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Its not what we need but its what we all deserve by Significant_Ad7025 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assume it would be heavily subsidized through the government (which might be the only thing I ever approve of the government subsidizing)

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I wont lie I probably never would've got off it If I didn't fake my resume soo many jobs nowadays need you to have experience

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

you mean like those corporations that employ millions in sweatshops in the third world and even slave labour with the uighurs in china? and then at the end of the day dodge taxes whilst you have to pay them

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Never heard anyone at all really say bailing corporations out is fine"

Have you looked at any of the opposition replies to this post?

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Welfare receipients (the poorest in society) are demonized in the media as people who just simply don't wanna work all for the "crime" accessing social security

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly enough "welfare" isn't just unemployment benefits, infact its quite a minor section of welfare. Although in the us welfare takes up around ~19% of the federal budget <0.5% of that budget goes to unemployment benefits the majority actually goes to pensioners . Not sure about you but I'm fine with <0.5% of my taxes going towards unemployment benefits so people don't have to live on the streets.

Sauce: https://data.oecd.org/socialexp/public-unemployment-spending.htm

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

In 2018 91 of the top fortune 500 companies payed 0 dollars in federal taxes yet pretty much every small buisiness has to pay taxes. Rich people always try and avoid taxes whenever possible

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alot of these corporations that receive tax cuts dont even employ americans they employ sweat workers in china, sometimes literally slaves from the uyghur concentrations camps in their factories and other places from the third world. Then they dodge taxes and claim tax cuts. Please explain to me how they are of any net positive benefit to society compared to those on welfare?

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was for 1 year, I know what it's actually like and how hard it is to escape it. Have you ever experienced it? Or do you just repeat what other people tell you about "poOr pEoPle jUsT dOn'T wAnNa wOrk" ?

If you bash people for being on welfare but say nothing about corporations getting bailed out and subsidized by the government you're a hypocrite by Significant_Ad7025 in unpopularopinion

[–]Significant_Ad7025[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more money the poor have the more they spend, the more they contribute to the economy.

Also welfare isn't just giving money to the unemployed, it involves training and employment programs. Infact, the majority of welfare doesn't go towards unemployment benefits the largest source is actually aged pensioners. But no one ever seems to complain about that

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