You should do another video on the states with the highest rates of corporate welfare. Billions went to them during the pandemic alone & many of those companies didn't really need the money. We'll all be paying for that for a long time, especially combined with the tax cuts they got.

@GeeEm1313

9 ай бұрын

Delaware has a lot of bank headquarters. I'm wondering about them.

@PomegranatesWeather

9 ай бұрын

Nyc definitely

@fudhater8592

9 ай бұрын

@@artisaprimus6306 Most COVID relief came under Trump but please, tell more how you know nothing about this topic

@1massboy

9 ай бұрын

I actually should also do what states have the most corporation/Shell corporations Created in them. That would be Delaware and Wyoming.

@sherriianiro747

9 ай бұрын

Many are still getting it too for keeping their employees.

I worked for 50 years, sometimes more than one job, then critical illness wiped me out. Fortunately I received help from my family and didn’t need to go on welfare or receive any kind of government assistance. But let me tell you, medical debt can trash your life. And this is in spite of the fact that I had very good health insurance, for which I was paying almost $600 out of pocket monthly. So, don’t be too snobbish and don’t count your chickens. . .

@RespectMyAuthoritaah

9 ай бұрын

And the rest of them just scam the system.

@JJ-fq4nl

9 ай бұрын

There shouldn’t be such a thing as medical bankruptcy. My mother literally chose death than to keep racking up medical expenses for cancer. I can say she lived the fullest life she had left to the end.

@lordbendtner7021

9 ай бұрын

Man, it's funny how badly your country/government screws you yet Americans go to bed every night thinking they live in paradise. 600/month for health insurance!?? In addition to the ridiculous taxes you have to pay?

@Mrs.TJTaylor

9 ай бұрын

@@JJ-fq4nl I’m sorry for your loss. I completely understand your mother’s choice.

@kathleengivant-taylor2277

9 ай бұрын

@@JJ-fq4nlthat is a shame anyone would be put in that situation

Im 81 and my part B has gone up, rent up 57$ ebt cut from 44$ to 25$. So cola amt is absorbed before i even get it. SS raises "sound great " but they rsise everything so we do not even realize we got the raise.

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

you actually LOSE since they don't think higher food prices is inflation they don't adjust for it. But hey, good news, TV's are cheaper. Rioters eat them I am told. Before I bought a house, I made sure I had access to minerals, and water, and was far from democrats so I could afford property taxes. I can pay them with just 3 days work panning for gold.

@lornachavis7276

5 ай бұрын

Father God Please Bless & Help those like this Lady. & Others like her Amen.

@joseperez-jf8cc

4 ай бұрын

I believe investment property owners keep track of COLA SSI increases to use as a leverage to increase rents. THIS is one reason I don’t vote CONSERVATIVE!

I grew up in Jeff Davis parish. Lots of poor people, but lots of self-sufficiency as well. I was born in 1962. We received an excellent public education even in a rural area. There was not much assistance back then. Having a wide network of family and friends is helpful in those times.

@jonathanmouton1457

4 ай бұрын

Class of 64. Go dawgs

70 percent of Americans just one check away from poverty is unacceotable

@SonnyBubba

9 ай бұрын

What are you proposing? Banning credit cards so people won’t overspend?

@ronmcmartin4513

9 ай бұрын

@@SonnyBubba--@llc probably wants some kind of Equity(Socialism), which is not Equal Opportunity, but rather Equal Outcome("FROM each according to his ability, TO each according to his needs"--Marxism)

@ameliaannhouck2670

9 ай бұрын

THOSE STATS ARE WRONG AND THE EASIEST THING TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE DATA AND STATS , HAVE DEGREE IN STATS AND PROBABILTY SO THAT IS SOME BAD VARIABLES FOR X !! NOT TRUE!! TRUE STATS : 70% OF BLACK WOMEN ARE ON WELFARE , THIS IS YOUR 70% , GOT THAT WRONG OR READ IT WRONG !!!!

@BNforever2009

9 ай бұрын

I always thought it was only me.

@robbank8027

9 ай бұрын

Luxury is made up thing to keep people poor. - Eminem

What you said about Louisiana makes sense. I have said for many years, "It isn't being poor that makes people the most miserable, it's how people are treated for being poor that does."

@s.alphachica4301

8 ай бұрын

And they STILL VOTE REPUBLICAN, AGAINST their own interests!!!!!!

@jenrey5135

8 ай бұрын

By people that are poor too but they believe that because they have an iphone they are more rich 😂

@dcg590

8 ай бұрын

So it’s not how they act?

@tinasummers4578

8 ай бұрын

U shouldn’t treat people different because they are poor because u never know what can happen to you

@sandangels73

8 ай бұрын

@@dcg590 Not if they are being mistreated FOR BEING POOR. Rich people, middle class people, and poor people can all act bad. That wasn't the point. Some people mistreat people simply because they're poor.

