Rate this Dennis Miller Rant

That was entertaining, KeyserSoze. I'd rate it about a 9.5. It had an interesting point about the Sally Struthers thing. My daughter sponsors a child through Compassion International and she gets really nice letters from her child showing appreciation. I have found that those on welfare here in the US don't show gratitude for those footing the bill.

I also agree with his point about being willing to pay MORE for some needy cases, if we could reform the system to weed out those who are abusing the system.

Which leads me to the next point he didn't address. There is corporate welfare that could be reformed as well. Many companies have nifty welfare schemes going on and don't need government money. The same could be said for Public Broadcasting. Stand on your own two feet and pay your own way.

Before watching I predict upwards of 8.



Edit: I was right. 8.9

I like his point that there are plenty of people who need more assistance from the government, but don't get enough because the money is being syphoned off by the creeps who are gaming the system.

I like the idea of personalized the welfare. Delivering a monthly personal welfare check directly to the recipient would open some eyes.

Welfare and other entitlement recipients should all be audited. When a woman I know who makes 60K a year (not counting whatever her husband makes) tells me she got WIC for her baby, I know she lied on her paperwork and nobody checked.

Oh, and O'Riley looks like crap. Is he sick or hung over?

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but no one has an idea for how to cut the useless hustlers out without screwing the truly needy

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I have an idea, cut them all out and allow people who like to give to the needy give. For example a church or a charity, Government DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE CHARITY BUSINESS. Government is the least efficient and the most corrupt at whatever it does. To think that the American people can't take care of their own is not only offensive, but it flys in the face of how it was done before the current entitlement mentality became en vogue.

Even in that context, the hustlers still come out of the woodwork. Plus, the amount that private donors would be willing to give would likely be aligned with how the economy was doing at the time. Every market correction would spur a wave of misery.

But I'm also not a big fan of massive government charity. I just don't see a viable solution.