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Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv
 but I must rant now. How long will people like you continue to act responsibly, when you watch others milk the government tit?
That's my answer to the earlier question along the lines of "If the government program is there, why not use it?"
To extend the question, why would anyone in New Orleans buy home insurance, after they watch the taxpayers pay those who didn't? Why do the families of those killed in 9/11 get taxpayer dollars? Are they disqualified if the deceased had life insurance? Etc. etc.
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Well, we continue because that is our set of values. Welfare has always been around, but never an option. The insurance question is tricky. But typically the replacement that insurance provides is minimal. I hesitate to make claims agains my own home insurance when it isn't catstrophic. I expect that if my house was destroyed, I would make a suite of claims - my own insurance, govt assistance and my own pocket to get me back to my old standing.