Retread wrote on 08/25/12 at 09:34:31: I will address that as fellow Vet (Welcome home Tizz.) .. The so-called entitlements illegals get is a very small piece of the pie, right now illegal imigration is at a standstill. Illegal imigrant entitlement is zero, they are not entitled to anything except emergency care.. Some do use the the system get basic needs, but most work at jobs no one else wants, and try to stay under the radar..
As far as GE not paying taxes, they have found a nitch in wind power and reap the tax benefits from manufacter of alternative energy.. It has nothing to do with "Being friends" with anyone..
EVERY social program, tax code, and entitlement (darn I hate that word) program, has a loophole for abuse, fraud, and excess. But where I see massive abuse is not with some illegal getting a broken arm splinted, but with a politician being handed free healthcare for life. Or when billions of untraced money can go into those 20 sec sound bites you speak of, while people are going hungry in the streets... Thats not just abuse, thats a sin....
Retread, THANKS for the Welcome Home! For me, it wasn't until AFTER the 1st Gulf war that a local high school honored all the local Vet's from WWII forward. I sincerely hope your community is more patriotic.
I don't care how small of a piece of the pie ILLEGALS get! That money and those services NEED to be directed at American's in need. Please go to the nearest hospital E/R and spend some time, what you'll see are ILLEGALS taking advantage of the system. They can't be turned away but they pay ZERO! Please, check with any of the admitting personnel, they will explain the procedures used. Believe me, EVERYONE else, with or without insurance is paying more than they should in order to make up for these parasites. After you've left the E/R head to Wally World, those debit cards these illegals are using are Government Issue and get a monthly contribution. School will be starting again very soon, try stopping by any school in your community, what you'll find, depending on where you live, are children of illegals enrolled, attending class, receiving free breakfasts and lunches, all on the taxpayers back. How would you like to be a teacher, who isn't bilingual, trying to teach kids who have no interest in learning English?
"Jobs no one else wants"????? Are you suggesting these parasites in the construction trades are taking jobs no one wants? How about all the lawn care illegals? I don't know about you but when I was in Jr Hi and Hi School, I'd mow lawns, pick fruit, and basically do anything I could to earn some spending money so your assertion "jobs no one else wants" doesn't ring true. The unemployment rate for kids 16-25 is over 26% and if you happen to be African-American, the unemployment rate is close to 50%! The real issue is, THEY ARE HERE ILLEGALLY and need to be deported! The United States of America has very specific rules in place regarding citizenship and/or temporary work permits. If these people aren't following OUR laws, they need to be deported, period.
As for G.E.'s "nitch".........Do you realize how much money G.E. spends on tax advisor's and CPA's? Further, the reality is, their earnings OUTSIDE the United States remains off-shore so they don't have to pay tax on those profits. Do you realize, in the past 2 years, G.E. has closed the remaining light bulb factories in Virginia and moved that core business to China? Thousand of jobs were lost. Did you realize G.E. closed 3 manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, all very high tech positions involved in the CAT SCAN business. Over 10,000 middle class/ upper middle class jobs lost to China.
The fact every government agency has fraud/corruption is not acceptable! Precisely the reason we need smaller government! When someone in the private sector steals from our citizens, they are arrested, go to trial, if found guilty, go to jail and pay restitution. Why are government employees exempt from the same standard(s)?