[–] primaryappellation [S] 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
They make up 25% of the welfare rolls
[–] WhiteRonin ago
Hmm, 13% of the nation that makes up 25% of the welfare recipients ... Is that how 60% came about?
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[–] daskapitalist 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
This is correct. Poor black families basically disolved at that point because you could have a husband, OR government assistance, but not both.
[–] Dereliction 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago (edited ago)
(No, literally ... it's dey culture.)
[–] primaryappellation [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/07/12/the-politics-and-demographics-of-food-stamp-recipients/ http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/whos-on-welfare-9-shocking-stats-about-public-assistance.html/
Pew tried to balance it out by including Medicare in certain statistics