Comment 27922

By Mr. Meister (anonymous) | Posted December 17, 2008 at 14:25:03

A Smith, I never said that “government officials” (by which I assume you actually mean the government not the officials) are the only ones who can help the poor. I believe that we have a very generous and caring population by the amount of monies raised by the various charities in our city especially compared to the average income in the city. I never said Mike Harris screwed over the poor I believe he screwed over everybody. (How much is his 407 deal going to cost us in the 99 years the lease is good for?) I said he got re-elected by the affluent in and around Toronto for which he had done enough. Big difference. I never called for bigger welfare programs. I merely question your statement “Even though I don't believe these payments are necessary….”My questions are in response to your statement that welfare is unnecessary. I am just trying to wrap my puny little brain around your basic beliefs. Should we actually let the unfortunate starve?

If I take over running the city and stop welfare payments I can slash the city’s budget, the payments plus the infrastructure to assess and make the payments. (someday I’d like to see a breakdown what it costs to run the welfare system compared to actual welfare payments). With those savings I could do many good things for the rest of the city and boost my numbers and get those big bonuses you advocate. All that done at the expense of the poorest and most unfortunate in our society.

I am just as self interested as anyone else. I don’t believe I, nor anybody else, should or will “….sell off all but the most basic staples of life and give it to the poor.” That is why I question abolishing welfare.
Please stop twisting what I say. If you cannot, or will not, answer my queries that is fine but twisting my words is not.

I keep coming back to the same question you will not answer. Are you prepared to let the poor starve?

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