Anonymous whatsright 4w

The US economy saw rapid expansion for decades when the highest marginal tax rate was more than double what it is now. Not to mention the very very rich (founders who own lots of stock for example) can often get around taxes altogether by just taking on debt with the stock as collateral (i.e. no “income”). I’d also question the truthfulness of “if we took away their benefits they’d be back to work in a heartbeat.” A very small minority of people on government benefits are able-bodied adults

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Anonymous OP 4w

with no children. The people who are “leeching off welfare” are usually disabled, elderly, children, or full-time parents of children

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Anonymous OP 4w

The large majority of people on welfare are jobless mooch’s, and if they have welfare then they’re abusing it. They work to pay for wants not needs.

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Anonymous OP 4w

Actually, it’s quite the opposite. The best majority are very much able bodied. As someone who has grown up and witnessed this first hand, people get used to handouts and free things, who needs a job when the government pays for your food, house, phone, car, etc. it’s a broken system and needs to be reformed.

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Anonymous whatsright 4w

Well your anecdotal evidence is nice and all but the data doesn’t really support what you’re saying. The majority of SNAP/Medicare recipients meet the work requirement or they’re disabled, beyond the working age, children, or are caring for a young child and exempt from the work requirement. And given the amount of money our government pours into “corporate welfare” and other BS, I kind of doubt cutting people off benefits is going to be what fixes things

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Under the new rules you’re no longer exempt once your youngest child is older than 14 which isn’t unreasonable in my opinion. I can imagine that working a part time job on top of being a primary caretaker of multiple young children could still be a struggle and I don’t think it’s a bad thing if they’re able to focus on taking care of their children

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