People receiving welfare are complaining they now cannot buy candy and soda with tax money they are given

[Mac-7]

If it’s THEIR money, why do they claim it as a deduction?

They are trying to keep from giving it to the government

 

[JoeB131]

Actually those women usually draw over $5,000 each year through the unearned EITC scam

$5000 wouldn't cover more than a month of my household expenses.

And I don't live extravagantly. ,

 

[JoeB131]

Go take a look at the Government survey of this....THEY are the ones putting out the numbers, NOT me jackass...their numbers spell it out in the article I posted, you're just too dumb to read, and comprehend it....

Well, it's a bullshit survey. No one is getting more money than a person working 5o hours a week.

And no stupid, I make far more than your ficticious number of $650 per week...But, the fact of the matter is that I WORK FOR IT....But, not these leeches you support, they sit on ass and wait for their check, wait for their card to be replenished, never once considering that maybe getting a job would improve their lives...

Actually, as pointed out, 40% of households on assistance have at least one person who works.

 

[JoeB131]

Until you get it…


Based on analysis of government benefit data, low-income families can receive a combination of cash, tax credits, and in-kind benefits (such as food assistance or housing) that brings their total resources to a high level, sometimes totaling nearly $80,000 in disposable income and benefits, particularly for a family of four.
American Enterprise Institute - AEI +2
Here are the key details regarding this finding:

• Total Benefits and Income: A low-wage family (2 adults, 3 children) with $20,000 in market income can take home approximately $79,000 in disposable income when accounting for about $60,000 in government benefits (including tax credits like the EITC and refundable Child Tax Credit, SNAP, and housing assistance).
• Increasing Dependency: The share of income for the poorest households coming from government transfers rather than work has increased significantly. In 2022, 72 cents of every dollar in low-income households came from welfare benefits, up from 32 cents in 1979.
• Comparison to Working Income: Some analyses indicate that under current law, low-wage working families can receive more in total benefits than non-working families due to tax credits that require earnings.
• COVID-19 Impact: During the pandemic,
• government assistance was even higher, lifting 53 million people above the poverty line in 2020.

Okay, I found the supposed report you cited.

So not a "government survey", but one by the American Enterprise Institute, a nutbag right-wing think tank.

Nowhere near what someone would make working 70 hours a week. The fact that you had to cite a two-adult family would mean each adult was getting less than 40K in benefits, and I doubt even that is true.

 

[rightwinger]

They are trying to keep from giving it to the government

They are charging executive extravagance to the American taxpayer

Meanwhile, Republicans cry about the poor buying a liter of soda

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Then why do they deduct those expenses as a business expense?

Why do you pay for some executives flights on a private jet?

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Prove that I have ever done that.





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[Mac-7]

JoeB131

When its free money in the hood it may not even last a month because gold teeth are expensive

 

[Mac-7]

They are charging executive extravagance to the American taxpayer

Meanwhile, Republicans cry about the poor buying a liter of soda

No

Its their money not yours

 

[pknopp]

They are trying to keep from giving it to the government

A government that gave it to them in the first place.

No one worked for the billions the government regularly pumps into the markets.

 

[rightwinger]

No

Its their money not yours

No problem if they are spending their own money to live it up
But when you live it up and then deduct it as a business expense then it is stealing

Especially when we tell a poor person they can’t buy soda

 

[Mac-7]

A government that gave it to them in the first place.

No one worked for the billions the government regularly pumps into the markets.

You are confusing productive citizens with your welfare bums

No problem if they are spending their own money to live it up
But when you live it up and then deduct it as a business expense then it is stealing

Especially when we tell a poor person they can’t buy sod

You have turned reality on its head

 

[JoeB131]

JoeB131

When its free money in the hood it may not even last a month because gold teeth are expensive

Tell me again how not racist you are, that shit never gets old.

 

[Nostra]

I am just pointing out the irony of denying the poor a liter of soda while we allow corporate executives to deduct their lavish lifestyle

Your attempt at an analogy failed miserably, Trollwinger.

 

[Mac-7]

Tell me again how not racist you are, that shit never gets old.

Sometimes the truth hurts

But its not racist to say it

 

[Lisa558]

No problem if they are spending their own money to live it up
But when you live it up and then deduct it as a business expense then it is stealing

Especially when we tell a poor person they can’t buy soda

When have we ever told a poor person they can’t buy soda? They can buy soda the same way everyone else does.

They are NOT entitled to have OTHER PEOPLE pay for whatever they want.

 

[Lisa558]

Tell me again how not racist you are, that shit never gets old.

LOL. The antisemite calling other people bigots.

 

[rightwinger]

When have we ever told a poor person they can’t buy soda? They can buy soda the same way everyone else does.

They are NOT entitled to have OTHER PEOPLE pay for whatever they want.

When have we ever told a wealthy corporate executive that he can’t fly around on a private jet?

But he is not entitled to expect OTHER PEOPLE to pay for it

 

[Papageorgio]

I am just pointing out the irony of denying the poor a liter of soda while we allow corporate executives to deduct their lavish lifestyle

No you are diverting away from the topic, if you dislike the current corporate tax structure, then quit voting for Democrats and Republicans that support such a structure. It isn’t rocket science, Congress (the rich) vote for the rich.

Bottom line your point is off topic Whataboutism the doesn’t add to a discussion but is used to divert the discussion.

 

[rightwinger]

No you are diverting away from the topic, if you dislike the current corporate tax structure, then quit voting for Democrats and Republicans that support such a structure. It isn’t rocket science, Congress (the rich) vote for the rich.

Bottom line your point is off topic Whataboutism the doesn’t add to a discussion but is used to divert the discussion.

No the topic is Conservatives judging the food habits of the poor and denying them luxuries like soda and snacks

I am merely pointing out the hypocrisy of Conservatives willing to contribute to a corporate executive flying private jets and driving in limousines.

 

[Papageorgio]

When have we ever told a wealthy corporate executive that he can’t fly around on a private jet?

But he is not entitled to expect OTHER PEOPLE to pay for it

According to Congress, the people you voted for, entitle them to have other people to pay for it. WE the American people are ALL responsible for the government we have.

You can’t in the political world make change by voting R or D but you can get one thing passed to help people maintain a better higher quality of life, then it’s a win.