The Peregrin Falcon

Many fellow conservatives, of which I was one for a long time, want no welfare system to exist and for all the needs to fall on the backs of charities and private organizations. I worked three jobs, went to night school for a bachelor’s degree, raised a child, paid child support due to lack of funds for a good attorney, and held down all the debt from a divorce I didn’t want; and still ended up needing assistance for food, diapers, and basic necessities.

For the sake of full-disclosure, help did not come from the government because I made “too much money”; but that misses the point. The point is that not all conservatives want people denied help from the government. There is a place for a welfare system. The debate is to what end is welfare more of a safety net and less of a crutch. Of course, there will be people with disabilities who will never get off welfare, and need permanent care. While considering individual cases, a good measure should be to look at the effort made to get off welfare versus the natural ability to do so.

The use of Imminent Domain to take property from private citizens for public use is not something I generally support. However, because I view one of the principle roles of government is to protect the citizenry from foreign invasion, I can see how the option of Imminent Domain law is necessary. Abuse of power from government taking private lands with ID occurs when a developer wants a shopping mall that will bring hundreds of jobs to an area but does not want to pay fair prices to the private landowners who occupy the plot with the best potential for success.