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Cryptoad

(8,254 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:14 PM Dec 2014

Republicans blame poor for poverty

Glenn Grothman, a Wisconsin Republican who will enter the U.S. House of Representatives, says aid programs are a bribe for single people to have children out of wedlock and to stay unemployed.

He's also said that many people who use food stamps don't look poor enough.

Grothman's view is not much different than Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recent assertion that denying health coverage to low-income Americans helps more people "live the American Dream" because they won't be "dependent on the American government."

It has, of course, long been a Republican article of faith that government programs to aid the needy create dependency. Their reflexive opposition isn't just a heritage from their political forebears who just as vehemently opposed Social Security and Medicare,,,,,,,,,

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/contributors/2014/12/12/republicans-blame-poor-poverty/20310761/

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Republicans blame poor for poverty (Original Post) Cryptoad Dec 2014 OP

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, undeterred Dec 2014 #1

The sociopaths are in charge. hifiguy Dec 2014 #2

Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Dec 2014 #3

Same old, tired nonsense. louis-t Dec 2014 #4

You pay them shit wages Dirty Socialist Dec 2014 #5

He Needs a Teach-In About the SSI Application Gap daredtowork Dec 2014 #6

undeterred

(34,658 posts)

1. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him,

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:16 PM

Dec 2014

“You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Mark 10:21

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

2. The sociopaths are in charge.

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:17 PM

Dec 2014

It is gonna be a bumpy ride.

ETA I think this is the jebus they worship

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

3. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:21 PM

Dec 2014

P.S. You don't have to be destitute to need food stamps.

rocktivity

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

4. Same old, tired nonsense.

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:32 PM

Dec 2014

Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)

5. You pay them shit wages

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:34 PM

Dec 2014

Then blame them for working for so little. Lovely.

daredtowork

(3,732 posts)

6. He Needs a Teach-In About the SSI Application Gap

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:43 PM

Dec 2014

Welfare and foodstamps is the only safety net for disabled people caught in the multi-YEAR hell of waiting for their SSI applications to process. If the Federal government didn't auto-reject those and virtually force people to get lawyers if they have anything besides range-of-motion disabilities, then we wouldn't have this problem.

Right now people are falling back on safety nets they weren't supposed to be falling back on. Rip those away, and you will have people without bread and no choice but to storm the gates of the Bastille.

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