The war on poverty

[boom]

Over 8 trillion dollars has been spent on the war on poverty since Lyndon Johnson and the Democrat party took a bold step to fight this crippling social problem. Recon it'll get better anytime soon?

[Robalo]

Boom;

That's why Auntie Onyango lives on disability, housing, SNAP and was an illegal alien. Per Auntie, the USA OWES her. We are spota coddle the poor, the lazy, the illegal-that's what the USA stands for-to give $ away to undeserving, work-capable folks so trash like Obama can get in office.

[mgstei1]

Imagine what shape the country would be in if we were not assisting the poor. Thank goodness we are a Christian populated country!The facts say poverty has actually gone down or not what it was since the 50's. Hopefully its because of SS, Medicaid, Medicare, and unemployment benefits, etc. Auntie Onyango was granted political asylum I believe in 2010, cause if we had deported her she would be in harm from being kin to Barack. He's really standoffish with his family for some reason.

[Robalo]

Imagine what shape the country would be in if we were not assisting the poor. Thank goodness we are a Christian populated country!The facts say poverty has actually gone down or not what it was since the 50's. Hopefully its because of SS, Medicaid, Medicare, and unemployment benefits, etc. Auntie Onyango was granted political asylum I believe in 2010, cause if we had deported her she would be in harm from being kin to Barack. He's really standoffish with his family for some reason.

She hid and dodged being deported for over 4 years. She was on Boston news station explaining why she's "entitled" to all her goodies - she said we "OWE" her. I think she was "imported" by Obama to attend his Senate Inauguration and she stayed-just like his drunkard Uncle in NYC that was DWI'd and is a taxi driver (likely also brought over illegally by Obama) and as to his "standoffishness" to his family, he still sends them bush meat each Muslim Holiday and, as I said, he was the Coyote and that is illegal and of course no one in ICE investigates the POTUS as a Coyote. If ICE investigated, Obama would be charged like any criminal, but with Media and fools supporting the liar, WTH do you expect but love hugs because he's a socialist douchebag demagogue; but really belongs in prison.

[reeltime]

Imagine what shape the country would be in if we were not assisting the poor. Thank goodness we are a Christian populated country!The facts say poverty has actually gone down or not what it was since the 50's. Hopefully its because of SS, Medicaid, Medicare, and unemployment benefits, etc. Auntie Onyango was granted political asylum I believe in 2010, cause if we had deported her she would be in harm from being kin to Barack. He's really standoffish with his family for some reason.

well it's a fact they wouldn't be so obese as a nation. common sense tells you when people are giving stuff they become lazy. now granted I'm all for helping people out the fall on hard times and that have handicap to prevent them from doing certain things. but when its a family tradition to be on that government tit. the war on poverty in my mind it just is laughable as the war on drugs. this ain't no war its a social economical problem mixed in with some addiction... kinda like a lot of these people are addicted to that government check each month.

sent from my taxpayer-funded sail phone and yes the government is tapped into my talk

[Ibtsoom]

Welfare and charity are stop gaps to get people through hard times. They are not career choices.

[reeltime]

Welfare and charity are stop gaps to get people through hard times. They are not career choices.

can I use you as a reference for my unemployment benefits......call me on my taxpayer funded phone.

sent from my taxpayer-funded sail phone and yes the government is tapped into my talk

[Hogie70]

Your unemployment benefits are not welfare benefits lol. That is your money you pay in. If you don't use it you lose it.

[H.Maier]

Your unemployment benefits are not welfare benefits lol. That is your money you pay in. If you don't use it you lose it.

Exactly. I signed up a few times over the years but every time I signed up the hall would call and tell me to come pick up a work referral. As far as my union pension and ss check, they seem to blow out of the bank as fast as they are deposited. But i'm not going to complain, it could be a lot worse.

[boom]

Exactly. I signed up a few times over the years but every time I signed up the hall would call and tell me to come pick up a work referral.

It sounds to me like a job referral was more effective at getting you back to self reliance than a check for not working. Interesting.

[Hogie70]

It sounds to me like a job referral was more effective at getting you back to self reliance than a check for not working. Interesting.

What?

[Termo]

We must be losing the war on poverty.........Hell, I'm still in the FOXHOLE!!!

[Robalo]

Termo: We all are in that foxhole and as we dig out, gummint keeps shoveling crap back at us.

I need a bigger shovel.

[FP3]

Forced Feudalism ---- rolling into a Marxest society ---- powered by an Oligarchy.

None of this can be chaged ----

#revolution #nation of mass comsumers ---- building corporate piramids blinded by propaganda.

And none of them Fish.

Saty Aware -

[H.Maier]

It sounds to me like a job referral was more effective at getting you back to self reliance than a check for not working. Interesting.

I'm plenty self-reliant, and working my union book always payed way better than unemployment comp. But having said that I would have drawn it before not eating. As I think Hogie mentioned, I paid in.