<sigh...> Yeah...that's exactly what they want to do. And you pretend to be a rational person....It's much better to keep the poor, largely minority populations as virtual slaves to the state...

In Michigan, a couple decades ago, we went through some massive reforms on entitlement programs. People like you said people would be dying on the streets, blah blah blah...typical democrat lines...

Under Clinton, we went through some massive welfare reform. We were told that people would be homeless on teh street, starving and dying...you know, because poor blakc people are too stupid to make it on their own without the government helping them - that's the underlying suggestion...

Of course, in neither case did this happen.

Studys show a direct correlation between how long people stay jobless, and...surprise surprise...the amount of time people are allowed to collect unemployment. It a funny thing how motivated people get to take a job, or even create their own job, when push comes to shove.

You are a moron. The differnece between you and rational conservative is that we actually believe that humans should be responsible for themselves and that, more to the point, we believe that people generally are capable of taking care of themselves when pushed to do so.

You believe that anyone less fortunate than you can not survive without somebody giving them something for nothing. In fact, this liberal mindset is the MOST racist, MOST arrogant ideology out there, and the MOST hateful...because you would rather subject people to a lifetie of government-aide...i.e. a lifetime of poverty...than encourage them to make it on their own and succeed.

You know...this is anecdotal...but I have only worked for Minimum wage exactly ONE time in my life, for 30 days until I got my first raise. I have never worked for minimum wage again, because I better myself, I build a resume, I progress, because I believe I am responsible for me. *I* believe anyone can do this same thing.

YOU don't believe people can do that. You believe the poor...and let's face it, you ar talking about a race here...can't survive without your helping hand, because you don't think people are as good as you. THAT is the repulsive mindset of a Liberal, and that is what the Tea Party finds repulsive.

If you want to believe that the Tea party wants people starving on the street, then you are simply a jackass, and there will be no convincing you, even though I just explained the philosophy. Instead, I believe humanity, and individuals, should be and CAN be self-sufficient and -- when pushed -- DO take care of themselves as I have seen many times on both a state and Federal level in my life. I use history as my judge of people. You use emotion and racism.