Very good points Tangie, Sports stadiums are among the very top corporate welfare hogs. Politicians will almost always fund and ignore other pressing needs. Billionare owners - millionare players....Disgusting.

I was raised in the 70s by my single mother. There 4 of us kids. Mother was too proud to get any help. She worked for minimum wage. I worked since I was 11. Never played any sports or did anything after school but work. I wish the hell she would have gotten it. It would have made our lives a lot easier. I’m 62 now, retired and did very well in life. I have no problem with welfare.

Most of them vote against their own interests.😮😮

@xoxoxoxoxo7997

9 ай бұрын

Democrats had control forever and did give them 💩 so quit playing 😂

@almd8673

8 ай бұрын

Correct

@MrsK4759

8 ай бұрын

Who gave you the authority to decide what is in someone's 'best interest'. That's really presumptuous. 🤔

@sangm1561

8 ай бұрын

Yeah! I'm sure the love poverty and low education standards@@MrsK4759

@heythave

8 ай бұрын

Yep, those states on the list consistently vote in candidates who are not helpful to the people in need.

I worked at my county welfare office for seven years (in a state that is not on this list), and I can tell you many things about the people who came through: - they were not all ladies with nine kids and five baby daddies - almost all of them worked - whenever someone came into our office, it was because of a massive change in their lives and this is a way to get help - they only utilized it for maybe a couple years - there is quite a vetting process - not a perfect one, but a through one - and most of the people who want to paint welfare recipients as lazy moochers would not condescend to even come within three miles of the place. Not that I have any opinions on it...

@diabetes1.564

9 ай бұрын

Thank You for sharing!!! The media paints these pictures and people fall for it and fight amongst one another. The narratives aren’t all true

@u2mister17

9 ай бұрын

The 6 Trillion Dollar Monopoly sucks Capitalism dry. Capitalism = All Money is Private Property Leftism = No it's Not

@jaylewis5035

9 ай бұрын

It takes more than seven years to figure out their complicated schemes and public assistance offices really don't care.

@overcastfriday81

9 ай бұрын

Come on over to Los Angeles County. I'll show you how the system is abused by people who aren't even supposed to be in the country (the key is to have children).

@Ppurk

9 ай бұрын

@@overcastfriday81 Real pitty some one gets a helping hand.

So, NM is number one for food stamps AND welfare yet here in Taos rents are $2500+ and home prices reaching a median of $500K! What a dichotomy.

@deadfisfhalequin2304

6 ай бұрын

FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....

I live in Oregon. I am on welfare in the form of Medicaid. I moved from Portland to a less expensive area. A small town where so many people get SNAP, that school lunches are free. Yet the town itself only has a 2% unemployment rate. People on welfare programs often work. It just doesn't pay the bills.

I received food stamps for 2 years after my divorce. I then got a better job and no longer received them. Was very grateful for them at the time. Not sure I would have been able to feed my son as well as I did. It was back in 1991, I received $51 a month. May not sound like slot but it made a huge difference for us.

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

8 ай бұрын

And that is what it is there for and it sounds like it was done properly. Everyone needs a little help at some point.

@djack915

8 ай бұрын

Glad u made it thru those hard times !

@chrisbraswell8864

8 ай бұрын

$51 was worth a lot more in the 90's than it is today, I remember when Mom and Dad filled up the trunk with brown paper bags in the 60's for $7.50 would be about $300 now.

@elainelyons9272

8 ай бұрын

That’s what food stamp should do….. to help in times of need not for persons to live on for generations. Long term dependence produced laziness and poverty.

@Junebugreen

6 ай бұрын

People who have money, don’t have any idea how much just a little money can be the most help to the rest of us for feeding, clothing and sheltering our families.

When I went to a woman's shelter, the first thing they helped us to do was apply for welfare. Like in other states, welfare is smeared by complaints that people were too lazy to work. When I told people in the newspaper that the majority of people who were receiving public assistance were mothers, children and seniors. I also published the phone number to report welfare fraud with the advice to continue to make their complaints. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease.) I received a reply, that was an apology. The person did the research and admitted I was right. I wish more people would understand that welfare is a safety net for those who are disadvantaged.

@TRUTHSETTERANIMALSRULE

8 ай бұрын

WELFARE FRAUD IN AMERICA,,,HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS!!!!! I SEE IT ALMOST EVERYDAY!!!!!!

@danielkaiser8971

8 ай бұрын

If it isn't a safety net for men also, then it deserves to be treated with contempt.

@TRUTHSETTERANIMALSRULE

8 ай бұрын

@@danielkaiser8971 AMEN. AMEN!!!! TOTALLY NAILED IT!!!! NUFF SAID!!

