Every time a Republican mentions cutting entitlement programs, the Democrat-Media complex respond by alleging Republicans want to starve poor, innocent minority children because we’re racist bastards. Republicans need to stop ranting about dismantling each and every government-run entitlement program. As … Continue reading →
We don’t need no welfare state…everybody pulled their weight… Gentle Readers, If you pay attention to the debate on food stamps, earned income tax credits, section 8 housing, extending unemployment, etc…conservatives argue that it creates a disincentive to work and … Continue reading →
There may not be any such thing as a welfare queen but welfare may be far too generous to achieve its desired end: returning people to the world of work so they can buy fabulous cars like Czar’s, pictured. ‘Puter … Continue reading →
Island Dweller has our guest post of the day. Enjoy! You know, you can write guest posts here, too. Just send ‘em in to any one of us and let us know you want it as a standalone piece or … Continue reading →
America is now a nation full of people willing to be the 36 year old “kid” living in their parents’ basement, eating their food and paying for nothing.* Sure, Healthcare.gov blows chunks. And sure, anyone with a brain in their … Continue reading →
America’s welfare state rewards self-centered freeloaders like Margo Smith, and ObamaCare will only exacerbate America’s free rider problem. Meet Margo Smith. Ms. Smith is a sixty-five year old grandmother. Ms. Smith is also a lazy, greedy, unrepentant self-entitled freeloader. “Gee, ‘Puter, … Continue reading →
In Sunday’s New York Times op-ed section, Steven Greenhouse shared an article on low wages paid to entry level and low skill employees. ‘Puter chose the term “article” rather than “opinion” in the preceding sentence because ‘Puter could not tell … Continue reading →
Island Dweller puts this on the table for us to consider: Not far in the recent past some members of our illustrious Senate/HOR (which we shouldn’t knock, since we’ve got the finest Senate/HOR money can buy) seriously defended efforts they … Continue reading →
The Czar has good news for Republicans. Unfortunately, the Republican Party has no clue what to do about this and is almost certain to miss the opportunity as well as fail to understand why this was good news. And so … Continue reading →
Modern social welfare programs and states are failing like a coddled, sheltered Millennial entering Marine Corps boot camp. Like RGIII’s knee in this past weekend’s playoff game. Like liberal Congressman balancing a budget. Like Czar and ‘Puter’s willpower on All You … Continue reading →
Let’s review a bit of history. Does anyone in the media recall what gave rise to the fiscal cliff? Anyone? Anyone at all? Apparently not. To be fair, ‘Puter shouldn’t judge the Washington press corps for its faulty recollection of … Continue reading →
In what may be a first, ‘Puter agrees with the Washington Post’s resident Obama fluffer E.J. Dionne, at least as to his central premise. Mr. Dionne states that President Obama’s agenda for a second term is not as hidden as … Continue reading →
Shut up and eat your food. Or no more SmartBoards. In 1946, the Truman administration—as part of the Progressive Health, Education, and Welfare trifecta— began the national school lunch program (NSLP). In 1966, LBJ extended that to include breakfasts as … Continue reading →
Five Rings for Foolish Progressives in their Posh Salons… The Opening Ceremonies are intended to be a window onto the history and culture of the sponsor nation. Indeed, the Vancouver Opening Ceremony was a celebration of the Inuit culture, the … Continue reading →
You can’t vote yourself rich, despite what the public sector unions tell you. Nor is any government provided benefit “free,” despite taxpayer funded ads such as these, intended to drum up demand for “free health care” for your kids. New … Continue reading →
DT writes in: Oh Your Czary Czariness, Someone peripherally connected to my family is your typical welfare queen. She’s been on Section 8 (free housing) since she popped out her first pup at age7 or 8 (I may be off … Continue reading →
With all the excitement over Mitt Romney quietly picking up Illinois, neatly folding it, and putting it away in a sideboard until needed in November, and with Rick Santorum giving a quasi-concession speech that is starting to cushion supporters he … Continue reading →
‘Puter spends a fair amount of his time frequenting Wegmans, as it is truly the happiest place on earth. If not the happiest place on earth, then certainly the happiest place in godforsaken Upstate. So ‘Puter’s standing in the checkout … Continue reading →
If you’re not familiar with Emily Grace, who basically runs our PR department these days, you should be. On her own site, she compares Americans to the rioters in the UK and makes some astonishing points. She states she is … Continue reading →
In the Boston Globe, we see yet another example of poor reporting, covering only one side of the story. You know, the side that supports the reporter’s favored policy outcomes. Ms. Kay Lazar writes about the growing number of underweight … Continue reading →
Jay Cost in the Weekly Standard echos GorT’s belief and presents the details in a more comprehensive way than GorT could do. So take a look at his graph here and click through to really understand the debt ceiling battle. … Continue reading →
President Obama at his press conference today on taxes and the debt ceiling again has called for an increase in taxes for the “wealthy”. The example that he used to justify why those evil rich people need to pay more … Continue reading →
With apologies to President Lincoln, ‘Puter thinks his Gettysburg Address could use a bit of updating: … that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the children, by the children, for the … Continue reading →
These two items are doubtless coincidental. Rathke, a pioneer of the so-called welfare rights movement that aims to get Americans on welfare, devotes an entire chapter of his book to what he calls “The ‘Maximum Eligible Participation’ Solution.” It is … Continue reading →
