"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
How Much Does the Safety Net Help the “Very Poor”?
"Indeed, the vast bulk of the welfare state—putting aside corporate welfare—is aimed not toward the “very poor” but the middle class. And why shouldn’t it? Those are the majority of Americans, the majority of voters, the ones whose votes Republicans and Democrats really care about buying."
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