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What do YOU think American's are truly entitled to?
There is most DEFINITELY an "Entitlement" mentality. I could regale the membership with hours of stories from my own hometown of individuals and familes whose entire plan for living was based around what they felt the City/State/Federal Government OWED THEM..... FREE housing. FREE food. FREE cable tv. FREE electricity. All because they happened to fall into some particular social group. I went off to college and found them there as well. Individuals who felt that they were "owed" something for one reason or another. After college it was even worse.
The only thing that an American is OWED by the Government is the opportunity to make as MUCH or as LITTLE out of themselves as they choose to. On the other hand, every American citizen OWES certain things to his/her Government as well..... That citizen has the responsibility to be active in knowing and understanding what goes on in the Government, and working to ensure that Government does not exceed its proper Constititional scope.
To his/her fellow citizens they OWE the responsibility to live a decent, moral, and proper lifestyle that neither harms society as a whole nor their fellow citizens individually or as a whole. They DO NOT OWE their fellow citizens any portion of their goods, monies, or intellectual property that they do not choose to willingly give.
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Those...who WON'T.
So. I put these question out there: Why is abuse not curtailed? Why do the good people of the United States of America not demand these programs be cleaned up? I could stop most of it in a New York Minute. The powers that be -- Dems or Reps or Ind's? Nope. Ask yourselves why this is...I'd really like to know.
Very simply we have a society where being seen as "heartless" or "not compassionate enough" is among the most cardinal of sins. Expecting people to pull their own weight is seen as both. In some ways they're seen as Robin Hood.... stealing from the "wealth" of the Government and "getting one over on The Man"
it's kinda funny that i never see these people, nor do i know of their personal circumstances. how do you all know so much about these people who supposedly abuse the system? yes, certainly there ARE abuses, just like the abuses that happen when people make insurance claims, especially home owners insurance or auto accident claims. i can regale this board with many instances of exactly that.
yes, there is fraud. could you clean it up in a new york minute? a resounding no.
Effective Monday morning, November 28, 2011, any employee (in any of these programs) who uncovers systematic fraud will receive a 10% bonus based on a year's worth of savings. Bonuses will be paid upon investigation and discontinuation of benefits, so be sure to have your ducks in a row.
GAO report: Millions in fraud, drug abuse clogs Medicaid - USATODAY.comAn audit of the government program in five large states found about 65,000 instances of beneficiaries improperly obtaining potentially addictive drugs at a cost of about $65 million during 2006 and 2007 — including thousands of prescriptions written for dead patients or by people posing as doctors.
The report, by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), represents "an enormous opportunity to save money," says Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who has scheduled a hearing Wednesday on the findings.
When bills for the doctors' visits are added, along with the potential for Medicaid fraud in states not reviewed by the GAO audit, Carper said: "We're talking hundreds of millions of dollars."
Marietta store owner faces prison in food stamp fraud *| ajc.comA Marietta convenience store owner faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday in federal court to allowing food stamp customers to buy more than $500,000 in alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and other unapproved items. Prosecutors said Shamsha Mirza Vasaya would also give patrons 50 cents on the dollar for their food stamps, in addition to allowing them to buy items not allowed, such as gasoline.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food stamp program, says $330 million in taxpayer funds are diverted annually from the $64.7 billion program through similar unscrupulous means.
no, maggie, you couldn't. fraud will always exist. you might be able to reduce it, but you can't end it.
it's kinda funny that i never see these people, nor do i know of their personal circumstances. how do you all know so much about these people who supposedly abuse the system? yes, certainly there ARE abuses, just like the abuses that happen when people make insurance claims, especially home owners insurance or auto accident claims. i can regale this board with many instances of exactly that.
yes, there is fraud. could you clean it up in a new york minute? a resounding no.
A few example of entitlement are:
Oil and gas subsidies
Farm subsidies
Corporate tax write offs
Off shore incorporation
Off shore banking
Corporate Aircraft Tax Breaks
All off the top of my head just to name a few.
Off shore banking and incorporating are not entitlements.
Should you be prevented from moving to another country as well?
No I shouldn't, but that is coming. The assets you will be allowed to move out of the country will be limited. Not yet, but give the bastards time.
No matter, I'll give you that for the time being. We both know there are **** loads of corporate entitlements and THAT is the point. Pot meet kettle.
And while some of that may be true, that doesn't mean a business should be restricted from international trade, just because they're incorporated outside of one of the countries they trade with.
It's ridiculous.
If enforced, millions of necessary consumer goods would disappear of the shelves of stores over night.
You need to think a little about what you want, before you goad legislators in to making these laws.
So you support entitlements?
Yeah, people who think others owe them something.do we have a definition of "entitlement mentality" ?
I believe in a safety net, a real safety net, that encourages people to become self sufficient.
There are a few exceptions were I could understand creating a system for life long benefits, for specific people (like those born with life long, potentially severe disabilities).
I'm ok with corporate tax write offs, as long as people are getting tax write offs too.
What's fair is fair.
This post is a fine example of partisan hackery.A few example of entitlement are:
Oil and gas subsidies
Farm subsidies
Corporate tax write offs
Off shore incorporation
Off shore banking
Corporate Aircraft Tax Breaks
All off the top of my head just to name a few.