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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I love is how the Republicans proclaim to be Christian but cut food aid to the poor. Is that what Jesus would do?[/quote]

Jesus would teach a person who is able to support themselves not to be on welfare their whole lives, unlike the intergenerational welfare we have now.

You are not "owed".[/quote]

I believe his primary commandment was to love. [/quote]

Not making people who are perfectly capable of independence, dependent on others is love. Tough love, but love nonetheless. [/quote]

It's a safety net. Most people are on it temporarily. This idea that the program is full of people who do not need it is not based in reality. Making people in need out to be lazy moochers isn't love, tough or otherwise. [/quote]

Not really.  Many, many are on it for years.  They are a lot of exemptions that pretty much make it possible for anyone to be on it for years. If you have children under 14 (and keep having children) or take care of anyone, you could be on it for years. You can get waivers if you meet the 20 hr per week work requirement and stay on it for years as well.  [/quote]

Call your senators. Tell them to nuke the filibuster and then make the laws even stricter. No more soda or candy or junk. No more waivers. Stricter work requirements for people with kids. It can be done with 51 votes. [/quote]

You don’t even have to actually work 20 hrs.  It’s 20 hrs OR the hours equivalent to total the monetary amount of 20 hrs at minimum wage.  But even then, there are a lot of waivers people can get to not have any work requirement at all. It isn’t difficult at all to get these waivers.  [/quote]

Most people on food stamps actually work. Those who don't usually have disabled kids, are disabled themselves or are veterans. The question we should be asking is why minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour. [/quote]

Because democrats allowed a huge surplus of low wage workers to happen

Stop the overwhelming immigration and wages will rise

But the elites want more low wage workers to reduce wages to stop inflation [/quote]
People on the lower end of the economic spectrum saw their wages grow at the highest rate in decades during the Biden administration. And that’s after accounting for inflation.[/quote]

Simply not true.[/quote]

Another topic that MAGA Morons have to be schooled on. Yes it is:

Under the Biden administration, low-income workers experienced historically fast real (inflation-adjusted) wage growth.

Between 2019 and 2024, the real hourly wage for workers at the 10th percentile of the wage distribution grew by approximately 15.3%. This growth rate was exceptional and significantly faster than in any other business cycle peak since 1979.

Key details of low-income wage growth:

Faster than other income brackets: The pace of wage growth declined for each successive wage group, meaning low-wage workers saw faster percentage gains than middle- and high-wage workers.

Outpaced inflation: Even with historically high inflation during this period (about 21.3% between 2019 and 2024), low-end wages grew substantially faster than prices.

Significant break from the past: This trend reversed a decades-long pattern where wages for lower-income workers stagnated or grew slowly.

Factors contributing to growth: A tight labor market, increased job switching, and state-level minimum wage increases were key drivers of this accelerated wage growth. The Biden administration also implemented a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors, which put pressure on other employers to raise wages.

Demographic impact: The fast wage growth disproportionately benefited Black men, young workers, and working mothers, helping to narrow long-standing wage gaps.

Despite these historic gains, the absolute wage levels remain a concern, with reports noting that even with the growth, wages are often still insufficient for workers to meet a basic family budget.

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