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Re: Climate Change

By: Decomposed in POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 06 Jun 12 12:32 AM | 59 view(s)
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re: "I do not mean benefits that are earned - wages and benefits paid to government employees or Social Security recipients who paid into the system."

Care would have to be taken to prevent politicians from awarding token "jobs" that pay what might as well be welfare money and grant the recipient the right to vote. Suppose the "job" is to care for your own child.

It's difficult to decide at what point government workers transition over to being government beneficiaries. And it's still more difficult when it comes to government contractors.




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Re: Climate Change
By: Beldin in POPE
Wed, 06 Jun 12 12:25 AM 		Msg. 60020 of 65535

Drawing lines that have the ability to divide people are very rarely easy ...

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... and I am aware that you have not said anything to the contrary.

I will throw a couple of cents into the fountain for starters ... I think those who receive more in government benefits than they pay in to the government should be ineligible to vote ... at least until they get themselves over to the positive side of the ledger. And by "government benefits," I do not mean benefits that are earned - wages and benefits paid to government employees or Social Security recipients who paid into the system. Although, it could be a point of contention that, once Social Security recipients start receiving benefits in excess of what they originally put into the system plus some reasonable rate of return over the years, such excess benefits might should be considered a "government benefit" that should be compared against what they have otherwise paid into the government. But, of course, this would be a royal pain in the ass to keep track of!

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