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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 3:28:05 PM
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Hating them is the basis of conservative ideology.
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Edgemaster97
04/17/17 3:33:41 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Hating them is the basis of conservative ideology.

As is pretending to care about them for liberals.

Two whole parties of assholes.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 3:39:06 PM
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Edgemaster97 posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
Hating them is the basis of conservative ideology.

As is pretending to care about them for liberals.

Two whole parties of assholes.

I will always prefer pretending to care than blatant fuck everyone except my wealthy benefactors.
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MakoReizei
04/17/17 3:40:33 PM
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is there any reason to not be against them? they suck
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scoobydoobydont
04/17/17 3:43:23 PM
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"Welfare hogs"? wtf is that?

Edgemaster97 posted...
As is pretending to care about them for liberals.


Lying doesn't help your false equivalence.

MakoReizei posted...
is there any reason to not be against them? they suck


There's no reason to be against them except bigotry. You sound like a terrible human being.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 3:43:36 PM
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MakoReizei posted...
is there any reason to not be against them? they suck

Because scapegoats are bad reasons to vote. They're a red herring non-issue.

I could go godwin on this too.
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DragonGirlYuki
04/17/17 3:44:18 PM
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Not subsidizing people with your hard earned dollars?
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KStateKing17
04/17/17 3:44:52 PM
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Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs, and many of those immigrants aren't walking across borders to get here.
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MakoReizei
04/17/17 3:45:23 PM
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Well I don't think they're scapegoats. These are legit issues.
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MakoReizei
04/17/17 3:45:43 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
Not subsidizing people with your hard earned dollars?

or people coming in illegally
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 3:46:38 PM
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scoobydoobydont posted...
"Welfare hogs"? wtf is that?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog
a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person

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RussianLegSweep
04/17/17 3:48:15 PM
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MakoReizei posted...
Well I don't think they're scapegoats. These are legit issues.


Legit issues but not the major ones many people have been fooled into believing they are. I wouldn't even put them in top 10 issues concerning this country. Hell, "welfare hogs" are barely an issue.
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scoobydoobydont
04/17/17 3:51:07 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
scoobydoobydont posted...
"Welfare hogs"? wtf is that?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog
a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person


What does this have to do with welfare? You said welfare hogs, not just hogs. That isn't even a stereotype. Are you claiming everyone on welfare is a hog? That's pretty fucking offensive (and obviously wrong).
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 3:52:20 PM
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MakoReizei posted...
Well I don't think they're scapegoats. These are legit issues.

I don't.

DragonGirlYuki posted...
Not subsidizing people with your hard earned dollars?

We waste more policing them than they take.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 3:56:15 PM
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scoobydoobydont posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
scoobydoobydont posted...
"Welfare hogs"? wtf is that?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog
a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person


What does this have to do with welfare? You said welfare hogs, not just hogs. That isn't even a stereotype. Are you claiming everyone on welfare is a hog? That's pretty fucking offensive (and obviously wrong).

You need me to explain adjectives to you? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_adjunct
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:00:44 PM
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KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.
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AltonBrownFan
04/17/17 4:05:28 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.

How many welfare hogs are out there compared to legit recipients?
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 4:09:08 PM
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AltonBrownFan posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.

How many welfare hogs are out there compared to legit recipients?

Googling it gives many articles that show it's a non-issue.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:09:57 PM
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AltonBrownFan posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.

How many welfare hogs are out there compared to legit recipients?

Well, in the local area I live I would say the hogs outnumber the people that need it by a good amount. Most of the people on it are junkies and scam artists.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 4:12:01 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
AltonBrownFan posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.

How many welfare hogs are out there compared to legit recipients?

Well, in the local area I live I would say the hogs outnumber the people that need it by a good amount. Most of the people on it are junkies and scam artists.

That's anecdotal. Anecdotal evidence is why scapegoats work.
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Capn Circus
04/17/17 4:12:15 PM
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scoobydoobydont posted...
"Welfare hogs"? wtf is that?

Edgemaster97 posted...
As is pretending to care about them for liberals.


Lying doesn't help your false equivalence.

MakoReizei posted...
is there any reason to not be against them? they suck


There's no reason to be against them except bigotry. You sound like a terrible human being.


Really? If you don't like illegal immigration or welfare hogs you're a bigot? Interesting..
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AltonBrownFan
04/17/17 4:14:05 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
AltonBrownFan posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.

How many welfare hogs are out there compared to legit recipients?

Well, in the local area I live I would say the hogs outnumber the people that need it by a good amount. Most of the people on it are junkies and scam artists.

Since when did the plural of anecdote become data?
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 4:14:28 PM
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Capn Circus posted...
scoobydoobydont posted...
"Welfare hogs"? wtf is that?

Edgemaster97 posted...
As is pretending to care about them for liberals.


Lying doesn't help your false equivalence.

