Allen West says more Americans receive food aid than work in the private sector

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http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...west-says-more-americans-receive-food-aid-wo/

Our ruling

West tweeted that "more Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."

However, the data West used appears to have undercounted the number of people with a private-sector job and overcounted the number of people receiving food aid. In addition, the comparison isn’t really apples to apples. We rate the claim False.

Geez...How many flat out falses can the GOP get? I think they are going for the world record in lying

 

[Lakhota]

West says a lot of shit that ain't true.

 

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West says a lot of shit that ain't true.

Be careful, I'm sure Dave is somewhere right now putting on his fake afro ready to rep for the black man. (by black man I mean only black conservatives)

 

[francoHFW]

This a story that swept through the Pub Propaganda Machine earlier. Pure Pubcrappe, and now assumed to be fact by the hater dupes....

 

[Nole]

Allen West is a loser.

 

[MACAULAY]

There are 97 million full time workers in this country, and 101 million receiving some kind of food assistance.

West only failed to emphasize "full time" workers---otherwise, he is correct.

 

[bendog]

West says a lot of shit that ain't true.

It's true if people believe it! (-:

Of course, I suspect the cost of Obamacare got low balled, too.

 

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There are 97 million full time workers in this country, and 101 million receiving some kind of food assistance.

West only failed to emphasize "full time" workers---otherwise, he is correct.

How many full time workers are under 16 compared to the number of people under 16 that receive welfare?

As long as you fudge the numbers, yeah, he's correct.