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**tones2SS** · #**271** 11-29-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Shmoov69

If he was a politician he would've taken the boots from someone else to give to the homeless dude! LOL!

You got it man.
That's what the bolshevik in the White House would do.

**GregWeld** · #**272** 11-29-2012, 06:34 PM

I completely disagree!

If it was a DEMOCRATIC congress -- with White House backing.... They'd have taxed you to buy a pair of shoes...They'd issue a government contract to pay $200 for the $100 pair of shoes they could have bought from a local retailer... they'd then rent a warehouse to store them in... and hire 10 people to run "the program"... then they'd tell the guy in the street that needs them -- that he doesn't qualify for a pair of shoes because he doesn't have an address and he didn't fill out the form correctly. Albeit NOBODY working for the "program" would be able to help him fill out the form correctly. Nor would they have the brains to look at the man - say - this is a man that needs a pair of shoes - walk into the warehouse and get him a pair.

THIS is what drives the average AMERICAN nuts!!!

**GregWeld** · #**273** 11-29-2012, 06:38 PM

BTW -- They (our government) would have first needed to STUDY the issues for several years -- and spend 100's of millions of dollars designing a special pair of shoes that would meet the persons requirements (according to the 200 million dollar "study").

**GregWeld** · #**274** 11-29-2012, 06:48 PM

BTW (2) -- The people running the said "shoes for the homeless program" -- which you'd need an address in order to receive a pair.... Nobody working there can actually equate the NAME of the program to the NEED....

Is run by someone that has spent 20 years in the "service" -- retired at 38 -- then spent another 20 years working at the Postal "service".... and then doesn't want the program to end by giving away the warehouse full of shoes -- because if they can get 5 more years of "government work" -- they'll retire with a pension that pays them 2 1/2 times per month what they're highest salary was - plus benefits - for life.

Shmoov69 · #**275** 11-29-2012, 10:42 PM

You're on a roll Greg!! LOL!!

57hemicuda · #**276** 11-30-2012, 04:16 AM

The only thing I see you've forgot Greg, is then you have to spend tax payers money advertising on TV and radio to give the shoes away.

Love it here in Maryland, they have a media blitz for the food stamps program. Spending my money advertising, to give my money away. Heard a local congressman saying we are trying to make it so there is no shame in receiving food stamps, here in lies the problem. There needs to be a stigma in it, so you want to get off of it.

**tones2SS** · #**277** 12-01-2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregWeld

BTW -- They (our government) would have first needed to STUDY the issues for several years -- and spend 100's of millions of dollars designing a special pair of shoes that would meet the persons requirements (according to the 200 million dollar "study").

LOL
Too true Greg. Maybe when the next "stimulus" package comes out, they will donate about 100 million to that study. The government is good at wasting and taking our money.
Call it a "conspiracy theory", but I think it done on purpose to, 1) empty the pockets of those that pay taxes and "level the playing field" to those that are in the lower/poverty class and 2) to destroy the American dollar. Just my opinion. I'm too cynical.

**out2kayak** · #**278** 12-01-2012, 05:00 PM

So, my question to all posters is this: are you continuing to light a fire under your representatives?

I just sent mine yesterday. Would it be too much to ask you to do the same?

Shmoov69 · #**279** 12-01-2012, 07:32 PM

Got a canned response. They don't give a flip!!

**GregWeld** · #**280** 12-01-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 57hemicuda

The only thing I see you've forgot Greg, is then you have to spend tax payers money advertising on TV and radio to give the shoes away.

Love it here in Maryland, they have a media blitz for the food stamps program. Spending my money advertising, to give my money away. Heard a local congressman saying we are trying to make it so there is no shame in receiving food stamps, here in lies the problem. There needs to be a stigma in it, so you want to get off of it.

OMG! Don't ya just love that! It's like making prisoners "comfortable"... Why would we want them to be comfortable, so they'll come back?