MakoReizei posted...
is there any reason to not be against them? they suck


There's no reason to be against them except bigotry. You sound like a terrible human being.


Really? If you don't like illegal immigration or welfare hogs you're a bigot? Interesting..

Ignore scooby. He surprisingly posted something dumber than what conservatives have said.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:15:28 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
AltonBrownFan posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
KStateKing17 posted...
Plus the fact that the reasons people hate these groups are wrong. A lot of people on assisstance have jobs,

They are not the ones we talk about. There are plenty of people out there that still abuse the system. And even some of those have jobs as well.

How many welfare hogs are out there compared to legit recipients?

Well, in the local area I live I would say the hogs outnumber the people that need it by a good amount. Most of the people on it are junkies and scam artists.

That's anecdotal. Anecdotal evidence is why scapegoats work.

Yeah, when all I see is people that have sometimes even admitted to scamming the system I tend to go with that. And it is not like those organizations actually look to deep into any fraud claims from what I have seen.
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Liberals
04/17/17 4:17:39 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Yeah, when all I see is people that have sometimes even admitted to scamming the system I tend to go with that.


I don't mean this to be condescending but you really have to look at the world beyond your own experiences. Our individual perspective is just really meaningless in the bigger picture.
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gunplagirl
04/17/17 4:18:23 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
Not subsidizing people with your hard earned dollars?

Oh no, your hard earned dollars helped people live how awful

Yet I'm sure you're okay subsidizing the military and other private industries with much more of your tax money
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:19:06 PM
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Liberals posted...
I don't mean this to be condescending but you really have to look at the world beyond your own experiences. Our individual perspective is just really meaningless in the bigger picture.

I really doubt it is that different anywhere else.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 4:19:16 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Yeah, when all I see is people that have sometimes even admitted to scamming the system I tend to go with that.

Confirmation bias is a thing. You believe it's a problem big enough to base an ideology around?
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:23:49 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
You believe it's a problem big enough to base an ideology around?

Yes. Like I said, most of the people I know that get welfare are abusing the system. I know some that need it and do everything they can, but there are far more that are junkies and people leeching off the state.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 4:24:49 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
You believe it's a problem big enough to base an ideology around?

Yes. Like I said, most of the people I know that get welfare are abusing the system. I know some that need it and do everything they can, but there are far more that are junkies and people leeching off the state.

I'm sorry, that's just stupid.
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ASithLord7
04/17/17 4:25:32 PM
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MakoReizei posted...
is there any reason to not be against them? they suck

Because they don't exist in any relevant numbers.

And on a state-level, Republican states take the most from the federal government in aid and pay in the least. So lol.
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Liberals
04/17/17 4:25:40 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Liberals posted...
I don't mean this to be condescending but you really have to look at the world beyond your own experiences. Our individual perspective is just really meaningless in the bigger picture.

I really doubt it is that different anywhere else.


Data suggests otherwise.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:27:41 PM
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Liberals posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Liberals posted...
I don't mean this to be condescending but you really have to look at the world beyond your own experiences. Our individual perspective is just really meaningless in the bigger picture.

I really doubt it is that different anywhere else.


Data suggests otherwise.

Considering how inept they are at making sure fraud isn't taking place I doubt it.
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ASithLord7
04/17/17 4:28:13 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Liberals posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Liberals posted...
I don't mean this to be condescending but you really have to look at the world beyond your own experiences. Our individual perspective is just really meaningless in the bigger picture.

I really doubt it is that different anywhere else.


Data suggests otherwise.

Considering how inept they are at making sure fraud isn't taking place I doubt it.

The facts disagree with you.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:30:30 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Liberals posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Liberals posted...
I don't mean this to be condescending but you really have to look at the world beyond your own experiences. Our individual perspective is just really meaningless in the bigger picture.

I really doubt it is that different anywhere else.


Data suggests otherwise.

Considering how inept they are at making sure fraud isn't taking place I doubt it.

The facts disagree with you.

Because the facts were probably collected half assed. Do you actually think government workers actually put effort into the work they do?
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ASithLord7
04/17/17 4:30:56 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Because the facts were probably

Oh. Well I guess you say so so it must be true.
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gunplagirl
04/17/17 4:34:28 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
You believe it's a problem big enough to base an ideology around?

Yes. Like I said, most of the people I know that get welfare are abusing the system. I know some that need it and do everything they can, but there are far more that are junkies and people leeching off the state.

"Leeching" is subjective, not everyone can work and if they have children, child care costs more than most could earn. Even in large cities, there's often well and above more people than jobs, so not everyone could work anyways. Unless you'd be okay suddenly working 20 hours a week so somebody else can take the other 20? Thought not.

