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YoungDemCA

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7. You see it in discussions about poverty and welfare, too
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 11:53 AM
Jun 2014
"Those sexually irresponsible single mothers shouldn't have had so many kids!," the right-wingers say, as they enact legislation that makes it that much harder to raise a family on government assistance.

They hate SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and all other programs that help poor families and households-disproportionately headed by women, and disproportionately non-white. This is not an accident.

Did I mention that when it comes to women (particularly poor, working-class and non-white women), they are anti-reproductive choice? Furthermore, when it comes to upper-middle class and wealthy white people (People Like Them, for those keeping score), the sky is the limit on the positive things that the government can and should do?

For more, here's a thread of mine and a Slate article:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025139326

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/06/the_maximum_family_grant_and_family_caps_a_racist_law_that_punishes_the.html

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