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The Patriot Post Digest 8-24-2018
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Here’s the proof: California recently exempted more than 800,000 of its residents from the welfare work requirement, even though the provision is designed for tough economic times. But California’s unemployment rate, at just over 4%, is near a 10-year low.
Charles Fain Lehman writes42 at The Washington Free Beacon, “The consequence of all this is that, in the middle of a booming economy, hundreds of thousands of able-bodied, childless Californians won’t be obliged to work. Many will opt not to.”
Despite what Democrats say, House Republicans don’t want anyone to go hungry, nor do they aim to pull the rug out from under those in genuine need of assistance. The real objective is to change a culture in which people are conditioned to receiving benefits from the government to one in which they can stand on their own two feet.
In fact, in April of this year, President Donald Trump signed43 the Executive Order on Economic Mobility, which required all government assistance programs to undergo a comprehensive review, with the long-term goal of promoting work and self-sufficiency.
Not surprisingly, Democrats oppose the idea. And they’re ready to fight despite their lack of numbers in the House. But if Democrats wanted to reconnect with the concerns of real Americans, they’d listen to their own constituents.
Kristina Rasmussen of the Washington Examiner reports44, “About 82 percent of all likely voters, including an overwhelming 71 percent of Democrats, support requiring able-bodied adults to work in exchange for staying on food stamps. Yet last month, Democrats in the House of Representatives unanimously voted against the farm bill and the proven reforms it contained — including work requirements.”
But what about the impact of entrenched poverty on children?
It’s no wonder that so many young people today are looking at socialism more favorably than capitalism45. For nearly a century, generations of Americans have lived in a society where they’re affected to varying degrees by government assistance. Consequently, they see the federal government’s safety net as an essential part of our society rather than a temporary solution.
And the numbers are growing.
Terrence Jeffrey writes46 at CNS News, “Twenty years ago, in 1998, according to Census Bureau data, only 36.9 percent of Americans under 18 lived in a household receiving means-tested government assistance. In 2008, the percentage broke 40 percent for the first time. In 2013, it broke 50 percent for the first time. America has now seen four straight years — 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 — during which a majority of those under 18 lived in a household taking means-tested benefits.”
Unfortunately, children who grow up in an environment where their parents don’t work, and their friends’ parents don’t work, come to see this as a normal state of affairs. Single-parent homes make it even harder for these children to learn how to make it on their own.
Jeffrey adds, “The Census Bureau data indicate that people living in intact families are less likely to be on government assistance than people living in broken families. Nonetheless, the government-dependency rate is still high for intact families that have children under 18.”
The Resurgent’s David Thornton notes47, “Out-of-wedlock births have risen alongside the increased government assistance. For women under 30, more than half of all births now occur outside of marriage. To some extent, government assistance has replaced a spouse’s income in these single-parent families.”
An entitlement culture might not be so hopeless if our elected leaders would seek ways to lift people out of poverty — or at least try to break the cycle of dependency on government programs.
But these are politicians, after all, and government dependency is their electoral lifeblood. Why empower your supporters economically when you can promise them a handout at the ballot box?
And that’s one of the reasons why House Democrats are demonizing Republicans’ efforts to introduce a simple work ethic to welfare. Is it too much to ask that people receiving benefits make a concerted effort to find work and become independent?
Democrats think so, and if they take back the House in November, welfare reform will come to a sudden halt — and another generation of Americans will be at risk of becoming wards of the state.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/57845-welfare-hits-a-sad-milestone
MORE ANALYSIS FROM THE PATRIOT POST
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The Danger to U.S. Electrical Grid Gets Needed Awareness49 — While no defense mechanism is ironclad, Americans should take some solace.
The NFL’s Misplaced Loyalty50 — The league has a long history of enforcing behavior rules for players, so why not for anthem protesters?
Humor Video: Bad Lip Reading at the White House51 — A little fun reimagining what Sanders might actually want to say to the White House press corps.
OPINION IN BRIEF
David Limbaugh: “Democrats figure that if they can’t yet get enough impeachment traction from the Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort cases, they’ll at least be able to delay Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. … For all their cacophony, the Democrats’ obstructionist ploy against Kavanaugh won’t work. As an unnamed GOP strategist correctly observed, ‘this isn’t going anywhere. It’s just the latest in a series of spaghetti-on-the-wall tactics that fall flat and make them look silly. … This actually makes things even more difficult for red-state Democrats and further energizes the Republican base.’ That’s exactly right. Trump voters know that Democrats were never going to give Kavanaugh a fair hearing and that they will continue trying to delegitimize Trump’s presidency and his lawful exercise of presidential powers. I’m betting the voters recognize this as just another chapter in the Democrats’ ongoing effort to overturn the election by any means and disenfranchise them. May it backfire right in their faces.”
SHORT CUTS
Insight: “Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.” —Mark Twain
Dezinformatsiya: “Liberal cable news outlets evidently had their own fairy tale ending in mind when former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations: impeachment. On Wednesday, CNN and MSNBC reporters, anchors, and paid contributors used the word an absurd 222 times in 18 hours.” —Newsbusters
Belly laugh of the week: “I have a following in the country that’s unsurpassed by anybody, unless they’re running for president.” —Nancy Pelosi
Non Compos Mentis: “If you start arming teachers — there are black and brown students … who are being disciplined more than their white counterparts — you could then start seeing statistics where potentially black students are getting shot or in accidents when their teachers are trying to shoot or do gun safety measures.” —MSNBC contributor Yamiche Alcindor
The end is nigh: “Our children’s lives are on the line. Not a single elected official, Democrat OR Republican, should accept money from fossil fuel corporations. Americans are dying because of a government too coward to save the planet. It’s wrong. And we will need a Green New Deal to survive.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The BIG Lie: “#AbolishICE means not having an agency that incarcerates children and sexually assaults women with impunity. It does not mean abolish deportation.” —Ocasio-Cortez
Alpha Jackass: “[Mollie Tibbetts’ illegal immigrant killer] was just a part of the community. An all-American boy working really hard.” —attorney Allan Richards
And last… “‘Don’t blame all illegal immigrants for the heinous crimes of one,’ said the folks who blame everyone in the NRA for acts committed by people not in it.” —Twitter satirist @hale_razor
https://patriotpost.us/articles/57849-friday-short-cuts
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