And junkies is a lie. Every time a, state has drug tested recipients, they had less than 1% of all people turn up positive. If they were really junkies they couldn't even get off long enough to pass a piss test. But hey, spending millions just to cancel a few hundred in potential benefits for somebody who doesn't qualify must totally be worth it, even though the millions are also subsidized from your taxes.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 4:37:44 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
And junkies is a lie. Every time a, state has drug tested recipients, they had less than 1% of all people turn up positive. If they were really junkies they couldn't even get off long enough to pass a piss test.

Because outside of weed pretty much every other drug is out of your system in 2-3 days. Not that hard to pass a drug test unless you have hit rock bottom.
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ASithLord7
04/17/17 4:43:37 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
gunplagirl posted...
And junkies is a lie. Every time a, state has drug tested recipients, they had less than 1% of all people turn up positive. If they were really junkies they couldn't even get off long enough to pass a piss test.

Because outside of weed pretty much every other drug is out of your system in 2-3 days. Not that hard to pass a drug test unless you have hit rock bottom.

A "junkie" cannot go 2-3 days without a fix.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 5:04:04 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
gunplagirl posted...
And junkies is a lie. Every time a, state has drug tested recipients, they had less than 1% of all people turn up positive. If they were really junkies they couldn't even get off long enough to pass a piss test.

Because outside of weed pretty much every other drug is out of your system in 2-3 days. Not that hard to pass a drug test unless you have hit rock bottom.

A "junkie" cannot go 2-3 days without a fix.

Yes they can. Not everyone that is addicted goes straight to the need it every second phase. Some people have stronger willpower to the addiction. They all will end up that way in the end, but some can go awhile before they reach that point.
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ASithLord7
04/17/17 5:07:27 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
gunplagirl posted...
And junkies is a lie. Every time a, state has drug tested recipients, they had less than 1% of all people turn up positive. If they were really junkies they couldn't even get off long enough to pass a piss test.

Because outside of weed pretty much every other drug is out of your system in 2-3 days. Not that hard to pass a drug test unless you have hit rock bottom.

A "junkie" cannot go 2-3 days without a fix.

Yes they can. Not everyone that is addicted goes straight to the need it every second phase. Some people have stronger willpower to the addiction. They all will end up that way in the end, but some can go awhile before they reach that point.

Then they aren't a junkie.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 5:08:23 PM
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There's no talking to Hash. He just makes up anecdotes for ever situation. The logic of most people on welfare are junkies but they're all good at hiding it is just so stupid.
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 5:10:50 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Then they aren't a junkie.

Pretty sure the only qualifier for being a junkie is to use junk. So if they use junk, they are a junkie.

Webmaster4531 posted...
The logic of most people on welfare are junkies but they're all good at hiding it is just so stupid.

How? It is not like the government is making sure these people are not doing it.
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ASithLord7
04/17/17 5:11:24 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Then they aren't a junkie.

Pretty sure the only qualifier for being a junkie is to use junk. So if they use junk, they are a junkie.

Webmaster4531 posted...
The logic of most people on welfare are junkies but they're all good at hiding it is just so stupid.

How? It is not like the government is making sure these people are not doing it.

junk·ie
ˈjəNGkē/
nouninformal
noun: junkie; plural noun: junkies; noun: junky

a drug addict.

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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 5:20:04 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Then they aren't a junkie.

Pretty sure the only qualifier for being a junkie is to use junk. So if they use junk, they are a junkie.

Webmaster4531 posted...
The logic of most people on welfare are junkies but they're all good at hiding it is just so stupid.

How? It is not like the government is making sure these people are not doing it.

It's not easy to get on welfare in the first place. A junkie with children will get investigated by child services without these worthless blanket investigations. Someone on welfare with a disability would make me worry more about legal addictive drugs like pain killers.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 5:57:53 PM
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GOATTHlEF posted...
When a topic keeps setting off your goatdar but there aren't any actual goats

Isn't there supposed to be a pokemon in there?
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Hash-Brown
04/17/17 6:34:15 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Then they aren't a junkie.

Pretty sure the only qualifier for being a junkie is to use junk. So if they use junk, they are a junkie.

Webmaster4531 posted...
The logic of most people on welfare are junkies but they're all good at hiding it is just so stupid.

How? It is not like the government is making sure these people are not doing it.

junk·ie
ˈjəNGkē/
nouninformal
noun: junkie; plural noun: junkies; noun: junky

a drug addict.

Addiction comes in many levels. Not everyone addicted is a fiend.
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Webmaster4531
04/17/17 6:40:09 PM
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Hash-Brown posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Then they aren't a junkie.

Pretty sure the only qualifier for being a junkie is to use junk. So if they use junk, they are a junkie.

Webmaster4531 posted...
The logic of most people on welfare are junkies but they're all good at hiding it is just so stupid.

How? It is not like the government is making sure these people are not doing it.

junk·ie
ˈjəNGkē/
nouninformal
noun: junkie; plural noun: junkies; noun: junky

a drug addict.

Addiction comes in many levels. Not everyone addicted is a fiend.

Weird, you were die hard calling them an important menace and not a scapegoat.
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