Poverty in Parliament?

[geoffrey]

Right, and no one has an obligation to do what you want them to do. If you're too stupid to do anything more than common employment, then that's your problem. And if you're too stupid to not make Canada a better place for your fellow citizen, then you have no right to complain.

I'm not complaining, I'm advocating the status quo. I don't think I should do anything for the homeless and I expect nothing from them in return.

No it isn't. There would be less of a stock market if it wasn't for the fact that people on the lowest levels were allowed to have a marginally decent standard of living. Remove these people from the economy and the economy and society starts to decline. Do you really want a large group of destitute people in this country, for Canada to become like Mexico or some other place where there are large tracts of shanty towns?

Why would that ever happen?

Of course it's a stereotype, but for those who do buy "booze and smokes" just how much of that would be tax that goes back to the government and is wasted on "corporate welfare"? But in reality, welfare is a pitance--nobody can really survive on it, so not many people really want to be on it. But if there are no jobs, or employers don't want to employ certain people, then there are few other option.

I don't really believe in corporate welfare either so that's a non-winner with me. I'm sure no one wants to be on welfare, but they also have to be motivated to get a job so they don't have to be. Welfare should be a pitance, no man should work for less than a welfare receiptient.

It's too bad that there are so many people in Canada like you; Canada would be such a better place if there weren't.

I figure it's the other way around. If more people in Canada believed in personal freedom and responsibility, we'd have far fewer issues.