tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post5511713775877471590..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: Blind Squirrel Finds Nut...And Calls it A KumquatFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-32634523270136355892016-03-17T10:49:20.824-04:002016-03-17T10:49:20.824-04:00"...as long as you did it to one of these my ..."...as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me."<br />Although I think when the Man said that, he was speaking of charity of the heart, not state sponsored theft for enabling support.<br />doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-20597716667569560612016-03-17T09:07:19.949-04:002016-03-17T09:07:19.949-04:00Nicely put. My own father lost his father in 1929...Nicely put. My own father lost his father in 1929, at the age of 7. His mother was forced to place most of the 7 children with relatives. Those who were what used to be called "worthy charity cases" should have TEMPORARY relief. The goal should be to get them back on their feet within 2 years, max.<br /><br />I do think that it wouldn't hurt to get back to such tough love.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-9568667026736033302016-03-16T15:23:27.642-04:002016-03-16T15:23:27.642-04:00In a brief stint as a welfare case worker years ag...In a brief stint as a welfare case worker years ago, I encountered two cases of families struck down by industrial accident and heart attack, and heart attack respectively. These were proper subjects for aid. The rest were women being paid to have more and more children without fathers. The latter effectively neutered, figuratively, by the policies of the state: "Your presence is not desired."Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.com