Why do we fight?

[AzCivic]

Originally Posted by GT40FIED

Bush veto'ed a bill on stemj cell research which could have helped untold amounts of people battling various diseases (and that was his first veto...ever), while democrats stopped a minimum wage increase despite that fact that there are more working poor now than any time in recent history.

from what I understand he veto'd a bill to spend tax money on stem cell research, he didn't outlaw it.

Originally Posted by GT40FIED

Social security is a joke. Why am I paying for something that will be bankrupt long before I can possibly collect it? This goes for so-called "life line" services as well. I've known people who worked their asses off but were still on welfare anyway, but the sad thing is that the majority of social services cases aren't like that. Put "workfare" into effect. If you have a job and can't make ends meet, I'm more than willing to help. However, if you just sit on your ass all day and shit out kids, you can go fuck yourself.

From the research I've done nothing showed SS was going to go bankrupt anytime soon, however it is still stupid. The program began as something OPTIONAL but of course the very people who would need it are the ones who sure as hell wouldn't contribute to it. There should be rules in place to prove you will not be a drain on society when you retire and therefore do not need to pay into it.