GOP war on the poor: Georgia

[Soggy in NOLA]

Prove that Obama increased poverty, please.

YEAR: POVERTY%

2012: 16.3%
2011: 15.4%
2010: 15.1%
2009: 14.3%
2008: 13.2% The Obamanation starts.
2007: 12.5%
2006: 12.3%
2005: 12.6%
2004: 12.7
2003: 12.5
2002: 12.1%

2012 US Poverty Rate | Historical Poverty Rates and DOW Jones Average

Besides the fact that the Obama Adminstration didn't start until 2009, not 2008, how is it that under Bush, poverty jumped from 12.1% to 14.3% and you guys don't have a problem with that, but it goes up further do to the damage Bush did under Obama, and you guys suddenly care about the poor.

That's ******* hillarious.

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

Welfare fraud is rampant. I hope every single state will begin its own investigation and start weeding out grown men& women who are capable of working-- lying around and getting freebies. It's beyond ridiculous and your hyperbole is duly noted. Calm down and stop using DNC crazed rantings- "REPUBLICANS HATE THE POOR!" You liberals are one sick group of people. You truly are. You don't want to do ANYTHING to fix our problems.. just use it all for political score-- Sooo sick of it. Yesterday rdean ranted on about a republican Lt. Governor wanting parents who get free lunches for their kids, to have to attend parent teacher conferences, accusing all republicans of wanting to starve kids.. IT'S SOOOOOO RIDICULOUS! Let's just keep throwing money away that we don't have without reforms.. Let's not fix a broken education system or look for welfare fraud.. YOU and your comrades make it impossible for anything to get truly done because you LIE and demonize people who actually try to get something done.

What are you doing here, welsher?

Nice try LIAR. I did the signature for 31 days and EVERYONE knows it.. Including you liar libs.. But keep lying.. it's what you do.. IN EVERYTHING.

 

[squeeze berry]

Welfare fraud is rampant. I hope every single state will begin its own investigation and start weeding out grown men& women who are capable of working-- lying around and getting freebies. It's beyond ridiculous and your hyperbole is duly noted. Calm down and stop using DNC crazed rantings- "REPUBLICANS HATE THE POOR!" You liberals are one sick group of people. You truly are. You don't want to do ANYTHING to fix our problems.. just use it all for political score-- Sooo sick of it. Yesterday rdean ranted on about a republican Lt. Governor wanting parents who get free lunches for their kids, to have to attend parent teacher conferences, accusing all republicans of wanting to starve kids.. IT'S SOOOOOO RIDICULOUS! Let's just keep throwing money away that we don't have without reforms.. Let's not fix a broken education system or look for welfare fraud.. YOU and your comrades make it impossible for anything to get truly done because you LIE and demonize people who actually try to get something done.

What are you doing here, welsher?

correct me if I'm wrong.

didn't she do her signature part of the bet, but then didn't show up for a month?

that's kinda what i remember.

 

[Papageorgio]

Besides the fact that the Obama Adminstration didn't start until 2009, not 2008, how is it that under Bush, poverty jumped from 12.1% to 14.3% and you guys don't have a problem with that, but it goes up further do to the damage Bush did under Obama, and you guys suddenly care about the poor.

For obvious reasons, the poverty rate always goes up when unemployment increases. Under Obama, the rate went up and stayed up. That's never happened before. According to the liberal mantra during the Bush administration "it happened on his watch," Obama is responsible. Who are you going to blame if not Obama?

I would blame his predecessors for signing all the bad trade treaties that allowed jobs to be moved overseas, and even gave tax credits to companies that moved operations, to start with.

Incidently, I didn't blame Bush for the 2001-2 recession. The seeds for that were laid well before he got there.

the 2008 recession, that was all him.

Both recessions were set up long before 2001-2008, it was 80 plus years of Congressional policies and changes. It was set up and maintained by financial bubbles until the last bubble popped in 2008.

 

[Si modo]

Prove that Obama increased poverty, please.

From the US Census Bureau:

