Former Nevada GOP representative, nominated for the JFK Profiles in Courage Award. Award-winning aut... View MoreFormer Nevada GOP representative, nominated for the JFK Profiles in Courage Award. Award-winning author and retired mediator for the Nevada Supreme Court.
In 2 Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul writes, “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” Today, many would consider that cruel, but Paul was not talking about the disabled, he was talking about the la... View MoreIn 2 Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul writes, “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” Today, many would consider that cruel, but Paul was not talking about the disabled, he was talking about the lazy, and there is a difference.
As I stated earlier, in 1964 the federal welfare program began, and things headed downhill from there. Asking people to work for a living became racist, overbearing, oppressive. Now, over 40 years later those who do earn a living and are faithful spouses are considered the oppressors merely because they choose to be productive.
In Africa where welfare does not exist, there are organizations and individuals who grant micro-loans so the poor can climb out of the hole of poverty. Those loans are used to start their own businesses, and they are succeeding. Here, in the US, the Democrats would call that being an Uncle Tom. That begs the question, why do the Democrats want the blacks to be poor, illiterate, and lazy?