Where Politics And Video Games Collide

@JustChris and Sulligan

I'm sorry but you both miss the point. I will readily admit that there are people who abuse the system. However that doesn't change the fact that there are people who do need the help. People who, for no fault of there own, are in a situation where they need the assistance. What do we tell these citizens? That we're sorry and it sucks to be them or the classic "get a job?" ?

I'll use myself as an example again. I've never abused the system and for many years I thought the same way. That the majority of people on these systems didn't really need it, that they were just lazy. I didn't really understand until I was in the situation. Michigan is dead last in jobs and in the economy. There are people here who want to work but can't find a job. There are people who desperately need help to pay their medical bills and the only hope they have of doing so are in programs like medicaid. Where are they supposed to turn? If they don't have the money for medicine they surely don't have the money to pick up and move to state where they could find work.

The point is that Ron Paul is wrong on this one. There are people who need help for a variety of reasons and one of the reaons government exists is to help the people.