@janestarr4403

8 ай бұрын

@@danielkaiser8971 My dear friend. There is a shelter for abused men in my area too. Obviously, because I'm female, I don't know their process for benefits. However; I have seen men at the welfare office too. Losing a job, do to plant closures can happen to any gender. There are other reasons as well. Waiting for disability benefits - through veterans or Social Security takes time for approval. We have LIHEAP, that aids low income families with fuel costs. Medicade is medical coverage for those without insurance to pay outrageous cost of treatment. In Pa., we have rent and property tax rebates for those who qualify. Helping Harvest gives vouchers for food produced by local farmers. Face it. Minimum wage has NOT risen at the rate of inflation. These programs are necessary and, in many cases, earned through labor that isn't properly compensated.

@user-lj6lz4lb1p

8 ай бұрын

Jane is right. People are contemptable.think it can't happen to them.oh they have family to take em in.free.feed them care for them.while there broke. No no most don't have that or they wouldn't need help.

I worked from age 16 (after school, etc.) through age 58. Due to multiple WC injuries (carpal tunnel in both hands, 2 rotator cuff surgeries on 1 shoulder, lower spine, hip and left knee), I was disabled and told I was now retired. Without SSDI, I would have been on the street. However, I was "lucky" (ironic word choice) to qualify for a WC Multple Injury stipend, which will last for 15 years, or until I am in my 72nd year. People need to avoid sweeping statements about any type of public assistance until they do heavy research. My only regret has been that, although my brain and thought process are still viable, because of my injuries I can't work in the profession I had for 40+ years. Too bad brain trusts aren't available for the every day joe.

@richardnolan4763

6 ай бұрын

SSDI (Social Secuity Disability Insurance is NOT welfare...it's insurance funded by social security taxes you paid while employed.

@RavenWolfDrum69

5 ай бұрын

Ssdi isn't welfare. You worked it's your money you raised thru work

I'm from Louisiana, born and raised. You mentioned Katrina, but only 3 weeks later, Hurricane Rita, a larger storm, wreaked Havoc from Lake Charles to Shreveport. You mentioned also about our happiness? My mother and I sat on the porch eating cereal at 4 am with no power, watching as the eye of the storm passed directly over our house. A memory for as long as I live I'll never forget. 😀

When I was eleven years old my father died. Are family had to go on welfare. It was extremely helpful to my family.

@danielisaac7586

8 ай бұрын

My dad left and we never got anything. Wish we did but we didn't since it's rough growing up in Oakland. Yet now I hear my tax dollars are keeping some family fed in West Virginia who can't stay off drugs and is reselling the food stamps they are getting while simultaneously voting for trump because they think its these *other folks* who are the problem not them.

@phillhuddleston9445

8 ай бұрын

@@danielisaac7586 Even in red states it's mostly the deep blue cities that get the most welfare!

@elainelane1119

7 ай бұрын

Same here but when I was 12.

@johnvencill1511

7 ай бұрын

A horrible tragic loss

@alansach8437

6 ай бұрын

​@@danielisaac7586What you are saying is true. This does happen. But you don't throw out the baby with the bath water! Just because a minority of people abuse the system you don't make people who really need and appreciate help suffer! People will always abuse the system. Even in the workplace there are those who hide out all day, take super long lunches, skip out early, whatever, while others work their proverbial butts off! So do you close the business because some are taking advantage? You do your best to weed them out, but there will always be those who slip through the cracks.

Not surprised about Florida. I live in the Tampa area and we’ve had some of the highest rent increases in the nation since the pandemic. Not to mention so much of the new construction is for the luxury market. I work at a library and they literally tore down the affordable housing behind the library to build luxury condos. We have homeless people lining up at the door everyday for help and services.

@omarrolle3842

9 ай бұрын

Never understood where all these people come from who can afford these Luxury apartments being built

@elizabethowens8548

9 ай бұрын

Been going on at the winter haven library for 25 years. Florida with low wages and very little crisis services and addiction was a time bomb waiting to go off

@essbee1641

9 ай бұрын

@@omarrolle3842 I wonder that too. My best guess is that a lot of these people moving here from California and New York are working from home and they are still getting California and New York salaries. Us locals can’t compete with that.

@MsOSheDidIt

9 ай бұрын

Well let's hope they keep electing Rethuglicans and they refuse any and all government 'social' handouts. They deserve what Rethuglicans have done to them. 😂

@TheOleHermit

9 ай бұрын

@@essbee1641 Where do you hear that BS? Florida survives on geriatric retirees, spring fling, and Disney World tourism. DeSantis is a fiscal idiot.

People in welfare isn’t what is racking up the debit in the US. It is the Corporations and ultra wealthy that are getting away with all kinds of loopholes. Let’s focus on that.

