Good. Don't start something that you cannot possibly win. Its not "ideology" Berkley Boy. It is common sense. And if you maintain that "that was probably one of the least intelligent posts I've ever read on here", then obviously to both me and my intelligentsia colleagues, this is your first time visiting FML. And, I might add, yours is probably one of the least intelligent posts I've ever read on here. "I spoke my mind and tried to be respectful"

"And, I might add, yours is probably one of the least intelligent posts I've ever read on here." And why would that be? I insulted your previous post? My apologies, I didn't get the memo that you were God. As for the Berkley Boy comment, it doesn't take a college degree to debate "common sense", it just takes a bit of logic, something which is obviously lacking in some areas. "I spoke my mind and tried to be respectful"? Yeah, and I just evolved from an ape yesterday.

that was my immediate thought, too ;p

Well with what you are saying then you might as well have the same views as Obama. We shouldn't tax everybody. But look at a few scenarios* *spell check??!?! I'm on Medicare/Medicade one of the two, but they are trying to take it away from me because my mom has a "higher paying job." That higher paying job has to go to our rent; $900. Our utilities, a lot a month. Our phone bills, food, clothing[also school uniforms], her car bills and insurance, her school, my college fund. But do they realize that? No, neither do you, eh? I have horrible eye sight, and need braces but I won't be able to even get my braces yet because they are trying to take away my Medicare. My eyes are actually getting worse, and I need to go to the Eye Doctor at least twice a year. I won't be able too. Things are extremely high, but you don't remeber that, huh. And I agree there are people who misuse welfare but that check can help a lot of people because there are the ones who really do need the money, and do use the money. But taking it away from everyone is just injust. And yes our ancsetors did do a lot of things, but they also lived in wood houses, drove wagons, grew their own foods, and some were very illiterate some caused slavery and they had no women's rights. Our ancsetors did a lot of things but we have changed.