Table 5. Percent of People By Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1970 to 2011
Year All People People age 65 years and over
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00
2011........ 6.6 10.3 15.0 19.8 24.8 29.7 34.4 2.3 4.2 8.7 14.5 21.0 27.2 33.6
2010 17/... 6.7 10.5 15.1 19.8 24.7 29.2 34.0 2.5 4.5 8.9 14.7 21.5 28.2 34.5
2009........ 6.3 9.9 14.3 18.7 23.6 28.5 33.0 2.6 4.5 8.9 14.3 20.4 27.3 33.7
2008........ 5.7 9.1 13.2 17.9 22.6 27.3 31.9 2.6 4.8 9.7 15.9 22.7 29.8 36.2
2007........ 5.2 8.4 12.5 17.0 21.8 26.1 30.5 2.5 4.9 9.7 16.1 23.1 29.6 36.0
2006........ 5.2 8.5 12.3 16.8 21.3 25.8 30.5 2.5 5.1 9.4 15.6 22.4 29.0 35.6
2005........ 5.4 8.6 12.6 16.8 21.5 26.1 31.0 2.6 5.0 10.1 16.7 23.6 30.7 36.8
2004 14/.... 5.4 8.6 12.7 17.1 21.6 26.6 31.3 2.6 5.0 9.8 16.5 23.9 31.4 37.9
2003........ 5.3 8.5 12.5 16.9 21.7 26.5 31.1 2.6 4.9 10.2 16.9 24.6 32.2 38.7
2002........ 4.9 8.1 12.1 16.5 21.4 26.1 30.5 2.2 4.6 10.4 16.9 24.6 32.1 38.4
2001........ 4.8 7.8 11.7 16.1 20.8 25.6 30.2 2.2 4.5 10.1 16.6 24.2 31.3 38.2
2000 12/.... 4.5 7.5 11.3 15.6 20.2 24.9 29.3 2.3 4.5 9.9 16.7 24.1 31.4 37.4
1999 11/.... 4.7 7.9 11.9 16.3 21.1 25.8 30.3 2.1 4.1 9.7 15.7 22.8 29.5 35.9
1998........ 5.1 8.5 12.7 17.0 21.5 26.0 30.8 2.3 4.7 10.5 16.8 23.7 30.3 37.2
1997........ 5.4 9.0 13.3 17.8 22.5 27.2 32.1 2.2 4.6 10.5 17.0 23.9 31.9 38.7
1996........ 5.4 9.3 13.7 18.5 23.4 28.5 33.5 2.1 4.9 10.8 18.4 25.2 33.0 40.2
1995........ 5.3 9.3 13.8 18.5 23.5 28.6 33.6 1.9 4.7 10.5 17.7 25.3 32.5 39.6
1994........ 5.9 10.1 14.5 19.3 24.3 29.3 34.3 2.5 5.6 11.7 18.7 26.3 33.8 41.2
1993 10/... 6.2 10.5 15.1 20.0 25.0 30.3 35.2 2.4 5.6 12.2 19.7 27.4 35.2 42.0
1992 9/... 6.1 10.2 14.8 19.7 24.5 29.4 34.4 2.3 5.6 12.9 20.5 27.7 34.6 41.5
1991 8/... 5.6 9.7 14.2 18.9 23.8 28.7 33.5 2.2 5.2 12.4 19.7 26.8 33.9 40.4
1990........ 5.2 9.1 13.5 18.0 22.7 27.6 32.3 2.1 5.2 12.2 19.0 26.3 33.2 39.2
1989........ 4.9 8.4 12.8 17.3 22.0 26.6 31.4 2.0 4.6 11.4 19.1 27.2 34.3 40.5
1988........ 5.2 8.8 13.0 17.5 22.2 26.8 31.7 1.9 4.7 12.0 20.0 27.5 33.9 40.4
1987 7/... 5.2 9.0 13.4 17.9 22.3 26.9 31.7 1.9 5.3 12.5 20.2 27.4 33.6 40.3
1986........ 5.3 9.4 14.0 18.7 23.9 28.9 33.9 2.1 4.7 12.4 20.5 28.0 34.5 40.8
1985........ 5.2 9.4 13.6 18.7 23.9 28.9 33.9 2.0 5.0 12.6 20.9 28.6 35.7 42.0
1984........ 5.5 9.7 14.4 19.4 24.3 29.3 34.6 1.7 4.6 12.4 21.2 29.1 36.1 42.6
1983 6/... 5.9 10.2 15.2 20.3 25.6 30.8 36.1 2.2 5.3 13.8 22.0 29.5 36.9 43.5
1982........ 5.6 10.1 15.0 20.3 25.5 30.9 36.6 2.5 6.0 14.6 23.7 31.8 39.2 46.0
1981 5/... 4.9 9.1 14.0 19.3 24.7 30.1 35.7 2.0 6.3 15.3 25.2 33.7 40.8 48.0
1980........ 4.4 8.3 13.0 18.1 23.1 28.4 33.9 2.1 6.3 15.7 25.7 34.4 42.1 49.2
1979 4/..... 3.8 7.3 11.7 16.4 21.1 26.1 31.3 2.4 6.6 15.2 24.7 32.9 41.0 48.2
1978........ 3.6 6.9 11.4 15.8 20.5 25.9 31.0 1.7 5.3 14.0 23.4 32.4 40.6 47.3
1977........ 3.5 7.0 11.6 16.7 21.8 27.2 32.7 1.7 5.4 14.1 24.5 34.2 42.7 50.0
1976........ 3.3 7.0 11.8 16.7 22.2 27.8 33.5 1.9 5.8 15.0 25.0 34.0 42.5 49.7
1975........ 3.7 7.3 12.3 17.6 23.3 28.8 34.6 2.0 5.7 15.3 25.4 35.0 42.8 50.3
1974 3/..... (NA) (NA) 11.2 16.5 21.6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14.6 25.9 35.1 (NA) (NA)
1973........ (NA) (NA) 11.1 15.8 20.7 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16.3 26.8 35.7 (NA) (NA)
1972........ (NA) (NA) (NA) 16.8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1971 2/..... (NA) (NA) (NA) 17.8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1970........ (NA) (NA) (NA) 17.6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
"SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar12.pdf
Footnotes are available at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/histpov/footnotes.html."


