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CrispyQ

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14. What good is government if it doesn't take care of The People?

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 12:33 PM

Jun 2014

What good is the defense budget if Americans are living on the streets? What exactly are we defending? The right to live in poverty?

I believe the govt should provide the following to all citizens:

3 hots & a cot
healthcare
child/elder care
education K-college
a comprehensive nationwide public transportation system
a digital kit, including hardware & subscriptions to basic internet services (Hey, if the fuckers are going to spy on us they can at least provide us with free service.)

I'm curious how much this would cost.

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How many paychecks can you miss before you are homeless? [View all] randys1 Jun 2014 OP

I'd lose either my home or my car after missing 2 catbyte Jun 2014 #1

Honestly? JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #2

If you lived in So Cal I would beg you for a job... randys1 Jun 2014 #9

This: CrispyQ Jun 2014 #20

And yet the vast majority of Americans including MANY democrats think the problem is the poor randys1 Jun 2014 #21

My sig line says what I think about the system. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #22

Amen! JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #24

Depending on lifestyle 20 years to forever AngryAmish Jun 2014 #3

I get paid weekly... JaneyVee Jun 2014 #4

One geomon666 Jun 2014 #5

The smartest thing we ever did CrispyQ Jun 2014 #6

+100000000 for this: woo me with science Jun 2014 #8

What good is government if it doesn't take care of The People? CrispyQ Jun 2014 #14

The government is supposed to BE the people. Igel Jun 2014 #23

The government is no longer of, by, and for the people... madinmaryland Jun 2014 #25

HH "Young couples" = Parental $$ plus their own assumed longevity. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #12

"...plus their own assumed longevity." CrispyQ Jun 2014 #19

depends on when you ask qazplm Jun 2014 #7

At current spending levels about 7 months. Travis_0004 Jun 2014 #10

True for over a hundred million Americans. woo me with science Jun 2014 #11

This is unacceptable in a civilized society. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #17

1 Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #13

I assume about 2 years for complete homelessness Shoulders of Giants Jun 2014 #15

0 or rather whenever my parents die DotGone Jun 2014 #16

zero Separation Jun 2014 #18

It would take a long time before I ran out of money. Years. MadrasT Jun 2014 #26

With no changes in spending, about 24. Iggo Jun 2014 #27