FMeekins
01-29-2005, 07:48 AM
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<p>This story first caught my eye in the Jan 2005 issue of the <i>Futurist</i>.
<p>According to the findings, if current trends continue, nearly 85% of Black people will find themselves on Food Stamps at some point in their lives.
<p>This is the conclusion of a <A HREF="http://www.channeloklahoma.com/money/3681241/detail.html">Cornell University study</A> so one can hardly blame it on right-wing Republican propaganda.
<p>And speaking of Republicans, over the past several days, a number of Republicans (including President Bush) have stirred up a fuss that Blacks are cheated out of Social Security because on average they do not live as long as Caucasians and such.
<p>From this story, it seems that particular ethnic group more than makes up for it in terms of other welfare entitlement programs though.
<p>Are we going to release comments to the media that Food Stamps are a bad investment of White dollars and that we should instead go to a program of privatized nutritional accounts?
<p>Some courageous academic or think tank scholar should do a study to determine if the reduced statistical longevity has anything to do with the larcenous activity younger members of this demographic are known to wallow in.
<p> Maybe if they would behave themselves, there would be more of them around to collect their Social Security checks.
<p>Maybe if their food stamp allowances were cut, they wouldn’t have as much time on their hands and thus have a better chance of making it to retirement since their time would be spent on work and self improvement rather than seeing how much trouble they can get into.
<p>Interesting, isn’t it, how the government is eager to cut out a program you work to qualify for but seems bent on expanding the scope of unearned handouts.
<p>Copyright 2005 by Frederick B. Meekins
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<p>This story first caught my eye in the Jan 2005 issue of the <i>Futurist</i>.
<p>According to the findings, if current trends continue, nearly 85% of Black people will find themselves on Food Stamps at some point in their lives.
<p>This is the conclusion of a <A HREF="http://www.channeloklahoma.com/money/3681241/detail.html">Cornell University study</A> so one can hardly blame it on right-wing Republican propaganda.
<p>And speaking of Republicans, over the past several days, a number of Republicans (including President Bush) have stirred up a fuss that Blacks are cheated out of Social Security because on average they do not live as long as Caucasians and such.
<p>From this story, it seems that particular ethnic group more than makes up for it in terms of other welfare entitlement programs though.
<p>Are we going to release comments to the media that Food Stamps are a bad investment of White dollars and that we should instead go to a program of privatized nutritional accounts?
<p>Some courageous academic or think tank scholar should do a study to determine if the reduced statistical longevity has anything to do with the larcenous activity younger members of this demographic are known to wallow in.
<p> Maybe if they would behave themselves, there would be more of them around to collect their Social Security checks.
<p>Maybe if their food stamp allowances were cut, they wouldn’t have as much time on their hands and thus have a better chance of making it to retirement since their time would be spent on work and self improvement rather than seeing how much trouble they can get into.
<p>Interesting, isn’t it, how the government is eager to cut out a program you work to qualify for but seems bent on expanding the scope of unearned handouts.
<p>Copyright 2005 by Frederick B. Meekins
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