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When I said that I was all for feeding the hungry I meant welfare. Obviously it’s not what you mean by welfare. Some people or all the poor? You said it was righting a wrong, does that mean you think the government is financially responsible for all economically challenged Americans?


No, not for those unwilling to help themselves. But I do think we all benefit from a social safety net to help those who fall on hard times, or who've suffered from established discrimination. And I do think it should be there for all Americans in need... regardless of race. It just makes more economic sense in the long run. Of course there are always going to be people who take advantage of these programs, or who simply refuse to avail themselves... but I do think the benefits outweigh the costs.

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A long time ago, the government tried to deny certain ethnic groups their constitutional rights with laws


So the govt didn't deny some their rights, they only "tried"?

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since those laws have been repealed, all citizens and residents have access to education and equal opportunity in the work force.


I'm frankly shocked at your naivete if you actually believe this. Although I noticed you weren't quite brazen enough to leave the word "equal" in front of the word "education". At least there's some limit to your powers of self-deception.

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Those other ethnic groups didn’t sit around and wait for the government to solve their problems for them. They took advantage of education and capitalism to work their way up in American Society.



Why do you think that is? Why such a dramatic difference? Since it seems to be your contention that the state wasn't the deciding factor, I'd like to hear your theory.
And I'd like to point out that some of those people "sitting around, waiting" don't expect the govt to do more than solve the problems that it created.


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What about “I’m a Libertarian” stumped you?



I'm not sure why you have this problem with giving direct answers to direct questions. You can vote for anyone you want in the general election, regardless of party affiliation. So I'll ask again... did you vote for Barr, someone else, or not at all?


Incidentally, if tomorrow the govt kicked you and your wife out of your home, made it legal for employers to deny you work for any arbitrary reason, and left you languishing in poverty... would you say your children would have a legitimate grievance against the govt for their economic status after you had died?
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