On 2016-10-19 6:03 PM, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> On Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:45:04 -0700, Alan Baker says...
>
>>> They can receive $50,000 of freebies but they cain't drive demsleves to
>>> the DMV?
>>
>> Cite?
>
> States vary. The states with the highest welfare payouts - more than $20
> per hour - are Hawaii, with payments equaling $29.13 per hour, DC at
> $24.43 per hour, Massachusetts at $24.30 , Connecticut at $21.33, New York
> at $21.01 per hour, New Jersey at $20.89 per hour, Rhode Island at $20.83
> per hour and Vermont at $20.36 per hour.
>
> Hawaii - You can make up to $60,590.40
>
> Washington D.C. - $50,820.00
>
> Massachusetts - $50,540
>
> Connecticut - $44,370
>
> New York - $43,700
>
> New Jersey - $43,450
>
> Rhode Island - $43,330 a year.
>
> Vermont - $42,350
>
> Feel better now... dumb ass?
Where is the source for your figures?
What is the cost of living where you can get those amounts?
Is that the amount you get if you have 4 kids to support?
Oh, wait! I found your source:
"The Work versus Welfare Trade-Off: 2013"
by the CATO Institute.
Only...
...BusinessInsider...
...that well-known ultra-left publication/site...
...has this to say about it:
'The study is called "The Welfare-Versus-Work Tradeoff," and it's meant
to show why people don't get off welfare. And it's B.S., for three reasons.
1. Very few people actually qualify for all eight of the programs Cato
looks at. Particularly, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (cash
welfare) and housing assistance can provide some very expensive
benefits. But fewer than two million households get TANF and only about
four million get housing assistance. It is much more typical for a
welfare beneficiary to be getting SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid
(health insurance), but no assistance with housing or cash. So, the
typical welfare benefit is much lower than Cato makes out, making
staying on welfare less appealing.'
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http://www.businessinsider.com/does-welfare-really-pay-better-than-work-2013-8>
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> Is your mommy a teacher? No? well, I'll give this tidbit to you anyway.
>
> With all the talk about unemployment benefits and welfare, it's important
> to understand just how much money we're talking about.
>
> In 35 states, welfare, housing assistance and other benefits pays more
> than a minimum wage job, according to a new study.
A study you fail to provide.
>
> The study also found that in 13 states, the payout is more than $15 per
> hour.
A study you fail to provide.
> Of course, this study doesn't take into account that not everyone on
> public assistance receives ALL of the programs.
>
> But if they did, their payout would be significantly higher than even a
> starting TEACHER'S SALARY in 11 states or a computer programmer in 3
> states.
And now you make yet another unsupported claim.