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Essay:Senate Conservative Fund

2011-03-24T19:42:27Z

Charles2: Wrote.

A few days ago (it is now March 24, 2011) I received a funny fundraising letter from Senator Jim DeMint. In it he says he opposes pork and earmarks. Does that mean he only favors spending the voters would disapprove of? He also claims his PAC has given him the power to boss several senators around; then claims he is not a RINO. After saying he favors a balanced budget amendment and opposes entitlements, he asks me to send him at least $25. He wants me to send him money so he and his gang can lower my income. His questionaire then asks if I support my senators; views on sanctity of life, fiscal discipline, earmark abuse, and taxation. How would I know my senators' views? My views on fiscal discipline are 1. I need more money or lower prices 2. I should not need to slave for my money. My view on earmark abuse: name one. My view on taxation: tax Congress; Congress coins the money. My view on sanctity of life: No, I won't go. By the way, why did Mrs Clinton call the rebel army in Libya civilians? Maybe she should be asked that if she runs for anything again.

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Essay:Animal cruelty

2011-03-12T19:24:42Z

Charles2: Be kind to animals.

{{Essay By|Charles2}}

Being unkind to animals is wrong. The Bible agrees with that. The Jews called sacrificing animals sacrifice. Jesus seems to have tried to stop the sacrifice of birds when he tipped over the tables and got in trouble for losing his temper.

When humans listen to animals they notice they can understand English and that they try to speak. While the bark of a dog is often a for making noice like someone at a football game, sometimes they are speaking. After a seven-month old dog was neutered he barked over and over again that he "wanted puppies."

Such unnecessary surgery is an example of what conservatives call "big government." In response to people who favor spaying and neutering their pets, the golden rule around since before Confucius
would say: How would you like it?

The person who had that puppy neutered probably did so to intimidate his son. He also stamped on a mouse with his boot. People who have pet mice would probably have him arrested and committed. He also throws trash on the floor to get others to pick it up.

One college professor made us experiment on live white rats. At the end of the experiment, we had to kill the rats by cutting their diaphragms. Although sedated, our rat screamed.

The experiment proved that some grown-ups have bad morals and that therefore an essay opposing cruelty is needed on Conservapedia.

Welfare state

2011-03-12T17:27:38Z

Charles2: /* Reform */ Some edits to remove bias and increase objectivity.

The '''Welfare State''' is typically associated with rich nations such as [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Japan]] and many more. It is generally used in more [[socialist]] countries.

The welfare state is the package of benefits that the unemployed, sick or indigent population receive for free from the national government. These benefits typically include various forms of National Health Care, wherein health care, hospital treatment and medications are provided free of charge by the State; unemployment benefits that a basic income for the unemployed, and other benefits.

==History==
The welfare state was originally designed by conservatives, such as [[Otto von Bismark]] in Germany and [[Winston Churchill]] in Britain to head off socialist proposals to take over industry.
===New Deal===
The welfare programs in the U.S. are distinctly smaller and less costly than in Europe. They were first set up by the [[New Deal]] in the 1930s, especially [[Social Security]] and [[Unemployment insurance]]. [[Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] were added in 1965. Republican President [[George W. Bush]] added a major drug benefit in 2002.
===Reform===
The major U.S. welfare reduction came in 1996, when President [[Bill Clinton]] and House Speaker [[Newt Gingrich]] (the leading conservative of the era), formed a coalition to pass the [[Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996]]. It ended the generous benefits to welfare mothers and require them to take jobs. The change enacted were implemented and reauthorized during the Bush administration. They involved the move away from cash assistance and toward social services or work activity assistance.<ref> Scott W. Allard, "The Changing Face of Welfare During the Bush Administration," ''Publius: the Journal of Federalism'' 2007 37(3): 304-332 in [[EBSCO]]</ref>

The reductions of 1996 ended the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and radically changed the US welfare system. Tighter restrictions were placed on the eligibility and manner of receiving public aid in order to discourage families (mainly single, divorced, or widowed mothers with children)<ref>[http://futureofchildren.org]</ref> from remaining idle (outside of the work force). For instance, recipients are required to find employment within two years of receiving aid, and a single family could receive aid for a total of five years. If a mother gives birth to a child while on public assistance, states are allowed to establish "family caps" in order to deny further benefits the family may have been eligible for before the reform<ref>Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/welfare/welfare.htm#new]</ref>. Legal immigrants have also been made ineligible for any Social Security Income (SSI)<ref>Cornell University Law School</ref><ref>[http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/welfare]</ref>.

