One of the more encouraging notes in the discouraging rhetoric from both sides in the 2008 presidential race is the questioning of government redistribution schemes as a means for "spreading the wealth around."
As your heating bills go up this winter, try not to think about how much more you will have to pay because the government wants to take credit for "helping" those who they deem worthy of receiving your money to heat their homes.
LIHEAP eligibility extends upwards to almost $30,000 in annual income for a family of four. Might be interesting to see how many of those recipients have cell phones and satellite dishes.
Of course, only a heartless guttersnipe would begrudge someone a redistributive bureaucracy -- and full funding -- during a cold winter. Even worse to point out that mankind survived a few years before there was automated indoor heating.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Spreading it around some more this winter
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If we are helping a family of 4, you can also bet that in addition to the cell phone and satellite dish, 2 of the 4 are wearing $200 Nike shoes. I resent the fact that I can't afford to buy these types of gifts for my children and grandchildren, because others are putting their priorities out of order so the government (us) can assist them. I have no problem helping those who can't help themselves... but if one would take a close look at those receiving assistance, I feel sure if priorities were in Proper Order, more than 90% of them would not qualify.
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