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Originally Posted by Rochard
3) Stop welfare. Unemployment stops after a certain period. So should welfare. If you've been on welfare for more than a few years, something's wrong. Give people welfare for six months. If that fails, they should be given minimum wage jobs picking up garbage or grafiti or something. We need to rebuild our infrastructure - have them dig ditches for power lines and gas lines. (I have a friend who does that really.)
This is just off the top of my head. I'm sure I can think of more.
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There are more "welfare" programs for rich people than their are for poor people. Farm subsidies are just one. All in all, we spent $1.2 Trillion annually on corporate subsidies. Welfare programs for the poor don't even account for half of that.