http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/hstpov5.xls (for a clear format of data)

Bottom line, record levels of those in poverty under Obama.

And nether does that. I'm disappointed in you.

Loving the denial.

 

[Flopper]

Prove that Obama increased poverty, please.

YEAR: POVERTY%

2012: 16.3%
2011: 15.4%
2010: 15.1%
2009: 14.3%
2008: 13.2% The Obamanation starts.
2007: 12.5%
2006: 12.3%
2005: 12.6%
2004: 12.7
2003: 12.5
2002: 12.1%

2012 US Poverty Rate | Historical Poverty Rates and DOW Jones Average

That does not prove the claim, does it?

What this does show is that poverty began rising in 2007 which coincides with the recession that got started under Bush, not Obama.

 

[Flopper]

Welfare fraud is rampant. I hope every single state will begin its own investigation and start weeding out grown men& women who are capable of working-- lying around and getting freebies. It's beyond ridiculous and your hyperbole is duly noted. Calm down and stop using DNC crazed rantings- "REPUBLICANS HATE THE POOR!" You liberals are one sick group of people. You truly are. You don't want to do ANYTHING to fix our problems.. just use it all for political score-- Sooo sick of it. Yesterday rdean ranted on about a republican Lt. Governor wanting parents who get free lunches for their kids, to have to attend parent teacher conferences, accusing all republicans of wanting to starve kids.. IT'S SOOOOOO RIDICULOUS! Let's just keep throwing money away that we don't have without reforms.. Let's not fix a broken education system or look for welfare fraud.. YOU and your comrades make it impossible for anything to get truly done because you LIE and demonize people who actually try to get something done.

What are you doing here, welsher?

Nice try LIAR. I did the signature for 31 days and EVERYONE knows it.. Including you liar libs.. But keep lying.. it's what you do.. IN EVERYTHING.

Claims of welfare fraud are once again demonizing the poor, unemployed, and disabled, despite a lack of evidence in the form of welfare fraud statistics, as to how much money or how many people are actually bilking the system.

Reports of welfare fraud are usually based on hearsay, exaggeration, and out right lies. Does welfare fraud exist? Of course it does just as tax fraud, social security fraud, and medicare fraud exist.

The IRS says tax evasion amounts to 385 billion, more than twice the total amount paid on social welfare programs, yet few people are concerned.

 

[squeeze berry]

What are you doing here, welsher?

Nice try LIAR. I did the signature for 31 days and EVERYONE knows it.. Including you liar libs.. But keep lying.. it's what you do.. IN EVERYTHING.

Claims of welfare fraud are once again demonizing the poor, unemployed, and disabled, despite a lack of evidence in the form of welfare fraud statistics, as to how much money or how many people are actually bilking the system.

Reports of welfare fraud are usually based on hearsay, exaggeration, and out right lies. Does welfare fraud exist? Of course it does just as tax fraud, social security fraud, and medicare fraud exist.

The IRS says tax evasion amounts to 385 billion, more than twice the total amount paid on social welfare programs, yet few people are concerned.

demonizing? really?

welfare fraud is theft plain and simple.

more PC from the left

PS apparently a poor person can't possibly be a crook

 

[GoneBezerk]

The standards to qualify for Food Stamps have either lowered under Obamination, more people are now poor and/or Obamination is doing a great job advertising those food stamps.

I'd say all of the above has happened the past 4 years. The Obamination Admin is spending MILLIONS telling people what "benefits" they can get for FREE from the Federal Government. People that thought they couldn't qualify because they don't need food stamps....are now living off food stamps to get their share before the party is over.

Of course, liberal scum come here depending this bullshit.

 

[bripat9643]

YEAR: POVERTY%

2012: 16.3%
2011: 15.4%
2010: 15.1%
2009: 14.3%
2008: 13.2% The Obamanation starts.
2007: 12.5%
2006: 12.3%
2005: 12.6%
2004: 12.7
2003: 12.5
2002: 12.1%

2012 US Poverty Rate | Historical Poverty Rates and DOW Jones Average

That does not prove the claim, does it?