@deadfisfhalequin2304

6 ай бұрын

FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

It doesn't cost anything for the rich not to pay taxes. You don't even have to hire an accountant to go cash the check they don't mail in. I don't see how you will ever stop them from funding corporations, THAT is how they get their kickbacks. Think about it. If you have to threaten 200,000 small mom and pops to get some money, at least ONE will talk, and you go to jail. But if all you need to do is ask one corporation, they will cut you a check especially if you write more laws to STOP anyone else from being able to compete with them. Just look at how democrats try to stop uber so the cabbies that pay them millions for a license can keep gouging passengers.

Trust me on this one. Private contractors, NGOs, etc. hell, even our own elected officials, and more than one Supreme Court judge…… are on the grift. I’m sure if you added up what that group has walked away with compared to the minuscule amount of welfare, the difference would be staggering.

That's because Mississippi spent all the Welfare money on a new volleyball stadium,

@zeroturn7091

9 ай бұрын

Correct.

@ivybee347

6 ай бұрын

The most important things in life 🙃.

@FreeYourMind590

5 ай бұрын

Yes, but all the states spend that money and their politicians feed the "nobody wants to work" lie because a lot of people want and need to believe it.

@elizamccroskey1708

3 ай бұрын

Volleyball? Really? That’s hilarious and very sad if true. I don’t think public money should be spent on any sports.

@David-pg8oh

3 ай бұрын

@@elizamccroskey1708 very true look it up.

Years ago as a diesel mechanic, I asked for a raise, was told I was "just another dumb mechanic ". Started night school after 2 years job offers came to me, ended up in charge of 1,200 people, Invest in yourself, people in the usa are usually paid according to their value to a company or society as a whole. You not only can do it, do it for the person you are

@RandomRabbit007

9 ай бұрын

Facts. I was working at a dead-end Hotel in the bad-side of an already shitty-city (customers were drug dealers, prostitutes, construction workers). People I knew would come by and look at me like i was a nothing going nowhere. I used that motivation to go back to college, get my bachelors and clear the CPA exams within 2 years of working at the Hotel. Circumstances change quickly once you decide to actually DO something about. Gotta realize quick that no one is coming to save you.

@NerdKrew

9 ай бұрын

I was a restaurant manager went to tech school became a mechanic and well I'm great at my job but the pay in the mechanic field is hit or miss. Lived in the "deep South" my whole life, I can say if my rent didn't take half of every check I could get way ahead and actually live a nice life. We need rent control in the worst way.

@brunoheggli2888

9 ай бұрын

I am very lazy,i saved some money and invested it,i am doing ok!

@naomiemoore5725

9 ай бұрын

Wow, that is insulting. Glad you made the change and not let one person define your self worth. In my experience, people that do something like that are unhappy with their own life and project onto others. I stayed loyal to my employers and all that I received was more work to carry the deadbeats that they refused to fire. After almost 20 years with the last employer, I woke up one morning and went in and typed up my resignation. (That is another story in itself.) Should have never stayed so long but my job was the only constant in my life at the time, divorce (amicable), parents became ill and eventually passed away and lots of turmoil, I needed to know where my coffee cup resided for the time being. If I would have tried to interview and change jobs, it would have been a disservice to the new employer. So happy for you and you did what was right for you and it turned out beautifully. We all are in charge of our destinies and sometimes afraid to take the leap. Don't be afraid.

@clydeacor1911

9 ай бұрын

@@NerdKrew huge shortage of diesel mechanics here in the mountain northwest.

The reason Florida is so high on your list is because so many elderly people retire to Florida and receive government assistance

In the late 1960s I bought a three bedroom house with a full basement in Sedona AZ for $19,500 My salary was $1,000 a month, so the house was less than 2 year's salary. That same house today is about $300,000 or $12,500 for 2 years, so no, housing has not always been expensive. And that did not include my wife's salary,, because we both worked.

When we needed help back in the '70s, the best we could get after a long approval process, was the free food, with the cheese block, canned meat, and powdered eggs. Dad abandoned his wife and 4 kids for a younger woman. Sold the house out from under my mother (a housewife with no work skills) and left us homeless. We had no choice but to appply for assistance and because it was in Puerto Rico, it wasn't a full welfare program, just the free food once a month that didn't last the entire month. Needless to say we did go hungry a lot. We literally slept outside until family housed us temporarily and then stayed in a rat infested abandoned building until housing opened up. Please keep in mind how much children suffer when they don't have anything due to no fault of their own.

@pennylee9115

9 ай бұрын

I remember the cheese!!! I hope your families life got better and your dad suffered. Not nice I know but men leaving children just doesn’t set well with me.

