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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsActual crAP headline: "Nation's largest welfare state makes deep cuts"
they mean California, of course.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19654830
But wait, there's more!
Still, the specter of a burdensome mass of feeders in the public trough drives campaigns to cut deeper.
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Actual crAP headline: "Nation's largest welfare state makes deep cuts" (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jan 2012
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liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)1. Nothing like driving the propaganda
That is a sick headline.
msongs
(67,443 posts)2. the nation's "largest welfare state" is the military nt
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)6. True! nt
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)8. Without a doubt! nt
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)3. I thought Alaska was the largest
They even get a kickback of Alaska oil money.
SixthSense
(829 posts)4. there's no point to CalWorks
why train people for the workforce when there are no jobs for them to get?
arbusto_baboso
(7,162 posts)7. EXACTLY!
Yet, the "work participation rate" stat requirements just keep getting higher. And now, the option of putting people in educational programs has even been cut. So, what do you do with them?
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)5. Jeez, AP is a disgrace anymore
99Forever
(14,524 posts)9. I thought it would be about Investment Banksters.
WTF?