The concept of "charitable choice" was part of the comprehensive law of 1996 which advocates called “welfare reform.” Its goal is the inclusion of religious organizations ("faith-based-organizations") into the public welfare system. The new misunderstanding of religious organizations as social service providers – although most are not – goes along with a shift in ideas of social inequality and deviant behavior in terms of having not only structural and economic but also behavioral and moral reasons for faith-based organizations to handle welfare.<ref> Alexander-Kenneth Nagel, "Charitable Choice: the Religious Component of the US-welfare-reform - Theoretical and Methodological Reflections on "Faith-based-organizations" as Social Service Agencies," ''Numen: International Review for the History of Religions'' 2006 53(1): 78-111, </ref>

The leading conservative opponent in the U.S. is [[Charles Murray]].

==Further reading==
* Murray, Charles. ''In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Our-Hands-Replace-Welfare-State/dp/0844742236/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256564113&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search]
* Trattner, Walter I. ''From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America'' (6th ed. 1998), standard scholarly history [http://www.amazon.com/Poor-Law-Welfare-State-6th/dp/0684854716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256564113&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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Welfare

2011-03-12T16:41:54Z

Charles2: Removing name-calling.

'''Welfare''' is a set of government programs paid for by the taxpayers that provide social or financial support programs specific sectors of the population deemed to be vulnerable, either financially, socially or physically. However, welfare programs can also be extended to much wider segments of the population, such as [[universal healthcare]] systems, [[vaccination]] programs etc. Some elements are opposed by [[libertarian]]s and [[conservative]]s.

==Welfare in the United States==
Welfare expenditures in the United States have been growing for many years. The welfare system was established by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]], and extended by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as part of the [[Great Society]]. Opponents say that, since 50% of Americans pay over 96% of the taxes, <ref>Jackson, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/250.html]</ref> welfare is a [[socialist]] policy. Supporters may cite the supposed effectiveness of Roosevelt's policies to help end the Great Depression.<ref>http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/overview.htm</ref> Welfare also comes in the forms of [[food stamp]]s, free school lunches, and [[Medicaid]].

==Corporate Welfare==
This is a pejorative term used to describe business loans, subsidies, bailouts, and tax breaks, or a government providing a closed bid contract to a favoured company. The term is especially for these actions when directed toward large corporations, and especially in favoured sectors such as finance, energy, defence and motor industries.

== Welfare Reform in the US==
In the [[United States]], Conservative legislators passed the [[Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996]], which ended the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and radically changed the US welfare system. Tighter restrictions were placed on the eligibility and manner of receiving public aid in order to discourage families (mainly single, divorced, or widowed mothers with children)<ref>[http://futureofchildren.org]</ref> from remaining idle (outside of the work force). For instance, recipients are required to find employment within two years of receiving aid, and a single family could receive aid for a total of five years. If a mother gives birth to a child while on public assistance, states are allowed to establish "family caps" in order to deny further benefits the family may have been eligible for before the reform<ref>Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/welfare/welfare.htm#new]</ref>. Legal immigrants have also been made ineligible for any Social Security Income (SSI)<ref>Cornell University Law School</ref><ref>[http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/welfare]</ref>.

== Welfare and Welfare Reform in Egypt ==
The Egyptian welfare system is significantly different. Rather than specific programs aimed at helping vulnerable individuals or families, the government prefers to maintain price controls and subsidies, as [[poverty]] is regarded as the most serious social issue, and is widespread. Staple goods such as bread, cooking oil and fuel are all blanket subsidised, that is supplied at the subsidised price to the entire population, with no form of means testing employed. Although this is more expensive than a more targeted means-tested approach, it is administratively simpler, a major factor in a country where the civil service often has limited resources, and limited computerisation.

The government also implements non-financial programs, including [[family planning]] (which has succeeded in halving population growth, but still faces many challenges), subsidised basic medical care at the village level, [[vaccination]] programs, and agricultural assistance programs. The government also provides more sophisticated medical services through a network of public hospitals, though care is not free at point of access and facilities are generally less sophisticated than in private hospitals, though geographic coverage is much more extensive.

Attempts to reform the system, by reducing subsidises overall has been proposed many times by the government, and limited cuts have taken place, but there exists huge public resistance to deeper reform, especially amongst the poor, who comprise a huge percentage of the population. At present, there are no plans to drastically alter the provision of medical services, and most reform efforts are aimed at reform of the blanket subsidies on basic goods, and agricultural programs.

== Finding welfare ==
Welfare in the U.S. is administered at the county level. Search terms include welfare, social services, public assistance, and food stamps plus the name of the county. Like before the internet, phone books and yellow pages can be searched as well.