@carolmoore1038

9 ай бұрын

And as someone else pointed out nobody says anything about the deadbeat dads just the women with kids. If the men making babies and forcing women to have them these days actually paid for those children raised them we wouldn't have half the problems that we do. But nobody talks about them.

@WokeGirl59

9 ай бұрын

@pennylee9115 Thanks, our lives improved once we became adults. None of us are rich, but we survived with a greater appreciation for what you have.

@machupikachu1085

8 ай бұрын

@@carolmoore1038 people mention dead beat dads FAR more than they mention WHY the dad left for another woman. Many men leave because they live with an insufferable, domineering, combative wife. Most men would gladly stay and raise their family if living in that household wasn't abject misery. Hypergamy is both real and accepted in western society, so why should men be shamed for trading up? Isn't that what everyone was fighting for? Equality? You DO want equality, right?

@MC-fv4vv

8 ай бұрын

​@@WokeGirl59 I'm so sorry for what you and your mother and siblings went through!

For many corporations, getting ridiculously big breaks from government welfare has been going on for generations.

@SweetBluebonnet

9 ай бұрын

For every penny the Government takes from Corporations, the Corporations pass on the price increase to the consumer. You will be paying for it regardless. Either from the taxes you pay or directly out of your pocket as a consumer. Many people don't have the brain capacity to figure that out. Common sense isn't very common.

@u2mister17

9 ай бұрын

Corporations or companies don't pay taxes, only people can pay taxes. Just another business expense paid by their customers. The company will make a profit no matter how many taxes they need to COLLECT. The US has a SPENDING problem. America wants her Natural Resources back.

@cyclewisconsin105

9 ай бұрын

When unions were strong and corporations paid higher taxes everybody including corporations made money.

@cyclewisconsin105

9 ай бұрын

@@SweetBluebonnet Apparently you are to young to know that. My first job after 40 hours I cleared $97 for the week. That money went farther than $15 dollars an hour today.

@ladymae48

9 ай бұрын

@@SweetBluebonnet. as a consumer buying products I have a choice to not buy their highly overpriced cheaply made products compared to no choice of my tax dollars paying for corporate welfare.

one issue in Oregon is that there are a lot of people who came West to get free stuff and think it is blue sky here. It is rainy, cold, wet and changes all the time. The people that are checked by the police are typically wanted in 1-6 States but they are not wanting them back, so no extradiction, hence making Oregon populated with one of the highest populations of wanted criminals

MTG needs to address her states poverty rather than thinks she know the answer to the rest of the world’s problems. DeSantis needs to the same for Florida too.

@lesliejaggers2275

8 ай бұрын

So does Greg Abbott and the new Governor of Louisiana

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

I must have missed that. When did she support biden meddling in Ukraine? Or praise him botching Afghanistan? I don't remember her demanding the borders be wide open either. Think she wants them to go home and solve their own problems.

One problem in Florida you missed. Home owners insurance (trickles down to renters too) You have: home owners insurance, flood insurance, wind insurance (hurricane coverage). Once you add them up, it's like a new car payment every month. And don't get me started on taxes....😢

@SlikLizrd

7 ай бұрын

The biggest problem in Florida is the fact that Florida keeps on voting for Republicans, no matter HOW BAD the Republican Party screws them over -- again and again. Florida -- temporary home for America's first and ONLY combination of "stable genius" and "f**king moron", with the accent on "f**king moron". Governor Meatball Ron wears elevated cowboy boots -- and picks fights with Mickey Mouse. Southern PRIDE, baby !!

@deadfisfhalequin2304

6 ай бұрын

FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

insurance is a scam. If you put the payment in the bank you can just pay for any damage yourself. Just like car insurance, you can buy a new car with what they charge you, and you don't have to fight about it. If you die, your family gets the money, and use it to pay off the government death taxes and keep the house. Not so with insurance, it is gone.

Dude, you're spot on about New Mexico. What you didn't discuss is that out in Indian Country over 20% of Natives don't have running water or electricity. It's rough out there

@msjannd4

8 ай бұрын

😢

@msjannd4

8 ай бұрын

😢

@wisecoconut5

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting on the water and electricity issue. These two things have grave effects on health too. My aunt ran a tribal health clinic for many years and, according to her experience, renal failure was one of the top causes of early death. Rough indeed!

@williamdavidson5818

8 ай бұрын

They never even invented the wheel why are you surprised

@heythave

8 ай бұрын

I wish the rich Indian casino owners would help in this regard. A battery pack from Tesla with solar panels and some well pumps would go a long way. Also, high speed internet from Starlink satellite dishes could get remote learning going. The satellite dish is only a few hundred dollars a month which a community can get together and get one.

One of the things I like about “Swamp People” is their emphasis on family and friends. Interesting to see that value validated in happiness on your video.

