"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin, /The Encouragement of Idleness/, 1766
"The Remissness of our People in Paying Taxes is highly blameable; the Unwillingness to pay them is still more so. I see, in some Resolutions of Town Meetings, a Remonstrance against giving Congress a Power to take, as they call it, the People's Money out of their Pockets, tho' only to pay the Interest and Principal of Debts duly contracted. They seem to mistake the Point. Money, justly due from the People, is their Creditors' Money, and no longer the Money of the People, who, if they withold it, should be compell'd to pay by some Law.
All property, indeed, except the savage's temporary cabin, his bow, his matchcoat and other little Acquisitions absolutely necessary for his Subsistence, seems to me to be the creature of public Convention. Hence, the public has the rights of regulating Descents, and all other Conveyances of Property, and even of limiting the quantity and uses of it. All the property that is necessary to a man is his natural Right, which none may justly deprive him of, but all Property superfluous to such Purposes is the property of the Public who, by their Laws have created it and who may, by other Laws dispose of it, whenever the Welfare of the Publick shall demand such Disposition. He that does not like civil Society on these Terms, let him retire and live among Savages. He can have no right to the benefits of Society, who will not pay his Club towards the Support of it." Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris
Funny that Joshica Wobbit thinks being on the road for two weeks making a living is being a parasite.
Gunner
"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin, /The Encouragement of Idleness/, 1766
Was in San Pedro debarking from a cruise Saturday. If a big red Dodge truck nearly ran into you while he was getting on the freeway, it wasn't me ...........
"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin, /The Encouragement of Idleness/, 1766
We were looking for a dog at a shelter after losing our Lab/Rott mix. We went to six shelters from San Pedro to Pomona using our TomTom. What a help! I would still be looking for it on a map. I would suggest a cheap TomTom to anyone who wants a very simple GPS for the car.
On that, you Californians have a lot of hoopla over adopting dogs. It takes more paperwork and falderal to adopt a pooch than to get a job in California. We found a beautiful alert friendly White Scotty terrier mix, long legged. Just a sweet female about a year old. Said she had not been there long enough to be adopted out, and that we had to have her spayed before they would release her. She'd be ready in about a week. No way could we talk them into letting us take her with Utah ID.
Same story on several other dogs. Lots of people filling out paperwork, but few walking dogs out. Lots of "come back next Thursday" stuff.
So, we drive to LV, and stay at one of our vacation rentals. We go to the pound, and find a nice smallish terrier mix, just a bundle of energy and a loveable dog. She's been there four days, and in that time, she'd been spayed, chipped, shots, and was ready to go out the door. Paid the man, and took our dog.
Unlike California, no background FBI or AFIS check, no personality profile to fill out, got two free bags of dog food. Dog got home and immediately flew around the house a couple of times to check it out, sniffed the other dog's butt, and looked happy.
Why is it that it is easier to get on welfare on California than it is for two old farts with money and documentation to get a dog?
And why don't they just simplify the millions of signs they have all over the place to: WARNING - LIVING IN CALIFORNIA CAN GIVE YOU CANCER OR DRIVE YOU NUTS! ?
Steve
PS: The Leo Carillo museum was awesome. Ehhhhhhhh, Pancho.......... Ehhhhhhhhhh, Cisssssssco! Who knew my childhood heroes would be a couple of Mexicans? Go figger.
Yes indeed it can, or give you heart problems. Fortunately..there are better counties IN California than LA.
Kern is one. Thats why I live here in Kern, and work in the shithole^^^^ Los Angeles.
"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin, /The Encouragement of Idleness/, 1766
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