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One step at a time.
Im not done with that right-wing propaganda pimp, Robert Rector. Well move on to Newt Gingrich in due time. By the way, if need be, Ill print out that paper, and rebut each point with data, thats not a problem. Statistics can be massaged by anybody thats trying to prove a thesis.
In 2009, if not mistaken, the government set the poverty threshold for individuals at around $11,000 and $22,000 for a family of four. US Census data indicates around 34 million Americas, thats roughly 12% of the population, is living in poverty the numbers have been increasing yearly. Perhaps Robert Rector, the Heritage foundations resident poverty expert, could attempt to survive on $11,000 per year.
Our ruling class apologist, Robert Rector, also neglects to mention the reason people arent starving to death in the streets is a direct result of government programs, such a Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps and SCHIP. This is somehow proof that the poor are solely dependent on government in his myopic worldview. I wonder if he feels the same way about tax-deductible donations to the Heritage Foundation or corporate welfare subsidies for multinationals or the one percent. I doubt it.
"The government conducted a study, 1971-1978 known as the Seattle-Denver Income Maintenance Experiment, or SIME-DIME, in which low income families were give a guaranteed income, a welfare package with everything liberal policy makers could hope for. Result: for every dollar of extra welfare given, low income recipients reduced their labor by 80 cents."
http://www.policyarchive.org/handle/...eams/12794.pdf
True or not?
Fix the URL, I'm getting redirected here:
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You are correct....link no longer seems to work.
Try this one:
The results for husbands show that the combination of negative income tax plans tested in SIME/DIME which, as already mentioned, represents on average a relatively generous cash transfer program with a guarantee of 115% of the poverty line and a tax rate of 50% has a significant negative effect on hours worked per year. Overview of the Final Report of the SIME/DIME: Report