I don’t want to sound insensitive, but I think it’s time we took all the poor people and threw them into the gutter. I know this will not sit well with some people: Democrats, far left liberals, and sewer workers – but it can’t be denied. The poor are an ungrateful drag on society and no longer deserve our support.

I haven’t always felt this way. It used to be that I tolerated the poor because I could sympathize with them. As a young man, I had no training, no skills, no nothing. Thusly, I was poor. But then I finished high school and was able to find gainful employment by taking the extreme measure of filling out job applications. I acknowledge not everybody had the same opportunities that I did. Many poor are graduates of an American high school system; meaning many of them can’t write or read English.
I changed my mind about the poor when I read an article by Washington Post blogger William Arkin – The troops also need to support the people. (Thanks the the lovely Michelle Malkin site) Let me share with you a few quotes…

These soldiers should be grateful that the American public, which by all polls overwhelmingly disapproves of the Iraq war and the President’s handling of it, do still offer their support to them, and their respect.
Through every Abu Ghraib and Haditha, through every rape and murder, the American public has indulged those in uniform, accepting that the incidents were the product of bad apples or even of some administration or command order.
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So, we pay the soldiers a decent wage, take care of their families, provide them with housing and medical care and vast social support systems and ship obscene amenities into the war zone for them, we support them in every possible way, and their attitude is that we should in addition roll over and play dead, defer to the military and the generals and let them fight their war, and give up our rights and responsibilities to speak up because they are above society?

Whenever we hear poor people complain that not enough is being done to help them you should say, “Step back poor person. We pay for your bastard child, your health insurance, your rent, and your food. If I want your opinion I’ll search through your filthy little shopping cart and fish it out.”
I’ve also noticed that in poor neighborhoods there tends to be a lot of crime. I don’t know why, if you’re going to rob people why do it in a poor neighborhood?
Robber:(to pedestrian) This is a real gun. Give me your money.
Poor person: I’m poor. I don’t have any money!
Robber: Golly!
Poor person: Are you going to shoot me?
Robber: Nah, I can’t afford any bullets.
Why do they do this? I don’t know. Poor people are stupid. Many poor don’t even have the common sense to run away from a hurricane.
I can hear you now, “You can’t judge all poor people on the mere few who rob and steal and maim.” Yes, but at some point I have to ask, “Shouldn’t poor people also support my needs?” What gives them a right to feelings? If they do have feelings, are my tax dollars paying for them? They better not be.
In conclusion, the American public is overwhelmingly against being poor. As far as desirability, being poor ranks almost last in every elementary school’s Career Day (it comes in just ahead of WaPo Blogger.) If being poor is so hated, then shouldn’t the poor have a greater sense of respect for those who provide for them? Lest you think I’m un-American, let me state clearly that I don’t always support the war on poverty – but I do support the poor.
Now, maybe, the poor should support us.
Rightwingduck is an author and champion of the poor. He is author of several books such as “Poor People Should Go Into the Military, So People Will Like and Respect Them” and “I Haven’t Yet Written a Book, But Can You Pay Me For it In Advance?” His writing can be found at IMAO.us and Rightwingduck.net