There are poor people in the USA. and then there are "poor" people collecting benefits, with multiple cars, multiple tv sets, multiple computers, cel phones, ect.
So your examples of people that should not collect benefits are people with multiple TV sets, computers, and cell phones?
If I can prove to you that your thinking is wrong would you revise your opinion or simply change the subject?
TV's - When we consolidated 2 households a little over a year ago I tried giving away 3 TV's. No one would take them. I then tried giving them to goodwill, but they were not accepting more because of over supply. I ended up putting them by the road and a scrapper picked them up. All 3 worked just fine. I watched the scrapped throw them into his truck. Heard them shatter and smash.
There is no person in America without a TV in every room that "wants one". Does this mean there are no poor people in America?
Computers - I have 2 desktops on the floor of my closet. I'll give them both to you for free if you want to come pick them up. One is an XP and very viable.
Are you even aware that in Florida public schools, it is required that a kid have a computer? My step daughter gets her assignments from the computer, does her homework on the computer, and sometimes even turns it in on her computer. Sometimes she stays up till 2 or 3 AM doing homework on her computer.
Sure, the schools say that if a kid is so poor they don't have a computer, they can always go to the library. The library that closes at night and have a 1 hour time limit for computer usage... yeah right.
A child has to have a computer to make a passing grade, DEFINITELY to reach their potential.
Most people can manage to find a computer for free, its the internet service that costs money.
Say a parent has to purchase the internet service so their child can pass, and then gets a second computer for free.
Does this mean they no longer deserve to eat?
Cell Phones - Ronald Reagan's program gives everyone a free cell phone who gets food stamps. (Or most of them)
Do I even need to expand on this?
They eat very well on food stamps...if they buy real food instead of expensive junk.
Seriously? What is your grocery budget?
I do the shopping for a family of three. My budget is $1200 per month. But after shopping for us for 14 months I have yet to ever stay anywhere close to the budget.
The real amount I spend is between $1,400 and $1,800. (More than a minimum wage job's entire income AND their food stamps.)
You have to eat lunch where lunch is available for one thing. But if your working for a living there is no way to spend hours cooking a bunch of flour and frozen peas.
The guy that used to rake our pine straw up for us gets $150.00 per month in food stamps.
I'd love to see you eat "real good" off $150.00 a month.
That is 5 dollars per day or $1.60 cents per meal.
What do you plan to do, eat off the dollar menu every day?
The problem with any state run assistance is people find ways to abuse it.
Now, when a church helps the poor, they visit them. Not like a social worker spying, but out of concern to see how they can help. the fellowship with the person. Create a relationship. And get to know them. Much harder to cheat THAT type of assistance .
There are more poor people in need of equalization in this country than there are people who attend church.
These people do not want your church, your charity, or your hand outs.
They want to be able to work their asses off and be able to feed their family without the humiliation of still being unable to make ends meet.