We as tax payers pay out for others peoples:
Education -college, pell grants etc.
Cars - Cash for Clunkers.
Furnaces/windows/insulation - Federal Energy Tax Credits.
Cell phones - 250 free minutes
Food stamps - I know people who have it and shouldn't
Homes - FreddieMac and FannieMae Zero down
education/pell grants: a tax BREAK letting people keep more of their own hard earned money so that they may get a better education.
cash for clunkers: a tax BREAK letting people keep more of their own hard earned money for getting a more fuel efficient car, lessening our
dependency on foreign oil.
energy tax credits: a tax BREAK to encourage americans to lessen our dependency on foreign oil.
food stamps: how dare we feed the hungry! also, by your logic that food stamps are bad because some abuse it, medical marijuana is similarly bad because some abuse it. food for thought
homes: all i've seen under obama is an $8,000 tax BREAK for first time homebuyers. how dare he!
haven't heard about the cell phone minutes plan, but just try to find a job with no phone number. how dare we give people the tools they need to get working again, and what such...
edit - just noticed this was an old thread. too high to notice.