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living off the fat of the land. Notice the same old myth's about the old welfare system, poor people don't want to do nothing but sit at home, watch cable TV and play on their computers, it's a choice they make instead of pounding the pavement seeking work. These nit wits fail to see that if the job doesn't provide enough to support a family then it's not worth taking the job and being kicked off state aid.
These same nit wits also fail to give credit where credit is due, it was a republicon who came up with the old welfare system ( tricky Dick Nixon ) that punished poor for being poor and kept them out of the work force, remember the old system was all or nothing. Either you were supported 100% by welfare or you were expected to support self 100% off any job you started, even if said job didn't provide a working wage. That is what caused 2nd and 3rd generation welfare poor.
Notice that they keep talking about people spending money on things they can't afford as the reason for poverty. Old con trick accuse others of what you are guilty of and paint it with the broad brush of all. Remember in todays world one doesn't beat the pavement looking for work, everything is based around the home computer without an inter net connection one can not apply for a job.
The other thing they do is compare american poor with third world poor. Americans are not poor, they have cars, a telephone, houses,computers, cable TV, they are not poor. They have been to central america I have seen poor people. Of course they over look the homeless people when they spew their sewage, and their first hand knowledge of the third world is what they seen on TV ads put out by aid groups, but it sounds better to them if they say they have first hand knowledge.
The funny thing is, when their lives are ripped apart by job loss or illness, they are the first ones with their hands out yelling the loudest about not getting what they deserve.
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