One of my Facebook friends recently wrote "I AM part of the 47% that Romney has said don't matter, as are most of the people I count as friends." I don't know her situation, and I respect her right to say that. But I must say that this is NOT what Mitt said. Here's a quote and reference to the comment, which Romney himself said was not elegantly stated.
"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Romney could be heard saying. "There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it."
Romney added his job as a presidential candidate was "not to worry about those people."
He said as a presidential candidate, his job was "not to worry about those people". That sounds crass and uncaring, unless you look at it in the light of a candidate in an election. He did NOT say these people do not matter. What he said was, as a presidential candidate, he's not worrying about convincing these people to vote for him. And that makes a lot of sense if you really think about it. He's accurate when he says that most of the people getting government assistance of some sort are dependent upon the government. People who are dependent upon the government are going to vote for the candidate that will continue to give them unhampered assistance. Currently that candidate is Obama. Of course they’re going to vote for Obama and that’s why Mitt is not worried about them “as a presidential candidate.” Many of these people should not be getting government assistance. Many are able to work and pay taxes, and they SHOULD be working and paying taxes.
Government assistance should be limited to those who, due to legitimate physical or mental disability, are unable to work or can work to some degree but don’t make enough to live on. I know several people who fit that description and I fully support them getting the government assistance that they get.
Unemployment assistance should be limited. People who can work but who are having difficulty finding jobs should get assistance for a limited time, and they should have to prove that they are attempting to find work. I’ve heard many stories of people who got laid off from their job and have been looking for work, but are not taking available jobs because they think the job is ‘too low’ for them. They’re holding out for a job similar to the one they lost. In the meantime, they are living off of our tax dollars. These are the people that should be cut off.
And of course there are those who are completely cheating the system and defrauding the government and taxpayers. These should not only be cut off, but they should also be incarcerated. How about the lady that won $1 Million in the lottery and continued to collect welfare? “The 24-year-old also says she deserves the financial aid because she's now saddled with expenses related to two houses.”
Our government assistance programs need to be majorly overhauled to limit who gets assistance and for how long. There should be strict requirements for qualification and more checks to ensure that people are not cheating the system.
47% of the population is not unemployed (although with Obama in office, we might get there!) 47% of the population is not physically or mentally disabled to the point that they can not work. This means that of the 47% of the population that don’t pay taxes and get government assistance, a good chunk of them are cheating those of us that do work and do pay taxes.
2 Thessalonians 3: 6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”
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