Poor Is The New Middle Class

Willy Wonka Thinks You're A Lazy Piece Of Shit

Ronald Reagan gave a speech in 1976 about a woman who was able to con several states out of welfare checks, dubbing her the "welfare queen".
By inferring that welfare fraud was to blame for everything, and that welfare reform would make America great again, "welfare" became a dirty word, thrown around to deter women from applying for assistance.  

Reagan said it, so it must be true.

Hello, math anyone? 

 If enough of your tax dollars actually went to welfare, single mothers would rule the world by now!  Read your fucking pay stubs, why don't you!  In reality, your precious tax dollars paid for some congressman's new office furniture, his sleazy child sex trafficking party and his cocaine.

Like a Snickers bar "holds you over til dinner", welfare provides women the "safety net" they need to, say, get rid of a baby-daddy who isn't holding up his end of the deal, for example, until they can get a roommate or child support or a job or child care.... and the taxes you contribute to the welfare pot each week amount to maybe half of a Snickers bar. ($36 per year average).  And that small amount keeps beggars from ringing your doorbell.

Don't let the rumors fool you: the "safety net" is around $500 each month in cash.  Not enough to get by, not enough to enjoy life in this predicament.  

When life hands you lemons, going on welfare is like working full time at a lemonade stand for 10 cents an hour, yet people talk about it like it's a free ride.  
They'll hand you lemons and accuse you of buying vodka with food stamps...   

Let's not forget that present-day economics make it impossible to support a middle-class lifestyle. 

 Welfare isn't just for single moms anymore.  Married, hard-working, double income, good people qualify on today's wages and lack of jobs.  

50 is the new 40, gray is the new black, and welfare is the new middle-class income.  You might as well accept that.  

I bet you would qualify for assistance yourself.  And I know it's not your fault.

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