tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post5365447255003484238..comments2023-10-12T05:00:35.247-04:00Comments on Jacob's Land of Bliss and Blisters: Australian Apology Should Strike a Chord with AmericansJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-22006727632593445632008-02-15T11:24:00.000-05:002008-02-15T11:24:00.000-05:00I don't think that just giving the poor money does...I don't think that just giving the poor money does any good. I think it does as much to hold them back from advancement, although it does keep them from creating communities of true destitution where epidemic disease and crime breeds.<BR/><BR/>I don't think there are enough education and work incentives worked into our welfare system. Pay the poor to attend technical colleges to learn valuable Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-82339847810082737652008-02-15T10:38:00.000-05:002008-02-15T10:38:00.000-05:00Ah, but Courtney- Wealthy people mooch off the sys...Ah, but Courtney- Wealthy people mooch off the system as well. That's how a lot of them get wealthy in the first place. The difference is that the systems the wealthy mooch off of actually do what they are intended to (stimulate economic growth), where the programs for the poor don't do enough to end the cycle of poverty. Yeah, I could try to support this with concrete examples, but I don't Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-59039695932431107982008-02-14T15:50:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:50:00.000-05:00I agree with Chris. We can do what we can (and we ...I agree with Chris. We can do what we can (and we should), but sadly, a lot of people will just mooch off the system rather than shape up. Sad but true.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-72106042586934701652008-02-14T12:01:00.000-05:002008-02-14T12:01:00.000-05:00Very compelling argument. My libertarian friends w...Very compelling argument. My libertarian friends would not be pleased, but I think you're right on this. Society overall does suffer because of poverty.<BR/><BR/>However, I question how much, if anything, the government or charitable organizations can do to effectively combat the problem. I suppose the right amount of education and financial aid would help some people escape the poverty of their Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796345438886867796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-38768130656552125672008-02-14T05:18:00.000-05:002008-02-14T05:18:00.000-05:00Based on my extremely limited knowledge of the sys...Based on my <I>extremely</I> limited knowledge of the system, there were (I don't know about anymore) a number of government aid programs for Indigenous Australians. There was also some dissatisfaction with those programs because a number of people felt they weren't doing much besides pacifying the recipients without doing anything to help them improve themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-3945379498422985152008-02-14T00:26:00.000-05:002008-02-14T00:26:00.000-05:00Actually I really, really liked this post. It was ...Actually I really, really liked this post. It was well written and actually made ME think. I might actually write something similar to this on my blog ... might being the operative word.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378637266179966793noreply@blogger.com