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| Fri, 10-24-2008 - 1:50am |
I want to tell a story, that I have heard a thousand times over, from the people whom I treat at my facility.
I run an addiction treatment center for the low-to-no-income (including homeless) individuals in the inner city of Baltimore.

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Did you ask them what they thought would help them? did you ask them to send their Welfare checks back if all they did was buy drugs with them? Like myself and other posters have asked "How do you know by making the wealthier pay more in tax, that, "their" specific money will go to the poor and less fortunate"? Does the government plan to "earmark" it and put it in a "special fund" call it "Extra money the wealthy paid" and "spread it among the poor lazy welfare people"????Maybe I want my money back that went to pay HALLIBURTON!!!!!!!
What do they want society to do for them?Can you ask them and get back to us here.
Sorry, but it sounds like your addicts are being addicts and blaming everyone and everything but themselves for their addiction.
I hope you help them see that taking personal resonsiblity actually means taking personal responsiblity.
are they saying that they'd like more than just 'a check' ... as in work training, sponorship of jobs (hard for homeless and/or drug free addicts to get a job) and that sort of thing?
If so I agree with them ... giving money isn't enough.
I think that thought process is fairly common in people who feel some guilt in taking the handouts.
Aren't welfare payments only payable for two years & job training's a precondition for receiving these funds?
http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/job_training.shtml
"I run an addiction treatment center for the low-to-no-income (including homeless) individuals in the inner city of Baltimore."
How many successes do you have coming through your program?
I've heard/read the program "The Wire", that was on HBO, was an accurate picture of conditions in Baltimore. Do you concur? If so your job must be disheartening.
Libraone, I am primarily responding to you, but I am addressing this to ALL because I am going to answer a few different comments/questions.
Yes, The Wire is a fairly accurate portrayal of the condition of the lower class in Baltimore.
There may be laws on paper that pretend to regulate the amount of time one can receive welfare without making some kind of action, but that's just on paper.
Interestingly, I don't think 'spread the wealth' is meant to be 'a free ride' for anyone. I think of it in terms of tax rates.
Those who receive assistance generally get it for only a short while. If someone is disabled and collecting SSDI, I doubt anyone here will question this.
Do you support legalising at least some currently illegal drugs? I'd like to see your thoughts on this.
http://llhaesa.org/
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