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86. Personally, I Don't Care About People "Abusing the System"
Sun Apr 12, 2015, 12:44 PM
Apr 2015

and as you point out there are potentially other interpretations of the situation. But going to a food bank if you do own a late-model car is either gaming the system or the height of financial irresponsibility. I really don't see how it can defended by anyone familiar with how the bottom 10% lives.

Well said. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #1
Welfare queens and their Cadillacs has long been a right wing lie, now they are claiming they go liberal N proud Apr 2015 #2
I don't think their anger is directed specifically at poor persons getting cruses. Half-Century Man Apr 2015 #26
You had me worried for a half second. Brilliant. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #42
!!! Voice for Peace Apr 2015 #55
The real Welfare queens in Cadillacs, Califa Apr 2015 #43
Bingo! merrily Apr 2015 #49
By Welfare Office... NancyDL Apr 2015 #67
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A jump to conclusion may be this mother may be trying to provide her children food and we know Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #3
Believe you me, wendylaroux Apr 2015 #4
There's a definite disconnect in certain people's heads. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #5
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I. Attacks on the poor receiving public assistance have increased appalachiablue Apr 2015 #6
Another thing to keep in mind on the "fancy car" angle. jeff47 Apr 2015 #7
Reminds me of this article. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #8
nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes taught_me_patience Apr 2015 #20
You know what's more expensive? A loan on a "cheap" car after jeff47 Apr 2015 #29
It all depends on the individual make and car. maddiemom Apr 2015 #36
Very, very true. I owned a Lexus for 19 years; it took us through thick and thin, never Nay Apr 2015 #65
I once went by a welfare office where a co-workers said they were all in late model cars happyslug Apr 2015 #56
If someone has a nice car and then loses their income IronLionZion Apr 2015 #91
I've been in category 3 Retrograde Apr 2015 #9
As far as I can determine, looking at their website snort Apr 2015 #10
The Facebook lady is a victim of a cruel misinformation campaign being waged by the Enthusiast Apr 2015 #11
Hell yes..... daleanime Apr 2015 #12
Because the world is full of self rightous assholes. blackspade Apr 2015 #13
For fear that one undeserving person might get aid, Republicans are willing to let millions starve. tclambert Apr 2015 #14
charity hibbing Apr 2015 #23
Exactly. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #30
Let me guess: you're NOT a Republican. maddiemom Apr 2015 #37
Double thumbs up to you! Agony Apr 2015 #61
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Some cities discourage panhandling IronLionZion Apr 2015 #90
The shaming is downright mean-spirited. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #15
And yet those 3 cents Thav Apr 2015 #33
I actually gasped when I read that renate Apr 2015 #41
There is no reason to read donations of children to the class. merrily Apr 2015 #51
That story brings tears to my eyes. What terrible terrible people. What would Jesus say? Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #44
Didn't Jesus say something about giving in secret... catrose Apr 2015 #89
The other, related one, is profession shaming. Helen Borg Apr 2015 #16
Around here cleaning jobs can pay $21.75/hr (SEIU) inanna Apr 2015 #60
or the do you want fries with that treestar Apr 2015 #71
You mean you don't want approved stores that sell plain clothes and cheap goods? nolabear Apr 2015 #17
The only assumption here seemed to be that the woman picking up the groceries was not poor at all. merrily Apr 2015 #18
But immediately jumping to that conclusion is just as wrong. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #19
Yes, immediately jumping to that conclusion is wrong, but it's not saying a thing about the poor. merrily Apr 2015 #25
It's one of those situations though where it's best to keep one's mouth shut. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #39
Yes. Leaping to conclusions is wrong and so is spreading them around. merrily Apr 2015 #47
Yeah it is gollygee Apr 2015 #46
My Reply 25 said jumping to the conclusion that someone is not poor (not in need) is wrong. merrily Apr 2015 #48
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Agree. ananda Apr 2015 #21
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I can sympathize because I am one... StarzGuy Apr 2015 #22
What did the FB poster say? ErikJ Apr 2015 #24
There is always shaming involved if you're poor Warpy Apr 2015 #27
Well said, Warpy. There by the grace of....etc Paper Roses Apr 2015 #40
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Our newspaper poll of the day KT2000 Apr 2015 #28
If someone is poor, and has a car as good or better than the one they drive, then it's possible that Amimnoch Apr 2015 #31
My (very wealthy) former mother-in-law insisted I go apply for food stamps tanyev Apr 2015 #32
As a complete aside.... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #34
Ditto- I wish they would tell us how poor people are the problem, not the Koch Bros, etal NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #52
If this isn't the last word on poverty and wealth distribution (Comment on Ambrose copied fromWiki), Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 #35
I retired from the department of human service about ten years ago and Stellar Apr 2015 #38
here's another one - handicapped dolphinsandtuna Apr 2015 #45
K&R McCamy Taylor Apr 2015 #50
The forces that own the piano, the chairs, and the rights to the song... Orsino Apr 2015 #53
I feel the same way. People are always making excuses for their own miserable lives. Voice for Peace Apr 2015 #54
I've met poor whites that are CONVINCED there is a type of welfare only available to blacks. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #57
K&R. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #58
And, if you give a dollar directly to a person who needs it greymattermom Apr 2015 #59
Myths that really frost me because I have to debunk them again and again Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 #62
There has been a deliberate campaign.... cynzke Apr 2015 #63
K & R GoneFishin Apr 2015 #64
From what I see on discussion boards, and, mind you, I know they're not the world... NancyDL Apr 2015 #66
Yep, you see it right here treestar Apr 2015 #70
"We need some ideas on how to bring people together." PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #74
Kicked&Recommended... butterfly77 Apr 2015 #68
Agree. The most pathetic thing about right wingers treestar Apr 2015 #69
kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #72
There was a lady who went to my church murielm99 Apr 2015 #73
Without a big down payment, a friend couldn't finance a used car unless lexington filly Apr 2015 #75
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Plenty of people feel jealous that others are getting more than they deserve IronLionZion Apr 2015 #83
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This started with the Reagan administration in the 1980s, specifically to make us resent the poor DesertDiamond Apr 2015 #85
Personally, I Don't Care About People "Abusing the System" On the Road Apr 2015 #86
I care about people abusing the system Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #88
I saw this also posted on my Facebook page today and it makes a lot more sense to me. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #87
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