age the rate fell by 23% and for the elderly a remarkable 78%.Whatever one thinks about the desirability of a "war on poverty" or the way that it has been implemented ideologically or politically, we should all be able to agree that the incidence of poverty -- as measured by the SPM -- has dropped dramatically since the 1960s. A major explanation for the drop is government programs focused on the poor, as documented by Wimer et al..

Even though there remains considerable inequality and outright poverty (still 16% in 2012), as well as important debates on what "poverty" actually means, we can also look at the numbers and conclude that the "war on poverty" has been a success.

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iguanaman said:

See what I mean about belittling a group of people? Idea that people would rather be on the dole than working a good job is purely propaganda.

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US Conservative said:

Its not about what people would rather do-its about what actions they take. This isn't an emotion based argument.

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iguanaman said:

See what I mean about belittling a group of people? Idea that people would rather be on the dole than working a good job is purely propaganda.

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: Was the "War on Poverty" a Success? Yes.

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"As shown in the chart, Census Bureau data reveal that the poverty rate was steadily falling in the 1950s and early 1960s, but then stagnated once the War on Poverty began. It’s possible that there are alternative and/or additional explanations for this shocking development, but government intervention may be encouraging poverty by making indolence more attractive than work." Does the War on Poverty Fight Destitution or Subsidize It? | International Liberty

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Montecresto said:

There you have it, as I said, you don't judge an entire group from the minority bad players. Though its been attempted here.

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iguanaman said:

See what I mean about belittling a group of people? Idea that people would rather be on the dole than working a good job is purely propaganda.

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Grant said:

Yes, I have it but it seems you don't. The 'moderate' Muslims are irrelevant because they have made themselves irrelevant. They are not worth mentioning, just as those non-Nazi Germans, or Non-Communist Russians, don't matter either. We don't bother mentioning that not all Germans were Nazis or not all Russians were Communist, nor should there be any reason to say that not all Muslims are terrorists. We know that anyway, as the link said.

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joG said:

I am not sure I can totally agree with the homily that the members of a social or sociopolitical group are not responsible for the actions of the group. It can't be that it my group, when all is splendid but them, when it is nasty.

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US Conservative said:

Sounds like you chose your career path poorly. You going to stay mad and continue to take money from others (your precious healthcare subsidy you brag about as if its cool) or go another way and earn what you are worth?

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274ina said:

Last offer for my skills, degree and 10 years min of experience was $12hr as a IC?

Why get your "skills" when it pays LESS THAN MIN wage?

The rest is just a poster for revolution.

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274ina said:

then make all jobs in USA apprenticeships. All your "schools" are a fraud, as are most of your permatemp "jobs".

Like the Polaris factory I read about today. They make Vistory and Indian bikes.

No AC in the factory in IA. WOW talk about bad working conditions...............

All jobs are permatemp jobs. Via the (empty shell corp so no workers comp or lawsuits of any kind) temp agency. Get hurt, they throw you away.
Complain about getting shorted pay, thrown away.......1870 all over again. HEY why not bring back CHILD LABOR! I mean if your going to
have slavery again, go for the GUSTO!!! LMAO Those worthless (as you say) children of the poor dont need "education" or to learn to read anyway right?

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Grant said:

Wow! The United States just gets eviler and eviler!

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274ina said:

then make all jobs in USA apprenticeships. All your "schools" are a fraud, as are most of your permatemp "jobs".

Like the Polaris factory I read about today. They make Vistory and Indian bikes.

No AC in the factory in IA. WOW talk about bad working conditions...............

All jobs are permatemp jobs. Via the (empty shell corp so no workers comp or lawsuits of any kind) temp agency. Get hurt, they throw you away.
Complain about getting shorted pay, thrown away.......1870 all over again. HEY why not bring back CHILD LABOR! I mean if your going to
have slavery again, go for the GUSTO!!! LMAO Those worthless (as you say) children of the poor dont need "education" or to learn to read anyway right?

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AJiveMan said:

Possibly. I do know America had been meddling in other countries affairs for as long as I can recall, trying to shove their points of view into every foreign government they've become entangled with. America install new leaders after toppling old ones, and they're actually no better than the ones they took out.

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AJiveMan said:

When someone says cross cultural differences, I see Afghan men selling or trading their female children and wives for herds of animals, this still occurs to this very day. America should step back away and avoid involvement in third world nations, we are supposed to be more civilized that those, but, America probably is a world leader when it comes to terrorism. So in reality, America is probably no better than those dismembering people.

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AJiveMan said:

America has always been evil, or didn't you know that?

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DDD said:

Not always the case.



How is US foreign policy equal to war criminals that dismember their victims?

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US Conservative said:

Kindly show where Christians are systematically killing children based on their religion today. Its always muslims, deal with it.

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The Baron said:

Ah, the speech police have arrived and will be working hard to…ah…uh…not really sure what they’re up to but we can all rest assured that will be doing it to their sanctimonious, self-righteous satisfaction.



They’re not radicals. They are fundamentalists.



Since most of the conflicts that exist in the world today involve muslims, I dare say that the problem is self-evident.

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Kobie said:

Ah yes, pointing out the blanket generalization of all Muslims = "speech police."

The persecution complex is laughable.

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Erod said:

Yes, that whole "take care of your family, stay married, and go to work everyday" mantra is so childish.

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"Moreover, according to the London-based rights organization, Reprieve, which with the help of a partner organization in Pakistan facilitated access to some of the people interviewed for the Stanford/NYU study, the psychological damage to the surviving family members is extensive."

Obama's Drones Have Killed at Least 176 Children in Pakistan Alone

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Erod said:

We should just smoke weed, take a bath once a week, and impregnate anything that moves

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Grant said:

"Moderate' Muslims can be as intimidated by the radicals just as much of the western media is, and the politically correct. No doubt 'moderate' Germans were intimidated by the Nazis and 'moderate ' Russians intimidated by the Communists. As we have seen throughout the Middle East and elsewhere, 'moderate Muslims are being murdered more frequently than anyone else, at least until the war on Christians began in earnest..

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DDD said:

Not always the case.



How is US foreign policy equal to war criminals that dismember their victims?

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Montecresto said:

Dead is dead. And the US has firebombed cities full of civilians, nuked cities full of civilians, supported dictatorships and authoritarian regimes, when it was beneficial, all over the world. There's a lot of history on this.

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