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We need more welfare entitlements
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Mr Gray Aug 21 2013, 03:46 PM Post #1
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Clearly we aren't doing enough

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/when_welfare_pays_better_than_work_GGZfz3wTztSW3BoMxn2VrI

Today, the Cato institute is releasing a new study looking at the state-by-state value of welfare for a mother with two children. In the Empire State, a family receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, food stamps, WIC, public housing, utility assistance and free commodities (like milk and cheese) would have a package of benefits worth $38,004, the seventh-highest in the nation.

While that might not sound overly generous, remember that welfare benefits aren’t taxed, while wages are. So someone in New York would have to earn more than $21 per hour to be better off than they would be on welfare.That’s more than the average statewide entry-level salary for a teacher.
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The body knows what fighters don't: how to protect itself. A neck can only twist so far. Twist it just a hair more and the body says, "Hey, I'll take it from here because you obviously don't know what you're doing... Lie down now, rest, and we'll talk about this when you regain your senses." It's called the knockout mechanism.
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brumdog44 Aug 21 2013, 08:11 PM Post #2
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Can't be. Lars already talked about teachers being overpaid.
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The answer will be to raise minimum wage to the current welfare level....that should fix it
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Why does Aaron hate single mothers and their kids? :P
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Why does Aaron hate single mothers and their kids? :P
:rofl: idk, clearly single mothers are worth more than $21 (tax free) dollars per hour......I think $30/hr would be way more fair.
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Why does Aaron hate single mothers and their kids? :P
:rofl: idk, clearly single mothers are worth more than $21 (tax free) dollars per hour......I think $30/hr would be way more fair.
clearly it's a condition that is unavoidable....I see it all the time...kids born as single mothers. Maybe we should pre-screen for this condition so that single mothers can be aborted to avoid such a painful life.
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IUCOLTFAN Aug 22 2013, 01:48 PM Post #7
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Why does Aaron hate single mothers and their kids? :P
:rofl: idk, clearly single mothers are worth more than $21 (tax free) dollars per hour......I think $30/hr would be way more fair.
clearly it's a condition that is unavoidable....I see it all the time...kids born as single mothers. Maybe we should pre-screen for this condition so that single mothers can be aborted to avoid such a painful life.
Great point. That would also allow Planned Parenthood to follow the mission in which it was established upon. Ridding ourselves of the low educated/low income crowd will only make us stronger. Plus, the ones who do slip by the scalpel will have more free benefits at their disposal. Maybe abortions should be free?
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Ridding ourselves of the low educated/low income crowd will only make us stronger.
And it seriously reduces the Democratic voting base...
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