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Welfare and Voting

Gigaabout 12 years ago

This question has been on my mind for a while now. Should people on welfare have the right to vote? Discuss. I am merely interested in others' opinions.

If you voted 'Other' and chose to comment below, please elaborate. Don't be a dips*** like Diabolik

Since some people clearly can't see what I voted in the poll, I think that people on welfare should be allowed to vote.

Poll
Should people on welfare have the right to vote?
Yes, they should86%20
Other (comment below)8%2
No, they should not4%1
23 votes
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
i don't take very good care of myself.
Edarkabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
What does "in a perfect world, things would be perfect" add to the discussion? Take it to the tautology thread.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
good me too :) thanks for spending some time with me cantankerous take care of yourself
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
well i'm okay with it.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
oh ok well that's fine no need to get defensive about it. not everybody is cut out for a lot of math.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
lotta math in criminal justice, i'm assuming
not particularly
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
you can't use french words to describe capitalism malaka you friggin troll they work like 35 hours a week lol
MeIodyabout 12 years ago
Yes, Starbucks does give free (good) healthcare to their workers. :)
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
lotta math in criminal justice, i'm assuming
Malakaabout 12 years ago
MeIody
KillHimNotMe
How involved are you in the details of your parents' financial situation, Melody?
Mm that's offtopic, when I was referring to family I might not have been referring to my family. Besides, this topic wasn't about that--it's about welfare and voting. I simply wanted to come in and say that in a perfect world, welfare wouldn't be necessary. I think we all can agree on that, even if it's not attainable.
Yep, it's unfortunate that the government restricts pure capitalism because I reckon that if we had laissez-faire capitalism, it is likely that this perfect world will come soon
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
if all the people on welfare just got jobs at starbucks, the problem would be solved
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
"bachelor's-level"


i sense a liberal arts major
criminal justice.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
i hear starbucks gives pretty good healthcare - is that true??
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
"bachelor's-level"


i sense a liberal arts major
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
BLACK POPULATION OF IDAHO: 0.8%

BLACK POPULATION OF MICHIGAN: 14%


DISCUSSION OF IDAHO IS AN INHERENTLY RACIST TOPIC. THE DIFFERENCE IS CLEARLY STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.


I have a master's degree, dude - don't even try to use words you don't understand against me.
odd because you've been mmaking bachelor's level analogies at best.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
what if we just told people they already voted but they forgot????
Malakaabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
i think that we should just pay poor people not to vote - it cuts out the middle man
Or we can make sure voting is just on one day, and encourage most employers to make their poor employees work on that day. Also, we should make it really inconvenient to vote.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
What does "in a perfect world, things would be perfect" add to the discussion? Take it to the tautology thread.
MeIodyabout 12 years ago
Okay, KHNM :)
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
You are 17 years old and have no experience supporting yourself. Your worldview is limited to the asides you've overheard from your parents, or your friends, or what you see on TV or movies. You have no perspective on any of this stuff until you've actually lived it.
MeIodyabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
How involved are you in the details of your parents' financial situation, Melody?
Mm that's offtopic, when I was referring to family I might not have been referring to my family. Besides, this topic wasn't about that--it's about welfare and voting. I simply wanted to come in and say that in a perfect world, welfare wouldn't be necessary. I think we all can agree on that, even if it's not attainable.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
i think that we should just pay poor people not to vote - it cuts out the middle man
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
i never understood that - why do people complain about taxes if they all get returned anyway...
Malakaabout 12 years ago
KillHimNotMe
wow malaka that is a shame - if i made no money i wouldn't pay a penny over 20% in taxes
Yea, it's a really shame, the system is really *** up. Sometimes they end up paying like over 99% but then they get some back on their tax return.
deleteddeletedabout 12 years ago
How involved are you in the details of your parents' financial situation, Melody?