cold iron Loc: White House

Can't you hear students telling their teachers they want to be welfare recipients when they grow up?

THE WORK ETHIC WE INHERITED GROWING UP HAS FALLEN PREY TO THE 'WELFARE' SYSTEM.

The Cato Institute released an updated 2014 study (original study in 1955) showing that welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

Even worse, welfare pays more than $15 per hour in 13 states.

According to the study, welfare benefits have increased faster than minimum wage. It's now more profitable to sit at home and watch TV than it is to earn an honest day's pay.

Hawaii is the biggest offender, where welfare recipients earn $29.13 per hour, or a $60,590 yearly salary, all for doing nothing.

Here is the list of the states where the pre-tax equivalent “salary that welfare recipients receive is higher than having a job:

1. Hawaii : $60,590
2. District of Columbia :$50,820
3. Massachusetts : $50,540
4. Connecticut : $44,370
5. New York : $43,700
6. New Jersey : $43,450
7. Rhode Island : $43,330
8. Vermont : $42,350
9. New Hampshire : $39,750
10. Maryland : $38,160
11. California : $37,160
12. Oregon : $34,300
13. Wyoming : $32,620
14. Nevada : $29,820
15. Minnesota : $29,350
16. Delaware : $29,220
17. Washington : $28,840
18. North Dakota : $28,830
19. Pennsylvania : $28,670
20. New Mexico : $27,900
21. Montana : $26,930
22. South Dakota : $26,610
23. Kansas : $26,490
24. Michigan : $26,430
25. Alaska : $26,400
26. Ohio : $26,200
27. North Carolina : $25,76028.
28. West Virginia : $24,900
29. Alabama : $23,310
30. Indiana : $22,900
31. Missouri : $22,800
32. Oklahoma : $22,480
33. Louisiana : $22,250
34. South Carolina : $21,91

As a point of reference the average Middle Class annual income today is $50,000, down from $54,000 at the beginning of the Great Recession.

Hawaii, DC, and Massachusetts pay more in welfare than the average working folks earn there.

Is it any wonder that they stay home rather than look for a job?

Time for a drastic change . . . America is virtually bankrupt.

Note that California is $18.50 an hour.

Are we nuts or what? How do we undo this type of stupidity? This is crazy!

Salary of retired United States Presidents -- $180,000 FOR LIFE

Salary of House/Senate -- $174,000
FOR LIFE This is beyond stupid!

Salary of Speaker of the House -- $223,500
FOR LIFE This is really stupid.

Salary of Majority/Minority Leader -- $193,400
FOR LIFE Ditto last line.

Average Salary of a teacher -- $40,065

Average Salary of Soldier --DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN -- $38,000

Think about this!

Nancy Pelosi will retire as a Congress Person at $174,000 Dollars a year
FOR LIFE.
She has retired as SPEAKER at $223,500 a year. PLUS she will receive an additional $193,400 a year as Minority Leader, the fact that she has become rich while in office not with standing.
AND NO ONE WILL SAY ZIP.

bahmer

The house and the senate v**e themselves their perks instead of having we the people offering to give them a raise or putting it on the b****t for a v**e.

boatbob2

I will say ZIP,Mostly ALL of congress,(both houses) are overpaid !!! make their pay scale,Dependant on the time they are ACTUALLY doing government work,NOT,when they are trying to bum more money for their re-e******ns.

Radiance3

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Thank you, this is well presented. Aside from the salaries of those in Congress, and employees of the Federal government, they receive ample benefits on vacation, sick leave, travel allowance, training and development, and Cadillac Medical care for them and their families. Reasons why they want to be career politicians staying for life on their jobs. They also receive generous lifetime retirement.

Those in the Federal government are given additional benefits on luxury conferences to other states, using the most expensive hotels and accommodations where they drink expensive wine, as they soak on a hot tab to relax.
While the hardworking taxpayers pay for all their costs.

Then they force us, the taxpayers, to use the ObamaCare, with premiums that double every year. Those who don't want to join are penalized with large sums of money every end of the year. But Obama said about ObamaCare. "Your premiums will go down"

the waker Loc: 11th freest nation

Well atleast they won't be crippled by student debt while chasing the dreams on a couch👍

cold iron Loc: White House

I am also happy to see the English people will not be bred out of existence by the introduction of millions of muslims into Great Britain.

the waker Loc: 11th freest nation

Right, I can't help but think of the "Sicilian scene", from the movie True Romance.

bahmer

If Great Britain rids themselves of the Muslim infestation then I would look for other European countries to leave the European Union as well wouldn't you? I am sure that most of the European countries are getting sick and tired of these filthy Syrians stealing and raping their way around the various countries over there.

boatbob2

Im thinking they should grab,all the military age moslimes,put maybe 25 or 30 of them into a large cage,Put a cargo parachute on top,dump them out of a C5 aircraft,over their home country,IF they return,put them back into another cage,load on aircraft,NO PARACHUTE,dump them out,. PROBLEM SOLVED,there is probably room for 25 or 30 cages at a time.

Radiance3

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But the rest of Europe will be. US is going to that direction when Clinton takes the WH. She will increase their illegal entry, including the Islam terrorists 550%. They breed fast with many wives to a man. Few years from now if Clinton wins, Muslims will be running our government under Sharia Law. Clinton will be their leader with a crown!

boatbob2

WAKE UP,And smell the coffee !!!!!!!! The moslimes,starting with the top moslime,Are running the country NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cold iron Loc: White House

I see a mass of other EU countries doing what England has done.

bahmer

I would hope that America does the same and takes back self rule and freedom for its people. It's about time anyway.