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[MetalSlimeHunt]

So tax breaks for lower-income working folks are welfare, but we're not allowed to call tax breaks for the rich as welfare?

Of course not, being a waste to society is only for those....poor folk.

Jeeves! More gold flake champagne!

[Nadaka]

So tax breaks for lower-income working folks are welfare, but we're not allowed to call tax breaks for the rich as welfare?

Of course not, being a waste to society is only for those....poor folk.

Jeeves! More gold flake champagne!

Its also interesting that they are not counting those people receiving income tax breaks as welfare recipients, while calling the tax breaks they get welfare. That is how they manage to push that number so high.

[Frumple]

I found a debunking: http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/20/fox-news-echoes-gops-misleading-definition-of-w/190792

From that, a link to the report itself. Giving it a gander.

[misko27]

Gaah! After searching for welfare statistics I'm being followed by google ads for Townhall.

[darkrider2]

Gotta love the age of free information.

[Reelya]

You know, by Republican logic, it's the "47%" who are getting this welfare that adds up to more than the median income. And the 47% who are eligible for the welfare, by definition are those earning less than the median income. So, 50% of people earn more than median income to start with, and 47% of the remaining people get assistance, which means they are also earning more than median income.

That only leaves 3% of America earning less than median income (which is defined as the amount that 50% of the population earn less than).

**HEAD ASSPLODES**

[darkrider2]

This joke may have been made already but I'd like to reiterate, lies, damn lies and statistics.

[10ebbor10]

No, the Republicains are just saying that welfare is wasting money. So the governement pays, but none of the poor actually profits much. Not as much as they could if they had done it their way, anyway.

[misko27]

Pshaw, math. Math is for NERDS. OnlY NERDS use math to justify their arguments!

[darkrider2]

Sometimes I wonder if the wealthy actually realize that their wealth comes from the lower 80% of society which is responsible for actually buying the shit their company sells.

[10ebbor10]

Of course they do. It's why they want to keep them poor and force them to buy their products.

[Reelya]

There were a lot of random unrelated things thrown into that "welfare" mix. Like bridge building. Everyone benefits from roads and bridges being in good repair. Why label it "welfare" and link it to poor people who don't even own a car?

I guess when they built the interstates, that was a waste of money?

[Virex]

No, the Republicains are just saying that welfare is wasting money. So the governement pays, but none of the poor actually profits much. Not as much as they could if they had done it their way, anyway.

How the hell does the government waste money? Is it burning bills to keep buildings warm or something?

[darkrider2]

No, the Republicains are just saying that welfare is wasting money. So the governement pays, but none of the poor actually profits much. Not as much as they could if they had done it their way, anyway.

How the hell does the government waste money? Is it burning bills to keep buildings warm or something?

Usually it just goes to war.

[ChairmanPoo]

Or hands away public property to the friends of its current occupants at a cost to itself. Speaking of which.... http://www.euronews.com/2012/12/05/spanish-health-workers-protest-against-privatisation/