I saw this on Facebook yesterday and had to post it. This is likely going to cause a lot of controversy but I am beyond caring at this point.
All my life I’ve heard the complaints of the so-called Patriots of America and listened to them spew their venom out on the poor. They claimed the welfare moms, mostly single moms, were living off the system and getting free handouts. They complained about welfare programs and consistently try to pass legislation that will greatly reduce or end programs for the poor.
There has been a campaign to further denigrate widows (single moms), orphans, and the elderly. The very people that need the most help. Yet they refuse to hold men in their own ranks accountable for the plight of the downtrodden. How did a single mom or orphan come to be? Did it happen magically? I think not. A man was involved in some way, shape, or form. Too many men look the other way when women and children are mistreated and try make sure their hands aren’t caught in the cookie jar. But I digress.
The real welfare queens are the big corporations and the wealthy that do not pay taxes and have their hand out for more government money.
I compared the spending for Welfare, Family and Children in particular in fiscal year 2011 compared to spending for the US Bank Bailout
Spending for Families and Children totaled $102 billion compared to $3.3 TRILLION for the US Bank Bailout. It’s clear who gets to wear the Welfare Queen crown. So the next time you get into a conversation with a hater show them the numbers. This proves women and children on welfare do not overburden the system. They never have. With defense spending, pork barrel projects, and bank bailouts, the working class and the poor do not even compete with the spending that happens in the upper echelons of society.
I’ve heard people complain that moms on welfare don’t use the money correctly and they need to be put in jail for what is basically described as misappropriation of funds. These same people will support crooked politicians and money mongers spending millions on persons homes, trips, and blackmail (aka lobbying).
I’m over the hype and propaganda. The reality is single moms and others who need welfare for a short time in their lives are
Samantha A. Gregory is an author, consultant, and speaker. She’s a single-mom lifestyle, money, and parenting expert featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Essence Magazine, HuffPost, ABC News, and Mint.com.
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