Are we really this screwed up?
Take note of the blue states at the top of the list.
Have you ever wondered why very few Hawaiians are working when you visit
those islands? All but a few States on the following list are
strongholds ---so go figure!
The Cato Institute released an updated 2016 study showing that welfare
benefits pay more than a minimum wage job in 33 American states, and the
District of Columbia.
Even worse, welfare pays more than $15 per hour to stay home 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 $29.13per
hour, or a $60,590 yearly salary 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 l
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 : $34,30013. 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 : $25,760
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 : $21,910Hawaii, DC , and Massachusetts pay more in welfare than the average wage
folks earn there.
Is it any wonder that they stay home rather than look for a job.
Time for a drastic change... Americans are not stupid .
Note that California is $18.50 an hour. Are we Nuts or what? How do we
un-do this type of stupidity
Now if you think that's bad, read about these salaries:
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 will retire as SPEAKER at $223,500 a year Plus she will
receive an additional $193,400 a year for when she was Minority Leader,
the fact that she has become rich while in office notwithstanding.
That's $803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical which is
not available to us.... the taxpayers. She is just one of the hundreds
of Senators and Congresspersons that float in and out of Congress every
year!
I think we found where the cuts should be made!
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Study: Welfare pays more than minimum wage in most states ...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/study-welfare-pays-more-than-minimum-wage-in-most-statesThe 52-page study, titled “The Work Versus Welfare Trade Off,” points out a full package of welfare benefits often exceeds take-home pay in part because benefits are tax-free.
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The Conservative Case For Welfare Reform Suffers Massive Blow ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/09/03/the-conservative-case-for-welfare-reform-suffers-massive-blow-via-cato-institute-study/?sh=39d110b63350A new Cato Institute report, offered as an update to the Institute’s 1995 study proclaiming the evils of welfare, has provided the anti-social safety net brigades with one of the great headlines of...