From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 12/4/2021 13:57, Howard wrote:   
   > His vision of people recieving benefits is hopelessly cherry picked.   
   > Simply looking at the school lunch and Social Security programs in   
   > America, 1/3 of all Americans recieve major benefits. Add in veterans,   
   > Medicaid, child tax credits, and the number jumps much, much more. His   
   > claim that 3/4 of people people receiving benefits around him are some   
   > kind of spoonfed, helpless parasites is not the product of a rational   
   > mind.   
      
   Well yes, when you put it that way, and add your own bias into it,   
   taking my claims out of context and severely exaggerating the point,   
   that does make me look bad, I will admit.   
      
   He's doing the opposite and looking at the worst people around   
   > him, seeing that they recieve some kind of benefits, and arguing an   
   > absolutely obvious false generalization.   
   >   
   > There is no argument that will matter here.   
      
   He is right here, and your assumptions of me are ignorant, but carry on.   
      
   As I've already stated, I report what I see around me.  I'm well aware   
   that my view point isn't national, but I'd be willing to bet that lots   
   of it goes unnoticed in other impoverished small towns.   
      
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