Today's topics may be slightly more controversial than the previous two; having said that, if you disagree and your feelings are hurt by what I say, I don't give a damn!
I'd like to discuss the "rights" that we bestow upon people, who in my opinion don't deserve them compared to people we deny those same privileges.
Let's start off with the welfare system! Another good intention that has been completely overrun with stupid. Some people believe that we should abolish the welfare system altogether; I disagree, I think it just needs to be rebuilt in ways that no politician has the balls to push as their agenda.
I was raised with a simple principal, help people who are trying to help themselves. Simple example, if I at some point needed to borrow money from my father because my car broke down and I couldn't get to work, he'd lend it to me; on the other hand if I needed money to pay rent because I was sitting on my ass all day long, he'd tell me to get bent.
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word welfare? To most it's some lazy woman with 8 kids, sitting on her ass and continuing to reproduce all in the name of free money. This isn't just some random stereo type, people have that association because it happens so often. This is the classic perfect example of someone who does not deserve help and should forced into sterilization.
Wake up people, it should be a hand up, not a hand out! I've long been bitter over the welfare system and it's backwards ethics; people who need and deserve a little help are normally the ones denied the help. Here comes a personal experience example; once again we get to reflect on my time at American Express. I'll try to condense this because I really do want to move on to my next subject.
Long story short, I was a single mom working my ass off to support my son. His "donor" has never paid even a penny of child support. I was doing my best to financially keep afloat, and although I had a good paying job, day care expenses were making that nearly impossible. So on one of my days off I went to D.E.S and applied for child care assistance, nothing else. A week later I get a letter in the mail telling me that I had been denied due to the fact that I made .75 cents a month too much to be eligible. So essentially they were telling me that if I took a lower paying job, or only worked part time I could get all the help I wanted, but since I was doing my best to be self sufficient I was screwed. The only way to fix it, burn it to the ground and rebuild completely.
This next portion is a part that may be a little more controversial. Let's talk illegal immigrants. For the most part I will be discussing more localized issues but some will apply to any and all.
Let me first say I was all for the DREAM act. I thought it was a great idea, and for anyone who has been in the country illegally for years, if they have been working and providing for their families, and not involved in criminal activities (other than being here illegally) then let them stay. What's done is done.
I want to talk about ones that are coming now. If someone from an impoverished country wants to come here to try and make a better life for their family, do it, but do it legally. If you were trying to get a new job, would you break a major company policy in efforts to get that job? No, it's the same thing.
Here in Arizona illegal immigration is a hot topic (no pun intended), every year dozens of immigrants die in the Arizona deserts from heat and exposure. It's sad yes, but it's the chance they willingly took. Some years ago I read an article in the Arizona Republic that boggled my mind. The Bureau of Land Management began allowing water stations to be placed in the deserts to help curb the number of heat and dehydration deaths in the illegal border crossers. Hey why don't we put a couple of shelters and soup kitchens out there too? For fuck's sake people we are supposed to be discouraging illegal migration, not helping them out. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not some heartless bitch that wishes death upon people seeking a better life, but don't start your life in our country as a criminal. Come over legally, even if it takes 10 years to be granted the ability, wait for it, it will be worth it.
Same topic, different scenario, there was a stash house in Phoenix where authorities discovered dozens of illegal immigrants (men,women and children) they were being forced to remain in this small home with no running water, food or air conditioning for that matter, it was deplorable. After some time they arrested 3 men who had smuggled these people over and forced them to stay in the home. The three men were citizens of Mexico and also in the country illegally. Almost immediately public arguments began on what should be done to these men. Some said we should process them through our legal system and charge them with kidnapping, child endangerment etc, others said hand them over the Mexican authorities, and still others said we should just shoot them. I personally agree with the latter, anyone who force those conditions on another human (especially a child) doesn't deserve to live. A second branch of arguments arose from the first. That being, did they have the right to an American trail? In my opinion, the answer would be hell no.
They aren't citizens of our country, therefore none of our "rights" or "privileges" should be extended to them. They are not protected under our constitution and don't deserve a trial by a jury of our peers. Why in the hell should we spend our tax dollars on scum that's not even American scum?
I think this is a good spot to take a break and it will lead well into tomorrow's post :)
Moral of the story: People need to wake up out of their "America the beautiful" dreamland and realize how ugly things really are. Help those who deserve it, and not be so scared to brush aside those who won't even try to help themselves. Nothing in life is free and the only thing anyone is entitled to is death, everything else you have to work for.
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