Posts Tagged ‘Welfare state’
You know its getting bad…
… when Marion Barry is out there decrying welfare and its corrosive effects. (H/T Michael Tanner @NRO) It was largely lost amid the glut of post-election news, but last week an important political figure called for a major cutback in social-welfare benefits. In doing so, he denounced welfare as a program that created “a cycle…
Read MoreQuote of the week: “It is reprehensible that anyone would use taxpayer money for anything other than its intended purpose”
Got a good chuckle today when I read California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (R) comment concerning welfare recipients using state-funded debit cards at casino ATMs across the state.
Read MoreFree cars for welfare recipients – now with AAA!
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a program providing automobiles to welfare recipients – including taxpayer funded insurance, auto repairs and a AAA membership – as an incentive to get them to go to work and stay off welfare. Granted, these are not new cars, but the program costs the commonwealth more than $400,000 per year…
Read MoreThe New Welfare State – video added
When new is old … and scary too. Two stories jumped out at me this morning and they are worth noting.
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