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Al Bellenchia's avatar

It’s expensive to be poor. The costs of these safety net programs are so inconsequential next to the corporate hand outs and tax breaks for the wealthy. Poverty can be solved if the will was there to solve it.

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Harold Earl Paulson's avatar

The destruction of our social safety net programs is not just a bad idea, it is pure evil. The Nazi's eliminated the sick, elderly, and mentally challenged people in their Eugenics programs. Eliminating our safety net programs is just a way to do the same thing without them having to get their hands dirty. It will only get worse as AI, robotics, and drones will eliminate jobs and the government will fail to provide relief. AI, robotics, and drones could turn this planet into a Utopia if they benefited everyone, but they will only benefit the rich, unless we stop fighting amongst ourselves and start fighting them.

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