Over 2/3's being "only" 2-3 checks from poverty and needing or some other financial assistance program(s) is wild! Smh

NM also has the worst public education in the US, and a very high crime rate.

@defyned

9 ай бұрын

Plus a tyrannical governor that unilaterally violates the 2nd Amendment, high health care (few MD's), and high housing and food prices.

@spuds416

9 ай бұрын

Actually it's West Virginia NM is 2nd and the normally worst Mississippi is 3rd

@csjrogerson2377

9 ай бұрын

@@defyned Hey smart guy, how does violating 2A have any effect on the poverty level of NM? You been stealing other ppls meds again?

@TheOleHermit

9 ай бұрын

Undereducated = minimal job skills = unemployment = 0 income = criminal survival = felony record = unemployable = criminal survival. The USA needs publicly funded higher education to solve street crimes, drug dealing, prostitution, and gun violence.

@overcastfriday81

9 ай бұрын

That's a shame because there are a few towns with excellent weather.

As a former resident of NM, it is true. Endless poverty with no relief in sight.

@robertgates5164

8 ай бұрын

Not to mention the corrupt government at nearly every level in the state.

@carolynobara8448

4 ай бұрын

@@robertgates5164But I heard that college tuition is paid for a lot of NM students.

@ravensrun6117

3 ай бұрын

Well it is a hell of a lot cheaper for me to go to college here than my birth state Ca. But this education push is a whole other conversation about how that pans out and for who. As long as we are like life long indentured servants to a shareholder caste the working will be impoverished with bills.taxes,interest rates etc etc etc...@@carolynobara8448

West Virginia also had chemical plants everywhere that closed down. Nobody ever states that fact.

@ravensrun6117

3 ай бұрын

Thank you !! Yes always blaming the victims of greedy pirating never thinking of the bigger picture and deeper causes.Which I blame on our Protestant work ethic programming amidst other psy opts to keep us fighting with each other over the peanuts while the slave/shareholder class laughs all the way to the next gov subsidy so they can turn around and donate to re-election. Really it's a revolving door of hand outs up there between business and gov all at all of our expense.

We have a town where two people are employed. Most money comes from poaching or selling food stamps

@screenarts

6 ай бұрын

So wrong, no such thing as food "stamps" gone long ago. Hungry receive a card in their name that's refilled. Only works at the grocery check out. You've been lied too, fool.

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

Let me guess, mayor and popo.

I've been on welfare, and it's not a picnic. My late husband had gran mal epilepsy, and should have received his SSI. Instead, we were forced to sign up for welfare. I couldn't go to work, as my daughter was very young, and I had to watch over both, as he'd pass out after having a seizure for at least an hour.

@constancefenton5336

8 ай бұрын

I think that's pretty emergent. It's not bad. The circumstances of your family is why there is welfare. It wasn't supposed to be a career it's a hand up not a hand up. You were a functioning family who had a medical emergency. God bless you. Don't feel guilty.

@maghtx

7 ай бұрын

As an epileptic male, I know exactly what you go thru. Keep your head up for what you are doing is what you promised that lucky man you would do.

@diane1390

7 ай бұрын

@@maghtx thank you. It made me feel so much better, that someone understands, and appreciates my past effort. You'll never know how much that meant! I'm serious!

@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh

4 ай бұрын

I'm sorry

We just got back from Switzerland and learned a thing or two. First they have nuclear bunkers for citizens of Swiss origin only. Immigrants aren't allowed in the event of a nuclear war. This came from our tour director so I haven't fact checked it. The other interesting bit was that if you are unemployed in Switzerland and you turn down two job offers, you are cut off from benefits FOREVER. Those Swiss are a lot tougher than we think.

@josue24

9 ай бұрын

They also have incredible government services etc. sure they get taxed a bit but they take care of their people.

@eddiekelley7524

9 ай бұрын

@@josue24 That they do, we can only wish!

@thomasmulhall4873

8 ай бұрын

They are run by the Rothschilds.

@heythave

8 ай бұрын

Yep, you don’t go bankrupt there because you have a serious illness.

@marianac715

8 ай бұрын

What you did not mention is how difficult it is to immigrate there as you have time to have a minimum yearly income for starters.

I had gone into this expecting a very high correlation between minimum wage and poverty, but found that the correlation is actually weak. Good work!

Not surprising. Folk are so ready to criticize expensive northern cities but I live in Boston. Yes, it is a high cost of living but I get paid very well up here. Way easier here than in Florida. When I was in Florida, a manager once yelled at all of us employees and said we were easily replaceable and expendable. That was after paying us a ‘competitive wage’ of $12.50/hr in 2007. I was pissed. I’ll never forget that. I vowed that I would leave and I’m glad I did.

