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Originally posted by Meni@Feb 24 2004, 03:05 PM
We are the richest country in the world right?
I can tell when I visit the ghettos and trailer parks
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And the vast majority of people living in them are doing so by "choice". i.e. they made a choice to have kids they couldn't afford, they made a choice not to learn a skill or get an education, they made a choice to be a drug addict/alcoholic, they made a choice not to have health insurance, they made a choice to buy a big screen TV instead of saving for a nicer place to live, etc.
America IS the land of opportunity for those who truly want it. Why in the world should my tax dollars go towards giving these people something they never worked for?
