[Granny Bear]

To some on the right it would be considered! So money going to education is ok with you, how about food or medical care for the poor?

I absolutely do. The problem, as in so many other aid programs, is drawing the line between "need" and "exploitation".

There was a time early in my married life, when we qualified for government aid. My husband was adamant in his decision about that. Soooo, he got a second job. I was already working 2. We got through that time, and learned a lot of life lessons from it. It just seems to me, and I know this is a little vague, that work ethic, character, etc has been replaced by greed and immediate self gratification. Rather than doing without, making your ends meet, etc. folks want to get everything they can...with no responsibilities.

I think helping the poor with food and medical care is actually part of what America is all about, but when that's turned into a frenzy to see who can get what, the programs are exploited until they are no longer recognizeable.

I know how hard we have worked to make a decent life. I am offended by people who are too lazy to cash their government check.