Posted on 07/27/2012 9:39:33 AM PDT by Zakeet
America's transition into a welfare state continues, as May saw a new all time high number of American households, 22.3 million to be exact, enter technical poverty and collect foodstamps. At the individual level, 46.5 million Americans lived off foodstamps, a 222,157 increase in the month, or nearly three times the number of people who found jobs in June according to the BLS. Next month this too will be a record, as it is currently just 17,367 before the previous all time high set in December of 2011. The good news, and we use the term loosely, is that the average benefit per household rose from all time lows of $275.82 to $276.76. Surely, the bottom is in and just like housing, there is on blue skies ahead.
And before we go, here is the total number of Americans on disbility: 8,753,935.
Combined foodstamp and disability recipients: 55,250,723
... and the 55+ million total does not include people receiving other kinds of welfare payments and social security!
Anybody still wondering why 45% of people still like Obama?
Here is your answer.
Leftists see this as a good thing.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy."-- Attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville.
someday the money runs out, these people will riot.
They are ‘stimulated the economy’. Those on welfare are the engineer of prosperity providing employers with ‘demand’.
The truth is, get ready for the others to curtail paying taxes, if Democrats control anything after the election. All those false promises will have little to no funding. Be independent, find a job, specialize in a trade, and do it for yourself because either way, the gravy-train is about out of gravy.
Here in Alabama they have something like a credit card. There was a woman in line paying the other day that had a hand full of those cards. Like 8 or 9 of them trying to find the one that had enough to pay for the purchase or just start taking off all of them. Amazing how she had that many.
By the way, I think that screen grab is:
"Will you take us to Mt. Spashmore?"
"No."
"Will you take us to Mt. Spashmore?"
"No."
"Will you take us to Mt. Spashmore?"
"No."
"Will you take us to Mt. Spashmore?"
"No!"
"Will you take us to Mt. Spashmore?"
"NO!"
I just hung out with someone from the welfare class today. She lives in a an apartment complex that’s for welfare class people. Totally different mind set than what this country was founded on. It’s almost like being in a foreign country. It’s sad to think about what has been created in our country.
Anybody still wondering why 45% of people still like Obama? Here is your answer.
Yep! It's no more complicated than that! And Obama just gave the States waivers that allows them to no longer prove or verify that people on welfare are trying to find work.
How’s that “hope and changey” working out for ya America? =.=
When the money runs out, these people will riot.
Part of their plan.
Never let a crisis go to waste.
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