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   Con Reeder, unhyphenated American to irishranger317@gmail.com   
   Re: Poor people in America   
   13 Sep 23 16:58:11   
   
   From: constance@duxmail.com   
      
   On 2023-09-13, irishranger317@gmail.com  wrote:   
   > "Let's talk about poor people in America. Statistics from   
   >  the Census Bureau out this week say poverty is increasing   
   > for the first time in 22 years. The bureau puts the number at   
   > about 38 million folks living below the poverty line of $30,000   
   > a year for a family of four.   
      
   Except that the transfer payments from government mean they are really   
   living at a $50K+ level.   
      
   >   
   > President Biden says poverty is increasing because of some cutbacks   
   > to the massive social programs Democrats have created. The left is   
   > committed to supporting Americans who cannot cut it in the   
   > marketplace by giving them entitlements gleaned from the taxes of   
   > working people. This is called " income redistribution."   
      
   Ridiculous. We are utterly and overly generous, which is why there is the   
   landrush immigration occurring.   
      
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