re: selfish? (D&D)

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" I think it is the wording/semantics that I'm disagreeing with. Sucking = abuse/fraud of the system, imo. "

i suppose it is semantics, but why sugarcoat it?
It's like not calling a misbehaving person on their misbehavior. It does mean they are rotten. it means their behavior isnt right not that THEY arent OK or alright.

Quoting LolaMcKitten:" I think she lives in lala land where everything is ideal and she sees herself as better than anyone on any type of assistance and is under some delusion that none of them work. "

well are you a kid or what? You're the one living in a make-believe fairytale where everyone should have acess to help and welfare, for whatever reason, even if they don't work one single minute of their lives.

Quoting TheNuge:" i suppose it is semantics, but why sugarcoat it? It's like not calling a misbehaving person on their ... [snip!] ... on their misbehavior. It does mean they are rotten. it means their behavior isnt right not that THEY arent OK or alright."

To me, I think it is insulting to call someone a leech ,especially if that "leech" is a working citizen. I don't consider that single mother of three kids working a minimum wage job a "leech" or the young couple going to school with two young children "parasites."

To call all of them leeches implies all act one in the same, and that is not true.

Quoting ♥ inês:" well are you a kid or what? You're the one living in a make-believe fairytale where everyone should ... [snip!] ... everyone should have acess to help and welfare, for whatever reason, even if they don't work one single minute of their lives. "

Lol, what? Did I ever say ANY of that? No......stop taking smurf out of context and read what I actually write.

Quoting Dalek:" But it is a loan. If it's temporary, they'll end up paying back what they used, will they not?"

MANY live their whole lives with assistance without working. It means MANY don't pay back. ever.

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" To me, I think it is insulting to call someone a leech ,especially if that "leech" is a working citizen. ... [snip!] ... with two young children "parasites." To call all of them leeches implies all act one in the same, and that is not true."

Exactly, it's insulting and disgusting to just lump them together.

Quoting LolaMcKitten:" Lol, what? Did I ever say ANY of that? No......stop taking smurf out of context and read what I actually write. "

why do I have the feeling you're one of these people and you're just butt hurt?

Quoting ♥ inês:" MANY live their whole lives with assistance without working. It means MANY don't pay back. ever."

Bull smurfing smurf. Again - in YOUR country the majority may be like that but here in the US, the majority is NOT. The majority eventually gets a job of some sort and then their taxes pay back what they used and more.

Quoting TheNuge:" Of course they are leeching. They may not be leeches, but they are temporarily leeching. They arent paying their own way. they are using other peoples money and not as a loan."

   

Quoting LolaMcKitten:" Bull smurfing smurf. Again - in YOUR country the majority may be like that but here in the US, the majority ... [snip!] ... the majority is NOT. The majority eventually gets a job of some sort and then their taxes pay back what they used and more. "

Again, I'm talking in a general way as I stated many times before.

Quoting ♥ inês:" why do I have the feeling you're one of these people and you're just butt hurt?"

Actually - I'm not. I worked my ass off and I am 30K in debt from college and I have a good job with the government and earn a salary - I just find you to be incredibly ill informed and very insulting.

Quoting LolaMcKitten:" Bull smurfing smurf. Again - in YOUR country the majority may be like that but here in the US, the majority ... [snip!] ... the majority is NOT. The majority eventually gets a job of some sort and then their taxes pay back what they used and more. "

I know in some states, there is a lifelong limit as to how many years one can be on welfare. I *think* some states have a five-year limit (don't quote me on that!).

Quoting ♥ inês:" Again, I'm talking in a general way as I stated many times before."

This isn't the kind of smurf you should be talking about in general statements.

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" I know in some states, there is a lifelong limit as to how many years one can be on welfare. I *think* some states have a five-year limit (don't quote me on that!). "

Yup, there is in most states. Eventually, they have to get up and start working.

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" To me, I think it is insulting to call someone a leech ,especially if that "leech" is a working citizen. ... [snip!] ... with two young children "parasites." To call all of them leeches implies all act one in the same, and that is not true."

If i needed temporary assistance i would certianly know that i was leeching.
I dont think there is any way around it. I wouldnt be paying my way. If i were living with my parents and not paying them back, I'd be leeching from them. If getting help from the government, Id be leeching from strangers.