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Originally Posted by saratogaman
Poor people are poor because of decisions they've made? More likely they had the misfortune to be born in the wrong zip code and had poor schools. Florida school funding is among the lowest in the nation. Charter schools are a mixed bag for quality, not monitored for quality & safety and are not available to all kids. Oh, yes, what about discrimination against non-whites? Wasn't it Christ who said we should take care of the least of our brethren? Let loose with a few bucks for those who can most benefit.
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Christ also said that, paraphrasing here, if a man doesn't work he shouldn't expect to eat. Christ never advocated rewarding sloth and poor decisions. I have no problems with helping people who physically can't work or don't have the mental faculties to work.