People living off of gov. assistance should not vote.

I thought about reporting him but I just don't want to deal with him if he thinks it might have been me.

The way I see it, either the government needs to crack down on these people or take away their right to effect the elections. Because as it stands a party can literally buy votes and that is what's happening now. It's just wrong on so many levels....

As far as "How much support is too much?"....I don't know.

Maybe people who pay so much % to taxes from their income would be eligible to vote...I don't know. I'm really just thinking out loud and don't even pretend to have the answers. I just know that at the moment it's jacked up.

I think you need to grow a pair and report him. I reported a coworker that was taking disability because of a "work related" injury and not even a week later was posting pictures on his Facebook of him doing various water sports in Florida. He isn't a cop anymore because of that.

The whole reason fraud is allowed to continue is because people are too scared to stand up and do something about it.

I am surprised I am prompted to say this.

Use of the n-word --or ANY racist word for that matter-- is not allowed on GameSpot.

But he put it in quotes!

It's scary that people are so open to taking away people's rights at the drop of a hat

Unless they are a vet or something along those lines.

I know I'll be called a racist by the (EDIT DUE TO MODS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE CRYING) but let me clarify why I think this.

I never really thought about it until here lately after being around one of my neighbors. I moved next door to him a couple years ago and he claims disability. How he gets away with this is totally beyond me...I have seen him do his yard work, wood construction, get drunk regularly, pick up a small fridge full of frozen fish, come home with black eyes after getting in fights...you name it. Yet while able to do these things claims he can not work...though he does from time to time doing odd jobs around the neighborhood when he's low on beer money. On top of that, after hurricane Ike he got a new home because his turd of a house was damaged during the storm. And it's not a POS....see we live on Bolivar peninsula (somewhat small but decent area on the beach), close to Houston/Galveston and he got a brand new beach house and insisted he "needed" a lift (average of about $12k after installation) attached to the home that we have never seen him use even once. He got it...all of it. We needed a lift for my home because my father-in-law is in a wheel chair and so visiting is really difficult but then so is dropping $12k.

Anyway, I know for a fact this man could absolutely work. For two years I have watched him and some others in the area that are just like him take advantage of the system. They all tend to hang out drinking and having a good time but none of these guys and ladies work. Life is all about having a good time and letting the government pay for it and they have no shame about it either. To give you an idea of how he thinks, he told me the other day that the home owners association was on his butt about cleaning up around his home....he told me they need to come do it because he shouldn't have to. Amazing....

And he will proudly tell you he is a democrat supporter....because "the republicans don't care about people like him".

And I just thought to myself...."how many people are out there just like this guy and why should they be allowed to vote at all"

Most people vote for who they believe will benefit them most and I get that but then most also contribute to society. In this situation though one party is getting votes only because the voter wants to continue to get a free ride. Though being in Texas his vote is void really but what about all the people in so many other states?

I have never had a personal problem with the guy and we get along fine so far but I have to be honest and say I would have no problem stripping him of his right to vote.

There are people who really need help and then there are these parasites...

And by the way he's white...so don't pull the race card on me, it does not apply.

I think you need to grow a pair and report him. I reported a coworker that was taking disability because of a "work related" injury and not even a week later was posting pictures on his Facebook of him doing various water sports in Florida. He isn't a cop anymore because of that.

The whole reason fraud is allowed to continue is because people are too scared to stand up and do something about it.

always the same thing with these people, jealousy

If he get's disablity then that's none of your business. They just don't give people disability just like that, doctors are not morons, the only moron here is you.

people like you shouldn't be allowed to post crap like this, i wouldn't say you should be stripped of your vote though, dumb assess have rights too.

@BranKetra

I'm curious to see if the mod that agrees with you will reprimand you or address your reply for the name calling...or if he's as one sided as I suspect he is.

To suggest that people are not getting away with fraud when it comes to government assistance is just ridiculous. Get your head out of the sand.

And it's everyone's business who pays taxes.

well i don't live in america and you're a bunch of idiots anyway so why would I even care. Whatever happens , stay on the other side of the ocean please

@evildead6789: well not saying he is right but there is such thin as fraud which is everyone's business and maybe deserves to be looked into.

Then stop acting like you know what you're talking about.

Not that it has anything to do with this topic but I'm a structural engineer for petrochemical company in Houston. That's said what would it matter? You have to approve of my education before my opinion counts I guess?

Also I grew up dirt poor...literally had half a roof over my head as a kid so I have been there. Maybe you need to get info before spouting off and running your mouth.....mr "shut the **** up". I have been in those shoes...was for years.

And this is a forum...so you might not care about my opinion but only an idiot would bitch about someone posting an opinion on a forum.

By the way I pay taxes you moron so that's why I care....I pay a lot of taxes. Beside you libtards don't have an issue taking away protected rights like guns so don't preach to me.

Welp, I grew up dirt poor and pay my taxes; hell, I still remember some of the addicts that used to live under the staircases in the apartment building I lived in until I was 5. Still wound up growing up fairly poor after that, too. I've seen my fair share of people growing up with no money - hell, not even a meal to eat. They didn't sit around, they worked - yet they never made enough to get out of poverty and required government assistance to claw their way out of a trap that their bloodline was subjected to for generations (mine included). Without assistance, all they would have for a safety net would be the unsure, unsteady funding coming from an amalgamation of NGOs that have varying degrees of detail in their needs assessments (if they even conduct one, that is), making their ability to receive assistance more haphazard and less centralized, leading to confusion as to how they would even move up from their current situation. Hell, most people just give up at that point - continuing the cycle. Unfortunately, that's where a lot of low-information people with a grudge against welfare programs tend to examine the issue without much extended research into the people who work three jobs and still don't have enough for rent.

I should feel a little proud that growing up in that environment didn't influence me to whine about welfare recipients on the Internet and instead see that government assistance is a common good that only thick-headed people who fail to understand the long-term effects of poverty do not appreciate.

So yes, I will be Mr. Shut the **** Up for you, sir.

As such, I will say this to you: Shut the **** up.

Have a pleasant day.