tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5766334752138415182..comments2024-03-28T09:43:20.058-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The bleak truth about entitlement programsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22576036570875229712011-06-04T22:03:15.863-05:002011-06-04T22:03:15.863-05:00trailbee, I was responding to a specific sentence ...trailbee, I was responding to a specific sentence "In reality, low-income people are overweight even more often than other Americans.". I was pointing out poverty may in fact be a reason someone is overweight and I was objecting to that sentence, not the rest of the post.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34217202537014523732011-05-30T17:41:05.287-05:002011-05-30T17:41:05.287-05:00Carol, you said for a while, meaning you are now p...Carol, you said for a while, meaning you are now past it, and no longer in that position. How did you do it? How much money did you get, and kept taking and taking. That's what we're talking about-the feeling that Big Daddy will make it all better and you won't have to lift a finger anymore, ever again. Well, evidently, you did lift a finger and here you are, paying attention and reading. <br />I was a war-baby, louse-ridden, shoe-less, homeless and very hungry. That did not mean my parents didn't work to get us out of this position. They taught us values and instilled character. <br />My daughter and her family were unemployed for over two years and had to use the food bank! <br />This is not what we're talking about. We're talking about infinite freebies, that wonderful check that many are still awaiting now that the troll is in the WH! Those poor babies of downtrodden slaves, who will make your life miserable hanging on to the coat-tails of the past, asking for more and more, not caring who pays the freight. Got it? Doesn't sound like you!trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19227415028384926502011-05-30T10:06:54.911-05:002011-05-30T10:06:54.911-05:00I have truly missed being able to read your commen...I have truly missed being able to read your commentary. You (almost) always make me think.... (the rest of the time I'm laughing) :)Lemon Standhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963800782047571734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42122413037655494942011-05-30T08:56:17.527-05:002011-05-30T08:56:17.527-05:00O.K., I have to point something out here. For a w...O.K., I have to point something out here. For a while in my life I lived below the official poverty line. I worked as a teacher's aide. I had no car, (cell phones didn't exist yet), I had no television or microwave oven.Cheap starches will go a lot further towards filling you up than what I could have afforded of a balanced diet. I bought in bulk and ate what I could afford.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14803351602917425352011-05-30T07:33:57.712-05:002011-05-30T07:33:57.712-05:00"how do we get our damn politicians to listen..."how do we get our damn politicians to listen to him?"<br /><br />They already do! That's the problem. They already know that entitlements = votes, so they pass out the entitlements to keep their jobs.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52061303665888968822011-05-30T05:57:47.214-05:002011-05-30T05:57:47.214-05:00The modern version of that old saying is, "Te...The modern version of that old saying is, "Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; give him a fish and you create 11 government jobs."<br />MichigammeDaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60940137295723151582011-05-30T00:12:31.944-05:002011-05-30T00:12:31.944-05:00I watched his interview on Uncommon Knowledge this...I watched his interview on Uncommon Knowledge this week. It was great. He does a mean column for Townhall.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.com