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Caliman73

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59. 20% one-fifth is 20%.

Thu May 17, 2018, 01:24 PM

May 2018

Can you imagine if any other federal program had a 20% failure rate? Seriously, Medicaid and Medicare and other health and welfare programs have about a 2% to 3% fraud rate. Year in and year out the Republicans try to find "MASSIVE" fraud and they find 2% to 3%. Imagine if they found 20%. They would be screaming bloody murder (behind their orgasms of course) and call to halt all funding of those programs.

Conservatives want to "reform" programs with relatively little wasted and fraud, but they want to expand a program that has a 20% error rate and violates the civil rights of citizens. Priorities.

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Best part about the "Lawyer calling ICE on two employees speaking Spanish" story... [View all] ExciteBike66 May 2018 OP

There are work requirements for welfare oberliner May 2018 #1

But there are other requirements too FBaggins May 2018 #12

So everyone working that can speak Spanish is on welfare ? lunasun May 2018 #13

I am wondering the same damn thing. IluvPitties May 2018 #21

Including my brother and his two children malaise May 2018 #43

Why on earth would you leftynyc May 2018 #49

You just can't fucking help yourself, can you. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #17

+1 geardaddy May 2018 #40

I thought welfare didn't exist anymore? mcar May 2018 #24

You assume these people are on welfare? EffieBlack May 2018 #25

Every day and on any thread critical of republicans. Kingofalldems May 2018 #31

And if it includes an opportunity to defend racist behavior, all the better EffieBlack May 2018 #34

++++++++ The Polack MSgt May 2018 #44

Looking for work is not the same as working. awesomerwb1 May 2018 #54

Post removed Post removed May 2018 #2

Kinda like when black dudes talk jive in front of you... ExciteBike66 May 2018 #3

"arrogant, snobby and annoying"? JHB May 2018 #4

... demmiblue May 2018 #5

LMAO. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #7

Wow - I should really be bent out of shape. A couple had a conversation in Japanese Vinca May 2018 #8

Post removed Post removed May 2018 #6

Buh-Bye! demmiblue May 2018 #9

Lo Siento. LuckyCharms May 2018 #10

Oh fuck off! See? At least I said it in English. Funny thing is you thought this stupid shit was Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #11

It is clearly all part of his economic anxiety that is all. He can be talked out of it . lunasun May 2018 #14

You know he was coveting that cashier position! ExciteBike66 May 2018 #15

Lol Solomon May 2018 #26

Also they only got the job because they are forced to work for welfare All black and brown are lunasun May 2018 #33

It should be obvious that there is no reasoning with Trump supporters missingm May 2018 #16

Well that certainly deserved a whole new thread. MGKrebs May 2018 #18

If you don't like it, don't read it! ExciteBike66 May 2018 #19

Don't have much choice since it pushed other threads about it down the list. MGKrebs May 2018 #20

You cannot choose whether or not to click on a topic at DU? ExciteBike66 May 2018 #22

No block - you are entitled to your opinion..eom asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #53

Que? Galileo126 May 2018 #23

Nope, the best part is that I read someone paid for a Mariachi band to serenade his office. phylny May 2018 #27

Now that would be the best part.....nt 2naSalit May 2018 #29

Notice this in the story: "one-fifth of the people ICE detains turn out to actually be citizens" FSogol May 2018 #28

+1 2naSalit May 2018 #30

Indeed! kag May 2018 #37

20% one-fifth is 20%. Caliman73 May 2018 #59

Seriously, if 20% of my work was errors and mistakes, I'd be out of a job toot sweet. FSogol May 2018 #61

A Quarter Of That Would Sink Most Any of Us ProfessorGAC May 2018 #64

I dunno, post-Obama, ICE has been an unregulated Federal police force. Instead of ICE jackets FSogol May 2018 #66

Unfortunately, You're Likely Right! ProfessorGAC May 2018 #72

More info on this disturbing problem IronLionZion May 2018 #69

Karma might be coming around quick in this case: FSogol May 2018 #32

YaaaaY!!! By a Congressman no less! That has some bite! Kittycow May 2018 #35

Excellent! kag May 2018 #38

On Shaun King's Twitter, there's a new video of this guy Kittycow May 2018 #47

The guy definitely has a major screw loose. Hassin Bin Sober May 2018 #55

I hope he does get more than a slap on the wrist! Kittycow May 2018 #56

So he's against all tourism rusty fender May 2018 #60

Saw that video yesterday, but didn't realize he is a LAWYER! Shitty attitude to take to court. George II May 2018 #36

Unless that moron speaks Navajo or Siouan or some other native dialect... kag May 2018 #39

Bingo. geardaddy May 2018 #41

Welsh speakers deal with getting the language thing every day in their own damn country. geardaddy May 2018 #42

That used to happen in Boonville, California, too Brother Buzz May 2018 #48

The thing about Welsh, though is that it has legal status in Wales. geardaddy May 2018 #50

Boontling isn't quite Welsh... tonedevil May 2018 #58

Some great wine grapes are grown in the area, too Brother Buzz May 2018 #62

I love all that area... tonedevil May 2018 #67

well, Michael Cohen barbtries May 2018 #45

That lawyer had better never take a vacation to see the Prado museum DFW May 2018 #46

Supposedly he lived and studied in Madrid for some time. Tipperary May 2018 #52

Yep. Schlossberg is a crazy asshole dalton99a May 2018 #51

Oh good Lord. Kittycow May 2018 #57

A lawyer would have to know that someone can't be undocumented AND collecting welfare regardless gollygee May 2018 #63

I just figured this out, ExciteBike66 May 2018 #65

Shrodinger's immigrant is both stealing jobs and too lazy to work IronLionZion May 2018 #68

He'd better not come to Miami. Scurrilous May 2018 #70

The BEST part is that from now on, potential clients can know this guy is too stupid to hire A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #71