Decatur, Ala. | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Letter to the Editor
More responsibility, less complaining

To The Daily: My letter is in response to the editorial "Romney writes off 47 percent of us." American citizens have generous hearts and wish better for those receiving qualified entitlements. They also want wisdom in management of spending. Our president has expressed publicly his plans "will not be a problem short term, but will be long term."

Take away party, the past, all the "he said/she said" and put only economics on the table for discussion. Every resident gets the same benefits from taxes. The 47 percent who pay zero taxes and the people who pay millions get benefits such as education, the judicial system, weather monitoring, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, communication, the Department of Defense, the military and other benefits.

The rich are paying 61 percent of taxes and we are asking for more from them. The rich do not have to live in the U.S. What if they move?

In the paragraph, "How does a person with no assets, no access to health care, no child care, no transportation and ability to finance an education lift himself from poverty?" Why are we having children if we have those issues you listed? Where is the responsibility applied? The number of single mothers is growing, which puts more burdens on society. What is the solution for that?

Do the research on the deficit. How much has it been increased in the last three years? The big idea has been big spending, and basic math is ignored. I do not fear Romney's proposals because success and free enterprise have fueled the economy of this country, but I do fear what more debt and China can do to us.

Ann Pitt

Decatur

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Neuter the welfare baby makers and in a couple of generations they will be off welfare without popping out a welfare check baby every 9 months like a puppy mill. drug test all the section 8 and welfare recipients and make them prove they are actively looking for gainful employment to get a check and that they are legal citizens and are supposed to receive what they are soaking up. We work to pay for them to have free cell phones to deal drugs on and free housing to make and peddle drugs out of and feed them and their kids while they sit on their lazy butts and we work our tails off to support them and their welfare babies and housing. That in a nut shell is Obamaism and how they think , what else can I suck out of the govment

tbone - my hat is off to anyone who gets you to buy into their propaganda. You are a true soldier for their cause - real or imagined. Here's just a bit of accurate information to go along with your hefty dose of fantasy. 1. Illegal aliens are not eligible for government benefits. 2. The majority of "welfare" recipients are single parents. Some are relatives, some are single fathers, but many are single mothers. They are only eligible for "welfare" benefits because the other parent is not providing support for the child/ren they participated in producing. *Getting pretty tired of your one sided comments regarding "welfare babies" and their mothers. Not a single one of these children were immaculately conceived.* 3. "Welfare" recipients do not receive an equal amount of money for each of their children. Benefits for one child in the family is approximiately $150.00 per month, for each additional child, the benefit increases by about $20.00 bucks a month. 4. All "welfare" recipients who cannot prove a medical disability are required to seek employment, or participate in job rediness classes in order to seek employment. If they do not comply, their benefits are cut. 5. A large number of food stamp recipients are elderly and/or disabled - another large number receive for a very short period of time due to unemployment, or some other life altering event in their lives. By the way - shortly before leaing office, the Bush administration ordered food assistance agencies to perform a massive outreach program to the homeless and those living in shelters. As a result, thousands of recipients were added to the rolls. 7. Fraud exists. It exists in every program administered by the government and by private entities. Many of our tax dollars have gone toward the implementaiton of checks in order to minimize fraud and it works. The system is not perfect, but it is much more efficient than you've been led to believe. Why are you so quick to believe the "big people" when they constantly tell you that the "little people" are the problem? Think about it and understand that I do not say this in support of Obama, nor in opposition to Romney. I support the truth, plain and simple. So, if you made the choice to ignore facts and simply do the bidding of those who spread misinformation, just ignore my post.

In a way it's a shame we don't have to pass a test to vote cause T-Bone would never pass it! LOL

Joe and S : Great points. And I agree, TBone isn't smart enough to vote.

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