That is not their only goal. Certainly it is their primary TP goal. Go to the following link. There are lots of references to the non-fiscal issues that I mentioned concerning TP supporters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement#Polling_of_supporters
“Welfare drug queen” is an oft-referenced icon of the conservatives. The liberal image of those needing assistance are older people whose IRA's were depleted by bursting bubbles, or families whose income is depleted by huge hospitalization costs, or families where one spouse is disabled and the other can only find minimum wage jobs.
Our beloved TP Rick Scott had the same perception as you about welfare druggies and had applicants do a drug test with their own money. This is what happened.
http://nytimes.com/2012/04/18/us/no-savings-found-in-florida-welfare-drug-tests.html
… Because the Florida law requires that applicants who pass the test be reimbursed for the cost, an average of $30, the cost to the state was $118,140. This is more than would have been paid out in benefits to the people who failed the test, Mr. Newton said.
As a result, the testing cost the government an extra $45,780, he said.
And the testing did not have the effect some predicted. An internal document about Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, caseloads stated that the drug testing policy, at least from July through September, did not lead to fewer cases...
Why are you ignoring my previous posts concerning Pelosi? See post #53 again.
There are two tornados. A fiscal tornado and a poverty tornado. Do you have any idea on how to curtail the poverty tornado if the fiscal tornado is squelched? Do you even care?
Rather than create a poverty nation the budget can be cut in many places including wasteful military spending, farm and oil subsidies, foreign aid, etc. Another problem is that we are virtually subsidizing Walmart and McDonalds. Their low wages are not enough to live on, so workers are eligible for welfare that the government pays. Click THIS for their solution and how happy you would be with a min wage job.
My feeling is that it's a dilemma -- no fix will work. We are screwed.