What this does show is that poverty began rising in 2007 which coincides with the recession that got started under Bush, not Obama.

Normally the economy recovers from a recession and the poverty rate declines. Not this time under Obama. The poverty rate continues to climb.

 

[LoneLaugher]

****, BriPat.....who told you that you have the intelligence to join this discussion? You don't.

 

[bripat9643]

****, BriPat.....who told you that you have the intelligence to join this discussion? You don't.

ROLF! The irony of your post couldn't be more precious.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Really? How about explaining that comment. Irony? really?

 

[AsheedMidrarwz]

Obama can't be blamed for anything wrong. He's the Golden Child. If anyone else would have been President seeking re-election with this economy and bungle after bungle in foreign policy, they would have been defeated. Being the first Black President has certain perks. Never being responsible is one of the main ones.

 

[Glensather]

I didn't know it was the President's - any president's - job to fix the economy single handed.

Look, I don't agree with the whole "such and such President started the recession" either. Both Bush and Obama became presidents at a shitty time. Sucks to be them.

However, Bush did institute the first bailout. When that didn't work, Obama tried again. And lo and behold, both of them were wrong.

Now back to the OP, it's sad that everyone has to suffer for the corruption of others who abuse the system.

Take my neighbor. Widower, 2 cars, sweet entertainment set, and a lot of money on hand at all times. He also has no job (he's retired)... and because of that, he's on SNAP. How is that fair?

Likewise, how is it fair that people on welfare and SNAP live better than me?
I guess I could quit my job, but I still have a sense of pride.

 

[bripat9643]

Really? How about explaining that comment. Irony? really?

Yes, it's ironic that a sub human intellect such as you would be accusing anyone of being stupid.

 

[alan1]

This is the future the GOP would like to bring to all of America.


"...What's Georgia's secret? According to government documents, interviews with poor Georgians, and those who work with them, it's a simple one: Combine an all-Republican state government out to make a name for itself as tough on freeloaders; a state welfare commissioner so zealous about slashing the rolls that workers say she handed out Zero candy bars to emphasize her goal of zero welfare; and federal rules that, regardless of who's in the White House, give states the leeway to use the 1996 law's requirement for "work activities"—the same provision that Republicans have charged President Obama wants to unfairly water down—to slam the door in the face of the state's neediest...."

Georgia’s war against the poor: The southern state is emptying its welfare rolls at the same time that poverty is soaring. - Slate Magazine

And all this time I thought it was Lyndon B. Johnson that declared the war on poverty.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Maybe they can all pack up and move to New York, Chicago, San Francisco or some utopia liberal city or state.

They can take care of them

Yep, we have for decades. My first year in LE I asked my TO what "Floater" meant as a disposition on a rap sheet. He told me that vagrants, drunks and other ne'er-do-wells in the deep south were routinely arrested, given a bus ticket to California and told never to return.

The same effect with a different cause will be the result of states like Georgia and Texas allowing people to die on the streets because those states and other red ones will remove all safety nets. Of course being good Christians they will pray for those who die.

 

[AsheedMidrarwz]

I didn't know it was the President's - any president's - job to fix the economy single handed.

Look, I don't agree with the whole "such and such President started the recession" either. Both Bush and Obama became presidents at a shitty time. Sucks to be them.

However, Bush did institute the first bailout. When that didn't work, Obama tried again. And lo and behold, both of them were wrong.

Now back to the OP, it's sad that everyone has to suffer for the corruption of others who abuse the system.

Take my neighbor. Widower, 2 cars, sweet entertainment set, and a lot of money on hand at all times. He also has no job (he's retired)... and because of that, he's on SNAP. How is that fair?

Likewise, how is it fair that people on welfare and SNAP live better than me?
I guess I could quit my job, but I still have a sense of pride.

It's called buying votes. Democrats have perfected it to a fine art.

 

[squeeze berry]

Maybe they can all pack up and move to New York, Chicago, San Francisco or some utopia liberal city or state.

They can take care of them

Yep, we have for decades. My first year in LE I asked my TO what "Floater" meant as a disposition on a rap sheet. He told me that vagrants, drunks and other ne'er-do-wells in the deep south were routinely arrested, given a bus ticket to California and told never to return.

The same effect with a different cause will be the result of states like Georgia and Texas allowing people to die on the streets because those states and other red ones will remove all safety nets. Of course being good Christians they will pray for those who die.

I know or know of a number of deadbeats.

what little work they do is under the table.
If they get a little cash they spend it on booze, cigs, pills and gambling.

They can't hold down a real job b/c they will be required to show up, work and not be stewed to the gills.

They constantly skip out on the rent and never re-pay loans. All of them get some kind of "assistance" from a govt. agency.

They could clean up their act but it might take some impulse control. Forget that.