Now, don’t tell me that welfare recipients aren’t innovative! No reason to stand on your feet waiting to get your check. Just put your flip-flops next in line and go back and sit on your ass. What a great country!
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 by the Cato Institute. The study also found that in 13 states, the payout is more than $15 per hour.
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.
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.
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Good reason not to raise minimum wage, instead we need to lower entitlements and give an incentive to go find a job.
ReplyDeleteProblem is that the people receiving these handouts (they should not be called entitlements as nothing was done to earn them) will continue to vote for them.
ReplyDeleteI've heard the recipients refer to it as "Reparation"
ReplyDelete8:32 - that should apply to most but not all of the recipients...but "Reparation" should only be given to those directly damaged by the original event...these folks fore-parents chose to reproduce like rabbits..."Reparation" should not apply to the third generation after.....
ReplyDeleteBut yet we can't pay our service men and woman a decent salary to put their lives on the line to protect our Country. How about we cut welfare instead of cutting defense??
ReplyDelete10:17 - thanks...someone else gets it!
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