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tavalon

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7. I do too

Reply to JaneyVee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:03 AM

Sep 2012

I actually think that governments main role should be as a social safety net and that not every person can have a Horatio Alger story but it doesn't mean they should have to eat cat food. But then, I'm a Democratic Socialist, so of course, that's what I would expect of a government.

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Call Me Crazy, But.... [View all] JaneyVee Sep 2012 OP

Basic human rights n/t Scootaloo Sep 2012 #1

You're crazy IrishEyes Sep 2012 #2

Homeless people + abandoned buildings = Society FAIL JaneyVee Sep 2012 #3

Absolutely! tavalon Sep 2012 #8

You commie soshalist nazi Kenyan, you!!! kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #4

oh, you mean NJCher Sep 2012 #5

The US is one of the richest countries in the world... BattyDem Sep 2012 #6

I do too tavalon Sep 2012 #7

I don't know about food. Or water !! I mean, can't you just have caviar & fine champagne instead? jillan Sep 2012 #9