BA> BK>>>  In the American political lexicon welfare has *ALWAYS* been a
BA> BK>>>  dirty word.

BA> BA>> Not *always*, only for a bit over half a century.  That's when
BA> BA>> politicians discovered they could buy peoples' votes with their own
BA> BA>> money.

BA> MG> As a matter of fact it was pleasant enough nearly 230 years ago when
BA> MG> the Founding Fathers stuck in it the preamble to the Constitution of
BA> MG> the United States of America.  :)

BA>'Welfare' as they knew it in 1789 and 'welfare' as we know it today have
BA>totally
BA>different meanings.  Note also that the preamble to the US Constitution - an
BA>FTM
BA>the preamble to any law - is without legal force or effect; a preamble is
BA>merely a
BA>statement of what the body of the document is intended to accomplish.

some forget to NOTE that the Gurantee of the "Pursuit of Happiness"
means you have ot WORK for it. IT is NOT a free gift!!!
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