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Just because you don't call it welfare doesn't mean it isn't

Posted on: November 1, 2016 at 11:08:20 CT

Spanky KU

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BTW, The term "Welfare Queen" was coined in 1974, either by George Bliss of the Chicago Tribune in his articles about Linda Taylor, or by Jet Magazine... Not Ronald Reagan.

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fyi - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 10:51:55

you need to take a trip through - justwinbaby KC - 11/1 13:10:08

Good post. Let's not forget subsidies... - ivan drago MU - 11/1 11:49:47

Just two years ago the USDA ordered Michigan farmers to - TigerMatt STL - 11/1 12:00:42

I'm all for eliminating all of those, too. Next? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 11/1 11:52:52

The reason it's not one program called welfare is simple. - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/1 11:26:01

Congress has held the pursestrings for like the last decade - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 11:28:20

'appears' - FootballRefugee MU

- 11/1 11:45:27

Eliminate welfare. Agree? (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/1 11:28:12

Why do you ask, what you already know? - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/1 11:33:28

"screw the poor jerks relying on it" - pickle MU

- 11/1 13:11:26

don't you mean "theft?" - mizzou alum 93 MU - 11/1 11:31:42

It's theft (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/1 11:24:04

The US spends $1 trillion on welfare excluding - Ferg STL - 11/1 11:15:05

And there are plenty of people who work their asses - MrBlueSky MU - 11/1 11:21:50

Perhaps the Man might consider paying livable wage - raskolnikov MU - 11/1 11:20:30

Get rid of minimum wage laws then. They are driving - TigerMatt STL - 11/1 11:38:37

He would, if you wouldn't let every illegal, refugee in. - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/1 11:29:07

Yeah, the poor just ruin everything, don't they?(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 11/1 11:44:57

That's the emotional response of a loser. - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/1 12:44:24

Can you show us in the budget - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 11:16:46

it's in the unbudgeted spending - FootballRefugee MU

- 11/1 11:23:33

Please break that out for the class - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 11:25:08

since it isn't where you asked, you are spouting nonsense - FootballRefugee MU

- 11/1 11:41:02

Just because you don't call it welfare doesn't mean it isn't - Spanky KU - 11/1 11:08:20

oldcatbirdseat gets nothing right - FootballRefugee MU

- 11/1 11:15:06

It should be called Re-election insurance(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/1 11:09:19

This is the government over-reach that George should - Spanky KU - 11/1 11:15:56

correct (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 11/1 11:16:55

Not for MY info. That is a feel-good piece that has - GA Tiger MU - 11/1 11:07:13

counterpoint: - dangertim MU

- 11/1 11:06:01

If you don't make enough, don't make babies - - 90Tiger MU - 11/1 11:04:32

RE: fyi - 90Tiger MU - 11/1 11:03:18

LOL that's not biased at all(nm) - LimerNick MU - 11/1 10:55:42

Explain the bias? Looks very fact based to me. - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 10:59:51

Just one of many examples here: - LimerNick MU - 11/1 11:14:25

12 trillion dollars in untaxed corporate cash - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 11:18:38

and obama bailed them out (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 11/1 11:30:08

Obama bailed Bush out - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 11:36:23

horse$hit (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 11/1 11:40:09

Here's one, of many. Illegals are taking MORE from the - GA Tiger MU - 11/1 11:10:00

There are millions of them and they pay taxes - Rabbit Test MU - 11/1 11:15:33

you forgot to cite your source Mr. Biden(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/1 10:52:38