This goes back to what is "poverty"? What is a "comfortable standard of living"?
In the 50's and 60's people could put clothes on their family, food in their bellies and a roof over their head with one income because most knew what they NEEDED and what they could AFFORD and spent their money accordingly.
Compare that to today. How many of these "poor" families have cell phones, internet, T.V.s (many are big screens), 2 vehicles? How much do they spend on beer, cigarettes and lottery tickets????
Heard a story about a guy who saw a lady on food stamps buying pounds and pounds of ground beef. He asked what it was for. She said she feeds it to her dog because she can't buy dog food with food stamps. If you think this kind of abuse of the system is rare, you are ignorant. Here's an idea....get rid of the (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) dog!! The majority just don't think that way. It's all about "how can I get more for free?" The fact that liberals refuse to see this is beyond comprehension.
http://www.heritage.org/research/rep...rty-in-america
How many of these families consist of kids from multiple fathers? Seems to me if people could control their hormones and be a role model with a work ethic, we'd have a whole lot less problems with welfare.
Call me whatever names you want. You can't dispute my points. Nobody is going to convince me that the majority of this upcoming generation is not LAZY!! I see it first hand in people I try to hire. They don't/won't work long enough to make more money. They go back to going home and sit on their couch and collect public aid and whatever else "free" money they can for doing nothing.
If people would be willing to give up some unnecessary expenses, they could provide the essentials for their family and work their way up from an entry level job. They just don't want to make the sacrifices necessary. It's that "entitlement" mentality that is running rampant and an administration that is fueling it more and more all the time.