Is anyone else afraid this country is headed toward socialism?

Question

Why did we pay for hurricane victims to get houseing for YEARS? why do people who cant budget their money and their home is foreclosing deserve our tax money to be used to help save their home?

I bought house insurance....yeah....instead of cable tv. Yet they chose cable tv so when the tornado came and knocked their house down they got govt asst and the bank opened accounts for donations.

anyone else angry about how our tax money is being used to help people when they should be helping themselves? oh and im not talking about the emergency help...the initial time after a catastrophe. We need to provide water, medical supplies and emergency housing.

Answer 1

Yes a lot of people don't take responsibility for themselves & blame everyone else when something goes wrong.

But you can't generalise about it.

The country is certainly not heading towards socialism.There is a ever greater concentration of wealth as ever greater Returns on Capital are demanded by investors. This is often at the expense of lower income people as their jobs are exported & all that's left for them is MacDonald's,Wall-Mart etc. There has always been and always will be a huge number of people who for various reasons will not be able to advance themselves. I think they should have some protection in the form of a decent minimal wage.

Answer 2

What about all the government handouts and money to illegals.

Ask Obama. 60% of your income will be taken away and given out to help the more unfortunate. But dont worry you can always sign up for government assistance so you can never get ahead and you can be controlled. Thats what "change" is.