Republicans have this idea in their minds that there is an epidemic of welfare queens completely mooching off the government. Such people, in their minds, are able bodied adults who are too lazy to work so they feed off of the American tax payers instead. Republicans believe this because it gives them a false sense of manliness and toughness to assume there is an army of mooching welfare queens. Not them though! They are tough as nails! They get up everyday at 5AM like real men and work! Liberals don’t understand that 4 letter word!!!!
Well the truth is more complicated.
Now granted there are a significant amount of people who would LOVE this scenario. People so selfish that that don’t give a shit if they are supported by tax payers as long as they can do nothing with their lives.
The problem, however, is that there is no such thing as a program that allows this. There is no government program that forks over so much dough that this person can just live off of it while being unemployed.
Take SNAP for instance. The large majority of people on this program are children, the elderly, and the disabled. People who are primarily dependents. Now think of section 8 housing. Are you under the impression that able bodied adults are able to survive NOT working while on this program? Uh no. Now let’s also examine TANF. Have republicans ever actually looked up what this acronym is? It has TEMPORARY in it.
Now also keep in mind that the unemployment rate is well below 4%. Not much room for an epidemic of moochers huh? I mean at least half of that 4% are conservatives so that basically means the large majority of democrats have jobs like everyone else lol.
Well the truth is more complicated.
Now granted there are a significant amount of people who would LOVE this scenario. People so selfish that that don’t give a shit if they are supported by tax payers as long as they can do nothing with their lives.
The problem, however, is that there is no such thing as a program that allows this. There is no government program that forks over so much dough that this person can just live off of it while being unemployed.
Take SNAP for instance. The large majority of people on this program are children, the elderly, and the disabled. People who are primarily dependents. Now think of section 8 housing. Are you under the impression that able bodied adults are able to survive NOT working while on this program? Uh no. Now let’s also examine TANF. Have republicans ever actually looked up what this acronym is? It has TEMPORARY in it.
Now also keep in mind that the unemployment rate is well below 4%. Not much room for an epidemic of moochers huh? I mean at least half of that 4% are conservatives so that basically means the large majority of democrats have jobs like everyone else lol.
A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, reaching 38 million people nationwide in 2019 alone. These...
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