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One wonders why the reasonable voices in the Republican Party are all closeted in ivory towards and precluded from guiding the party's direction. Instead, we get RWNJs in the media mindlessly accusing every person receiving public assistance of craven sloth, inciting hatred-infused antagonism toward social conscience and consideration of others.
Hmm. Maybe for the same reason the reasonable voices in the Democrat party are all on the sidelines and precluded from guiding the party's direction. Instead, we get rabid leftists in the media mindlessly accusing every person who doesn't vote Democrat of racism, Islamophobia, sexism, homophobia, and greed.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
What a complete load of BS. There are more people now on assistance than ever before. AND the welfare queen lives. There are MANY out there. I see them daily. Food stamp participation is at it's highest ever in this country.
But it's not nice the mention them. You just insulted them. Bad SourD, bad!
Here's one thing both critics and supporters of the modern welfare system agree on: The direct assistance program as we knew it in the 1980s and 1990s is dead and gone.
"It's a very different program than it was in the past. The comment about welfare queens is much less justified now," said Ron Haskins, a key advisor of the Republicans' welfare reform effort who now works at the Brookings Institution.
It seems as the way out of poverty hasn't changed. It's called EDUCATION.
Not really. While those with college degrees do better (advanced degrees +30%.) The main element in income gain is being in the top 1%. (up 300%)
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