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Mr. Robinson seems to think my recent letter was a little off base, and I imagine it was to him. It seems his bottom line is that he would rather see the money going into something that produces jobs than going into a welfare system that promotes lazy, do nothing, stupid people.
Yes, there are definitely lazy, stupid people on welfare, just like there are lazy stupid people everywhere else, including corporate boards rooms. Board rooms are often peopled by legacy members who are selected because they are part of the good ole boy system and can be counted on to go along with whatever management proposes. Those compliant, no questions asked board members have helped fuel the decline of American industry. We no longer are the innovators of the world, because most of our larger corporations are not interested in innovation, instead they are interested in squeezing workers and the tax system for profits.
Giving money to welfare recipients, even those Mr. Robinson thinks are stupid or lazy, keeps children from starving, and children have no choice when they are brought into this world, regarding whether their parents will be wealthy or poor. Helping those children have a minimal chance at a better life is worth every penny to me. Helping people born with limited abilities or disabilities create a minimal existence is also just fine with me. On the other hand, my bottom line is that giving money to corporations to do something they want to do anyway because it will make them more money is a waste of taxpayer’s money.
Jo Davis
Shawnee
Mr. Robinson seems to think my recent letter was a little off base, and I imagine it was to him. It seems his bottom line is that he would rather see the money going into something that produces jobs than going into a welfare system that promotes lazy, do nothing, stupid people.
Yes, there are definitely lazy, stupid people on welfare, just like there are lazy stupid people everywhere else, including corporate boards rooms. Board rooms are often peopled by legacy members who are selected because they are part of the good ole boy system and can be counted on to go along with whatever management proposes. Those compliant, no questions asked board members have helped fuel the decline of American industry. We no longer are the innovators of the world, because most of our larger corporations are not interested in innovation, instead they are interested in squeezing workers and the tax system for profits.
Giving money to welfare recipients, even those Mr. Robinson thinks are stupid or lazy, keeps children from starving, and children have no choice when they are brought into this world, regarding whether their parents will be wealthy or poor. Helping those children have a minimal chance at a better life is worth every penny to me. Helping people born with limited abilities or disabilities create a minimal existence is also just fine with me. On the other hand, my bottom line is that giving money to corporations to do something they want to do anyway because it will make them more money is a waste of taxpayer’s money.
Jo Davis
Shawnee