== See also ==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Legislation]]
*[[Capitalism]]
*[[Social democracy]]
* [[Welfare State]]
==Notes==
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Essay: I don’t watch ''Secret Millionaire''

2011-03-07T04:45:36Z

Charles2: Let's get the dollar standard.

From the trailers, ''Secret Millionaire'' seems to be another anarchist show trying to get the private sector to do the government’s job.

On the show – according to the ads I’ve seen – millionaires dress up as hobos to gloat at real poor people and then write a check to a non-government run charity, maybe owned by someone in Timbuktu.

First, welfare should not be a transfer payment, whether voluntary or from taxes. The reason is the government creates money by fiat – or ''should''.

Second, because of all the inflation caused by bank loans and people going bankrupt, a million dollars isn’t what it was when the Beverly Hillbillies became millionaires.

Maybe in the show when the millionaire says to the real bum, “I’m a millionaire” the bum answers “So am I. I can’t afford a place to stay on without spending it.”

The show preempted ''Extreme Makeover Home Edition'' tonight. I do not intend to watch it ''Secret Millionaire.''

If I were a millionaire, I would lobby for the dollar being worth something because of it being a dollar.

I wonder if that would that be called the dollar standard.

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Essay: Hannity claims things about others

2011-03-04T23:01:57Z

Charles2: Poor needs more money from coiningm I think.

I have listened to the Sean Hannity show. On it he claims Obama is not doing what he should. And, what he should -- according to Hannity -- is what Hannity claims are conservative principles. Like other radio conservatives I've heard, he claims the government gets it's money from taxes. Basically, he wants less and less U.S. government. He also claims it is possible for a business to make a profit. If I'm remembering his opininions correctly. First, if there is less government, who would replace it? Businesses owned by foreign countries? Second, it is obviously not possible for a business to make a profit. Third, the idea of needing to earn a living is against freedom. Well, one thing his show does is warn us of the self-centered point of view of the rich. They want rich people to create the jobs and to own the businesses instead of everyone. Well, maybe we don't want jobs, unless we want them. Also, shouldn't the customers own the business? Obviously, there is no way to sell enough for capitalism to make the slightest sense, unless business, local government, and individuals were on welfare -- for in case they did not make it. To me Hannity seems like he would blame someone for homelessness insetad of giving the bums rent money. The only way to do so that I've thought of is to coin money. The alternative is to believe in the multiplier effect taught in college, which tax and spend is supposedly based on. If not spend and tax, then coin and spend. I'm tired of the broken record of "the government needs income and should not spend more than its income, which should be lower." The answer to that is Congress coins the money. And, inflation needs to be outlawed. Being a cheapskate to me and other poor people is not stopping inflation, because inflation is caused by interest on loans, which we don't qualify for anyhow. The poor need money from coining, I think, because the rich want to keep their summer home.

Essay: Greed in America

2011-03-03T19:00:45Z

Charles2: essay

{{Essay By|Charles2}}
Hannity, Limbau, and Kidoffy walk into a bar in Georgetown. Hannity says, "I want less Congress." Limbau says, "I want less President." And, Kidoffy says, "Allah a bar."

Why is it when Congress coins the money, Wm. Jen. Bryan -- from the South -- and others invented the Income tax shortly after the Civil War?

The fact is, firing teachers is not the way to lower taxes. Coining money is. That is instead of parroting the campaign speeches of Reagan, like a flock of birds showing up at a bird feeder late.

Lets say Wisconsin charges Congress a franchise tax. How would congress pay? I mean, instead of by taxing. There is one way that I know of. Coin a trillion dollar coin. Deposit it into Congresses checking account. Have armored cars bring it to Fort Knox. Have that on TV.

Then Congress would pay, and that would not be controlling the purse strings. It would be paying an amount Wisconson says it needs.

Lets face it. The sore Plantation owners after the Civil War became anarchists. They wanted to have less U.S. government and more big Plantation.

However, inflation -- as Reagan proved -- is from a high interest rate. He proved that creating money by lending money causes inflation. So, people who claim coining money would cause inflation and forgetting less government causes inflation.

The China talked Nixon into trying wage and price controls because of Vietnam, and those wage and price controls sort of halped stop inflation. In other words, a way to stop inflation would be to outlaw inflation, which could be inforced by cooperation of local government.

Arn't your scared of 30 cent per gallon gasoline costing over three dollars? Well, anyhow I don't know how you're paying it. By more inflation? Bad idea.

Conservative means cautious and not foolish. Therefore, trusting supply and demand to help the bums is not conservative.

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