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Originally Posted by TheSpecialist
Let me ask you guys something. Should someone on public assistance, or chronically on public assistance, like living in tenements be allowed to own luxury vehicles?
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How could they be? I'm not saying there probably aren't some extreme cases - inheritance, gift, contest winnings - but how can someone who's supposedly poor even afford to pay the excise tax on the vehicle?
A system of Checks & Balances needs to be put into place. Random audits of those on public assistance should be done to evaluate the need. I'm not talking about the BS meetings where they call the person in to some state building and put on a show, I'm talking about in-home meetings - a state employee going to the home and having a quick look around and asking some questions.
Now, people might say that this is an invasion of privacy, but I disagree. I pay my taxes to the government and get pissed when the funds are not being used appropriately or are blatantly being wasted. I go to town meetings to be aware of what's going on in the town. Now, flip that coin: the government is paying for me to live, then the government should be allowed to come in and make sure I am not wasting that money - be it on big screen TVs, a luxury car, the casino or drugs.
As terrible as it is to say, someone that is on government assistance should not be afforded the same luxuries as someone that is not. Big screen TVs, pool tables, Lincoln Navigators and BMWs are called luxury items for a reason. They are for those that have the excess funds to afford them. I know I can't afford a BMW and I'd like to think I make a healthy living. If a person on welfare can afford a BMW, then they're getting far too much money. If I can't afford one, how could a person on welfare afford one?
/end rant
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