Quote Originally Posted by dragmerc View Post
stop the free rides in this country.
i know a 30 year old guy on 100% disability supposedly because he has to take medicine to sleep.
he fishes almost every day or night and wins most tournaments.
if he can do that, he's not disabled.
food stamps, welfare, earned income credit, etc. should all be stopped.
if parents would quit giving so much money to their kids, they would do work like i did.
i hauled hay, cut tobacco, spread manure, etc. before i could drive legally.
i was in the tobacco patch when i was 6 years old.
i would have gladly picked tomatoes if they had that kind of work near me when i was young.
as soon as i could drive, i got a job at the hardware store.
train a kid to work when they become of age and they'll always want to work.
i'm an old man and i feel useless if i'm not doing something productive.
our current system trains kids not to work.
Regardless of the original post or Mexicans....I agree that people who scam the system should not be allowed too....regardless of the scam. My buddy worked for an insurance agency (maybe deeper in that he let on) that would investigate scammers if they were reported. Its a dirty job and he quit from the stress and danger but things like this should be reported if possible.
Another example....my old neighbor who was a veteran asked me if I was getting the hearing benefit? He explained to me that he complained about his hearing and the ringing in his ears to the VA....he had no issues but this was his scam. So after the testing and deliberate lies he received an amount each month for hearing loss from the gubment. He laughed when I said I wouldn't do it even though I have some health issues (back issues from a Tank accident) from my time in the Military but things like that piss me off. I'm old school to the bone....earn your keep, **** it up and move on.