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rsexaminer

(321 posts) Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:08 PM Aug 2015

Fox News is comparing welfare to slavery again

Fox News is continuing their attack on minorities in the United States, this time comparing the social welfare system to slavery.

http://www.examiner.com/article/fox-news-host-says-minorities-are-enslaved-with-free-stuff-by-the-government

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Fox News is comparing welfare to slavery again (Original Post) rsexaminer Aug 2015 OP

No, low wages or lack of jobs are slavery shenmue Aug 2015 #1

Well, not even that is slavery. We need a different word, because those who were enslaved randys1 Aug 2015 #2

You're always linking to this site. Are you a writer/editor for examiner.com? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #3

Profile sure is interesting. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #4

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. No, low wages or lack of jobs are slavery

Reply to rsexaminer (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:11 PM

Aug 2015

Welfare helps you get by until a better opportunity comes up.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

2. Well, not even that is slavery. We need a different word, because those who were enslaved

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:20 PM

Aug 2015

are mostly dead and cant speak up about what is real slavery.

Welfare is so minimal now, so many are in need of much more than what welfare provides for.

Someday the poor are gonna get pissed and do something about it

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

3. You're always linking to this site. Are you a writer/editor for examiner.com?

Reply to rsexaminer (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:24 PM

Aug 2015

Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts)

4. Profile sure is interesting.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:37 PM

Aug 2015

Apparently not even a Democrat.

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