Reply #46: average # of children in "welfare family" is 1.5

[Hamlette]

look it up. In my state, Utah, average # of kids is 1.7, average age of head of household is 2.8, reason for being on welfare: husband left family. Number of "major barriers" to employment per welfare family: 3. (A "major barrier is something like serious medical problem, or child with serious medical problem.) Average length of time spent on welfare: 1.8 years. Percentage of people receiving welfare after 5 years? 0. Unless they have medical evidence showing they can not work.

Less than 2% of our federal budget goes to welfare.

People are outraged because they are uninformed. Like the chart on Rush Limbaugh's page showing the top 50% income earners pay 96% of the federal income tax. He doesn't tell you that the top 50% income earners earn 84% of the income OR that when you factor in regressive state takes and federal taxes like gasoline and FICA the "tax burden" of the top 50% is closer to the 84% that they earn.

Lies, damn lies, and statistics. Gets you every time.