You're right. Why is it that people are so afraid or against doing what is right and hard over what is easy? I'm hopeful for the future. I believe our youth are learning for the first time in a long time that nothing comes free and a rigorous drive to work and create is the only path to meaningful success. Time will tell.

Thanks for the reply!

You're 100% correct. Your statement is exactly what makes wealth worth something. A dollar is only worth the effort it took to make it. They call it racism or classism that I don't want to give free stuff to minority or lower class communities. Not at all, I don't see people in classes because I've been in every class. I want to help lower class by helping them learn to help themselves. I can't do that by giving them my money, I can only do that by showing them the doors and motivating them to walk through the doors.

My advise is this: If you aren't doing something to help someone else better their situation, get out and do it. Be a mentor or something. If not, we will maintain the status quo and some jackass politician will be in D.C. telling us they need to take our money and give it to poor people. If we are doing our part, we are in a better place to tell that politician to kiss our butts.... also, it is the right thing to do to help people.

Thanks for the comment!

It is amazing that people can define "ending poverty" as giving someone stuff. Two losers here. 1) Taxpayers whom can't afford this nor should they have to. 2) Rep. Cleavers' constituents who are represented by a man who defines success by how much free stuff he can get from the government.

Oh, and just for good measure, you're racist if you don't want this past.

Please don't insult ducks like that.

No kidding. Content of comment, not color of profile rating.

Wow, really? I deleted my initial comment after it was taken as an insult. I admitted my mistake, offered my apology and explanation which you rudely acknowledged after calling me rude and immature and now you are tattling on me. Well done, now if you'll excuse me I have a round of golf to play.

Thanks for the condescension, Secretary Gibbs. As you saw, I can admit when I'm wrong.

Agreed. Or, heaven forbid, students can actually have a chance to put themselves through college again without piling on a mountain of debt.

Calm down, I'm not actually the topic police.

Fair enough, my apologies. It was not my intention to offend and clearly I made it worse by trying to lighten the situation.