Welfare Is For The Birds

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: With very few exceptions - like being seriously physically or mentally handicapped - public welfare should be abolished. Like all forms of socialism, it is degrading to the concept of free-will and to the human spirit in general. It encourages laziness and discourages people from taking responsibility for their actions and their own well-being. It rewards the least productive members of a society and forces without choice the productive ones to pick-up their slack. So here's a bedtime story for your children...or for liberals who need a good smack upside their thick skulls with the good ol' clue bat.

I bought a bird feeder.

I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed.

Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food.

But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue.

Then came the poop. It was everywhere - on the patio tile, the chairs, the table - everywhere.

Then some of the birds turned mean: They would dive bomb me and try to peck me, even though I had fed them out of my own pocket.

And others birds were boisterous and loud: They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food.

After a while I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore.

I took down the bird feeder, and in three days the birds were gone.

I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio.

Soon the back yard was like it used to be... quiet, serene, and no one demanding their rights to a free meal.

Hat-tip: Vilmar