@amh31

9 ай бұрын

I've had jobs like that in the north as well. Still better than in the south I'll admit that. But I think it's fundamentally a representation of that person's leadership abilities. However, it really pushed me to a mindset of; I will work my ass with my investments to where I can get out of this entire situation as a whole sooner.

@Tamar-sz8ox

9 ай бұрын

Blue 🧢 states = tend to have better workers rights , especially in the Northeast/ mid Atlantic states ( yes all states have pros and cons , this is a clear PRO)

@wrestlerx8494

9 ай бұрын

@@amh31 I live in southern Maryland and ALL of the jobs are public sector unless you work retail or fast food. Yet the public sector jobs are still next to impossible to get because most of the time you need a "clearance," but you can only get a clearance through an employer that wants to hire you and they have to pay for your clearance. But you will literally ALWAYS be up against other people who already have a clearance, so the employer will just hire one of those people and won't respond to your application at all. I got a bachelors in communications in 2008 but by 2010 I was working at a thrift store part time for minimum wage because for all of my efforts I simply could not get a well paying job and I needed something. I grew up in poverty so I know what it's like, but I guess I just thought going to college would at least help me. I guess I was wrong though 😕 What we really need is some FACTORIES so we have private sector jobs that pay a competitive wage. Because I'll be honest, is extremely difficult to be living in poverty among so many other people who have money just because they happened to get into a public sector job.

@gregorystinette8271

9 ай бұрын

@@wrestlerx8494 / dats rayciss & southern Merlyn Has an old plantation hangover.

@markmccullough5873

9 ай бұрын

Yeah living in Florida sucks when you work for a living. Florida is a horrible place to work.

Thanks for your intro. I work in a welfare office and I can tell you the vast majority of the people I help have jobs but need some help to fill in the gaps. There are of course people who decide to make it a lifestyle, but there are way les than people think. ❤️

@PelosiStockPortfolio

9 ай бұрын

What state is this in?

@alainaaugust1932

9 ай бұрын

People don’t know how the system was reformed in the Clinton administration. Someone who worked in the welfare office said to me “Guess what? I have no more men!” I laughed. “What do you mean ‘no more men’?” “Well, they had to report by October 1 with either proof they’d looked for six jobs or be assigned some work for the state, like cleaning up the parks.” Imagine that. Being expected to clean a park or look for a job. Welfare is both federally and state funded. If your state doesn’t have a “apply for work or clean up” rule, you may have quite a few scammers. It’s easier to change a state than to change human nature.

@fruitingfungi

9 ай бұрын

​@@PelosiStockPortfolioit's every state. The "welfare queen" is Regan propaganda. There's fraud in every system but for the majority they really rely on it.

@JBoy340a

9 ай бұрын

It is good to hear from someone who has direct knowledge versus those with opinions.

@matt3024

9 ай бұрын

What specifically are you talkin about when you're talkin about"welfare" Trump bunched a home massive different programs under the title of "Welfare"going from anything from food supplements rental assistance to housing and each have different requirements. Half the people on these sites that claim they work for "welfare"prove that they are full of it because I have no clue as to even how it is set up. Your people that cheat in every Walk of life. Why do we like to harp on the most vulnerable and accuse them of the worst. That seems rather cowardly to me. If we paid half as much attention to the filthy Rich who cheat on their taxes every year for far greater amounts of money we would actually achieve something. Put people in this country like to reward people for high-level -criminality. Like Trump for example .

We were dirt poor in the 70's when we were little kids, pretty sure my family was skirting welfare until my mom was able to get a full time job when us kids were in school full time. Nothing at all wrong with public assistance if you truly need it.

Briggs made a good point about how politicians want immediate changes…but when it comes to education, it takes a while so they kick the can down the road. Poverty is a Very complicated issue-no easy way out and that makes the politicians not even try….

@PelosiStockPortfolio

9 ай бұрын

we dont need any more education in the south. anything more than 6th grade is a waste of time. all you need to know is that god created everything including the greatest president of our life time donald j trump

@TexasRider8516

9 ай бұрын

China spent billions of dollars on education and pulled over half of its population out of poverty in record time.

@TheOleHermit

9 ай бұрын

Don't paint all politicians with the same tarred brush. President Biden is providing higher education tuition assistance and union training to increase employable job skills to break the generational poverty cycle. Dems have been pushing for free higher education for years, against the wall of Republicant opposition.

@charliecharles-xw4ub

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget there is no money to be found among the poor. The poor do not decide who is going to hold office. Oh sure, they vote, but who foots the bill to put certain names on the ballot? Not the poor. So, you take poor people. You provided them little to no real education. Then you fill the airways with ads usually filled with either promises that are lies or 'facts' that prove more propaganda than reality. Poverty isn't really complicated. It's actually pretty straight forward. What is complicated is solving poverty. And what complicates it is those who have never been, and never will be poor. From major corporations to wealthy individuals only one thing matters Satisfying greed that can never be satisfied. This makes accepting a little less by the so that many can have a little more taboo.

