Welfare

Welfare...
Is it a legitimate function of the government to take away the wealth that YOU created and hand it over to someone that's done nothing to earn it? Should those that achieve be punished by being forced to pay the way for those that didn't?

Discuss...

>>2
So basically what you believe in is mob rule? Whatever the majority wants, the majority gets? If everyone wants to rob Bob J. Smith of 40% of his salary at the eventual point of a gun, then they're right in doing so? Roads, national defense, mail service, all legitimate actions of government. However, this whole 'Robin Hood' bit is just a little to the right of socialism... You can shove all the military power and governmental might in my face, I don't give a damn. The highest unit of society on this planet is the individual.

Furthermore, aside from mental or physical problems, there's no reason why people should be IN poverty in THIS country. If they are, they're either lazy, have made bad choices in life, or just see nothing to strive for in life. If they're content to live that way, fine. But when they start claiming a right to YOUR money simply because they 'need' it, screw em....