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In reply to the discussion: GOP Lawmaker Said Black Welfare Recipients 'Substituted One Plantation For Another' [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,958 posts)17. THIS
First thing out of my mouth when I saw the OP was to say that because of their sheer numbers (whites are STILL the majority of the U.S.), there are more poor whites on "welfare" and other assistance programs than the COMBINED number of just about every other group (POC) that collects this assistance.
But some who keep parroting this (including those in the administration) know this and so they try to come up with "exemptions" and other dirty tricks to keep their poor white populace from getting the impact to cuts in programs such as Medicaid (i.e., that eventually torpedoed draft to remove "work requirements" from rural whites in Michigan so that they only applied to urban, predominately black areas).
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GOP Lawmaker Said Black Welfare Recipients 'Substituted One Plantation For Another' [View all]
progree
Jul 2018
OP
When Jason Lewis had his radio show he was a small-market Rush Limbaugh
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2018
#1
Craig would probably have won had Paula Overby not siphoned off nearly 8% of the vote
dflprincess
Jul 2018
#25
What's pathetic is that's the way many Republicans think of those who are down on their luck.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2018
#3
So the un/under-employed white Appalachian coal miners getting gov't benefits are parasites?
keithbvadu2
Jul 2018
#6
And the rich, white dolts living off of their daddy's fortunes aren't parasites.
tclambert
Jul 2018
#8
Robert Reich has estimated Trump would be richer than he is now if he just invested Daddy's money...
Girard442
Jul 2018
#12
He will have so much to regret when it's time to pay for his crimes against humanity.
Judi Lynn
Jul 2018
#7
I guess this asshole didn't get the memo that most welfare recipients are WHITE.
catbyte
Jul 2018
#9
Excellent collection. Unfortunately, facts don't matter to him or his listeners / voters nt
progree
Jul 2018
#10
This is very poisonous dogma that's been prevalent with Repugs far too long.
KY_EnviroGuy
Jul 2018
#14
Thanks. it gives me a list of 8 Jason Lewis's with the 5th being the one of interest
progree
Jul 2018
#23
I opened the correct article, I don't know why that link doesn't take us to it.
marble falls
Jul 2018
#24