Trouble in the nanny state

[GatorNorth]

Originally Posted by gatorpa

I could agree to only limiting it to citizens who pay income taxes.

Then I'm glad you're not our President. There's more that goes into a democracy than paying income taxes. You just want to disenfranchise the working poor.

[dynogator]

Originally Posted by gatorpa

I could agree to only limiting it to citizens who pay income taxes.

Super idea, pa. I think the Republicans should put this plank in their platform ASAP. Give the convicts a lot of company.

[brainstorm]

Originally Posted by dynogator

http://www.statisticbrain.com/welfare-statistics/

Don't know the source for this site but there were some very interesting (and disturbing) stats:

Total Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than an $8 per hour job - 40
Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than a $12 per hour job - 7
Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than the average salary of a U.S. Teacher - 9

Top 10 Hourly Wage Equivalent Welfare States in U.S.
State Hourly Wage Equivalent
Hawaii $17.50
Alaska $15.48
Massachusetts $14.66
Connecticut $14.23
Washington, D.C. $13.99
New York $13.13
New Jersey $12.55
Rhode Island $12.55
California $11.59
Virginia $11.11

[GatorNorth]

Originally Posted by brainstorm

Don't know the source for this site but there were some very interesting (and disturbing) stats:

Total Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than an $8 per hour job - 40
Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than a $12 per hour job - 7
Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than the average salary of a U.S. Teacher - 9

Top 10 Hourly Wage Equivalent Welfare States in U.S.
State Hourly Wage Equivalent
Hawaii $17.50
Alaska $15.48
Massachusetts $14.66
Connecticut $14.23
Washington, D.C. $13.99
New York $13.13
New Jersey $12.55
Rhode Island $12.55
California $11.59
Virginia $11.11

The teacher comp is just depressing.

[dynogator]

It's from the Departments of Health and Human Resources and Commerce, and the Cato Institute.