On Sun 14 Sep 2008 10:52:15a, Saerah Gray told us...

> Wayne Boatwright > fnord
> 5.247:
>
>> On Sun 14 Sep 2008 06:10:38a, Dave Smith told us...
>>
>>> Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> First, nigs on welfare. Because
>>>>> these women can't seem to understand the concept of using birth
>>>>> control and because they appear all to eager to spread their legs
>>>>> to any Tom, Dick or Tyrone, our government is left footing the bill
>>>>> for the resulting future car thieves. A solution? Cut off all
>>>>> benefits after 1 year. Educate the ones who want it so they can
>>>>> find a real job and above all, keep up with current affairs in our
>>>>> nation's welfare program. There is no shortage of liberal ass
>>>>> polyps in suits out there lobbying for even more rights for these
>>>>> lazy sloths.
>>>>
>>>> Contrary to your portrayal, most welfare recipients are actually
>>>> single white men. What would you suggest we do with them?
>>>
>>> This is not the first time I have seen someone make the claim that
>>> the most welfare recipients are white men. there by invalidating the
>>> common sense and anecdotal observation on the gender and race of
>>> welfare recipients as factually inaccurate and therefore false and
>>> racist.
>>>
>>> Many of them are neither men nor women. They are children. Five
>>> million of the 14 million people on welfare in the US are children.
>>> Of the adults, 38% are white, outnumbering African Americans who
>>> account for 37%. Technically there is a greater percentage of blacks
>>> on welfare than whites....1% more, but blacks make up only 12% of the
>>> population. Of the adults on welfare, 90% of them are women.
>>>
>>> In other words...... your claim that most welfare recipients are
>>> actually single white males is absolutely false.
>>>
>>> http://www.apa.org/pi/wpo/myths.html
>>>
>>
>> Whatever... Maybe it's time we imposed penalties on adult welfare
>> recipients and limited the number of children a welfare recipient
>> could have to 1, also limiting the benefits they could receive. What
>> you can't afford to have, you shouldn't have. It's no wonder there
>> are so many children on the welfare rolls. One of the things that
>> irritates me most is seeing an indigent family or single mother
>> marching into the welfare office with 8 kids in tow, because most of
>> these people are unemployed by choice or lack of even the most
>> rudimentary skills, and have no desire to work. With our present
>> system they know they don't have to, yet they keep popping out kids
>> like it ws a hobby, and they know they'll receive additional benefits
>> for each child they have.
>>
>
> Most adults on AFDC only have one or two children.

Not in AZ.

>> There are some who are making every effort to pull themselves up by
>> their bootstraps and to work or actively seek employment.
>> Unfortunately, they seem to be in the vast minority.
>>
>
> When welfare gives you a higher net income, why work a minimum wage job?

Reduce or eliminate welfare altogether. Let them fend for themselves.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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