Food Stamp Ads
Oh my brothers, what has this country come to? I've recently been hearing ads on the radio for FOOD STAMPS. That's right. Our government is spending our money to put ads on the air for government 'safety net' entitlement programs. The purpose of these ads is to tell people that they probably qualify for the program when they think they don't, or shouldn't. I couldn't think of anything more ridiculous. Whatever happened to personal responsibility?!? Whatever happened to 'if I can't get it on my own, maybe I don't need it' - or 'maybe I can ask my family and friends for temporary help before I ask the federal government'.Ok, let's examine what is behind such radical socialism in America today. What agency is responsible for distribution of food stamps? That's right - the US Department of Agriculture. The USDA is normally a standard government bureaucracy with a standard amount of waste - which is an extreme amount of waste for any private organization. Everybody should know that for every dollar in taxes that is extorted from you, at least fifty cents is wasted and gone forever. So, how do government bureaucracies grow? They grow by pleading with congress to give them more money, using misleading stats and emotional appeals such as calling a decrease in growth a cut. NO GOVERNMENT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM HAS EVER BEEN GIVEN LESS MONEY FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEXT.
Like other entitlement programs, the food stamp program grows based on how many citizens it services. Check out the graph at left - shouldn't the amount of money being spent on this program decreased in those years? Let's pretend we're a bunch of hot-shot 'managers' that work for the USDA and we want to show our bosses that we're doing a good job. What would we do? Cutting waste is not acceptable because it would show that your agency does not need the resources it already has allocated - which means 'less money' next year. Of course 'less money' means a decrease in the amount of growth. Therefore, the only way to show the higher-ups that you're doing a good job is to sign as many people on to the program as possible - which translates to a greater amount of growth in the budget. What better way to do this than to advertise. Yes, ADVERTISE for entitlement programs.
Maybe the family at right could miss a few meals so we don't have to pay for their diabetes and hypertension later on.Where do America's best and brightest work? They sure as hell don't work for our federal government. Who could live with themselves when they know that half of the money they're stealing from citizens is being wasted. Who likes the fact that accomplishing the main objectives of the bureau would result in a socialist welfare state. Success is not rewarded and failure is not punished in public employment. Do you know how hard it is to fire somebody who works for the federal government? If they're a minority you might as well forget about it.
This is all part of Katrina mentality. No matter what hole I put myself into, it is the responsibility of the federal government to bail me out of it - especially if I'm poor. What if all those people who lived BELOW SEA LEVEL in New Orleans moved to the top of Mt. Ranier, there was an eruption, and all of their homes were lost. How is it the responsiblity of the federal government to build them new houses and provide for their every need in the interim?
America is the greates nation in the history of the world. That is all being jeopardized by the idea that people aren't responsible for their own decisions, and that it's the job of the federal government to provide cradle to grave support in every aspect of life. Why am I so upset about this? Because TAXES ARE MY NUMBER ONE EXPENSE. Above anything else, I pay more money to the federal government. To me, that is too disgusting for words.
Labels: food stamps, politics
posted by Aaron at 8/30/2006
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