maybe you should try reading one of the annual Poverty Reports that the Census puts out. It talks in detail about how families on the borderline fall in and out of poverty depending on the economy.
But like a typical right winger you neglect to talk about the CAUSES of poverty, like deregulation, a massive financial sector, and the liberalization of labor. Poverty can never been solved when every single thing is done to increase it. Economics isn't a zero sum game, where do you think all that wealth the top .1% has came from?
tell me then how does the welfare system help get people out of poverty and i am far from a right winger, i do believe in welfare i do believing helping others beyond year self. I spend allot of free time with volunteer work, helping to employ homeless and getting them on their feet. I think my church as got more people out of poverty in my community then the government has. This has nothing to do with the .1% this has to do with the current welfare system. How does the welfare system actually help them become better people.
Let me ask you something LAM how often do you deal with the poverty on a daily basis? I am face to face with them EVERY day as a farmer and as a active member of my church. There is not ONE program that is not an entitlement program that does not allow them to milk off the system and find loop holes. There is not one system that holds them accountable. I laughed at my grandparents who are screaming liberals on Christmas because they are ALL about welfare and gov't assistance and they got mad at me because i missed our family party to volunteer at the worst apt complex to feed the homeless and inform them how our church is hiring jobs for 10$ an hour with no experience needed.
Also its also funny how growing up i had to earn everything i had from my grandparents who are "liberals" If i borrowed 50 cents they made sure i paid it back, but they have NO issue with people collecting welfare spending it on shit they do not need.
LAM your caught up in the right vs left bull shit to much.
I have NO issue with welfare however I have an issue with the current system that just fucks the poor in the ass and does not give them a chance to even get out a head. I am successful in life because my parents were STRICT financially and held me accountable for everything i did. My first car my dad bought me I had to pay him back and if i missed a payment i lost it for 2 months. You dont create strong responsible people from handouts and hugs. You create them by teaching them and showing them responsibility.
Like I said I am all for welfare so dont get that twisted up and call me a screaming conservative because I believe in the people, However I do not believe in free stuff that you did not work for.
This also goes for the .1% you blab about every fucking post.