@heythave

8 ай бұрын

The last thing you want is to do a pay cut on teachers’s salaries.

Video idea: How much damage would be done to each state’s economy if all military installations were pulled out of the state.

@terrywinningham5405

9 ай бұрын

Another form of government welfare

@harleyb.birdwhisperer

9 ай бұрын

That would be a big project. When BRAC closed Alameda, it caused a lot of disruption in the community. Accounting for the civilian jobs and the knock-on effect on nearby shops, bars and restaurants, even schools and public services took a hit.

@zeroturn7091

9 ай бұрын

I’d imagine it would be equally damaging to a federal budget, otherwise it would’ve happened by now.

@NoBody-xg1wg

9 ай бұрын

VIDEO: is the US Military the world's BIGGEST WELFARE SCAM in HISTORY?

@ronmcmartin4513

9 ай бұрын

It happened in the early 1990s in Calif. and other states, after Reagan bankrupted the Soviet Union with his Fake Star Wars Defense(and the Left has never forgiven him for such an awful prank on Mother Russia). Clinton reduced the size of the military(a valid decision), and moved the money into the Domestic economy(guns vs butter). It created localized Recessions. There was so much "free money", that it caused the DotCom Bust Recession in the late 1999-2001, and continued until 2002 due to 9/11(which rebuilt the military).

Here’s a thought. Although this doesn’t apply to all these states, some of the top ten declined when oil, gas, coal, or timber jobs ended. In other words, corporations came in, got rich off a state’s natural resources then left. Wouldn’t it be a noble gesture if the corporations brought some new business to the area that added jobs? Just a thought.

@kellyshomemadekitchen

8 ай бұрын

Very noble indeed but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

@bman6502

8 ай бұрын

Yup, and most of those states are deep red… back in 2017 republicans sold the country the idea that if they give massive tax cuts to corporations, those corporations would reinvent in their states… of course, those corporations used the money for stock buybacks..

@lizdee1079

3 ай бұрын

Or the ecologists and politicians drove them out with their mandates, laws and taxes.

@ravensrun6117

3 ай бұрын

Yes exactly what I replied earlier about NM. BUT we must not always look to the pirate shareholder caste to make or break our social structures. Ya think we would re-think that by now, than just parroting the status quo programming. Yeah I had the best job of my adult life at Apple until they moved hundreds of our jobs overseas in the 90's. This use and discard while moving the money up the chain to the professional caste is plainly not sustainable.

Ty for being fair, open minded, and objective❣️✌️

My wife and I always had jobs in WV. She was a teacher and I a land surveyor. Neither were high paying jobs, but demanded long work days and needed advanced education. We managed to raise a family and have a good life. The cost of living in WV is not as much in other states. We are both comfortably retired now, in WV. Learn to say no, trust in the Lord and stay out of debt.

@rashone2879

9 ай бұрын

What does trusting in the Lord have to do with working and paying your way? Why throw that in, irrelevant.

@OfficialGapTV

9 ай бұрын

@@rashone2879😂🤦🏾‍♂️

@wrestlerx8494

9 ай бұрын

@@rashone2879 if cost of living versus income was factored in, California and Maryland would be the two poorest states and Mississippi would be the richest.

@plasticoflamingo2952

9 ай бұрын

I think people are missing your point. If I may elucidate: don't take money from the Government. Don't live beyond your means. Save whatever money you can. Good advice.

@berniekatzroy

9 ай бұрын

Amén brother

Jobs are the secret sauce to getting out of poverty. When there are jobs, most of us will work. Most of my life I was only a paycheck away from being broke. An illness requiring hospitalization would have bankrupted me and has done exactly that for many.

@allisonshaw9341

8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it takes 2 f/t incomes (and often an additional p/t per each adult) to just make ends meet, and wages have not kept up with cost of living. That leaves little to no time for properly raising children or maintaining the partnership between a couple. Also, families with children are among the fastest increasing numbers of homeless, despite the fact that the adults are working. The elderly and disabled are also swelling the ranks of the homeless because their fixed incomes can't meet their rent/utilities, and other living expenses - and like the working poor, they don't qualify for assistance in most cases.

@Susweca5569

8 ай бұрын

Jobs are NOT the "secret sauce" to stay off of welfare and out of poverty because they don't pay enough even when you work full time.

@tinasummers4578

8 ай бұрын

Yes

@hifinsword

8 ай бұрын

@@Susweca5569 If you don't try to work your way into a well-paying job, you're right. But no one except the ones that choose to NOT DO BETTER, stay in such jobs at the bottom of the wage scale. Most of us do not expect the bottom of the pay scale jobs to bring us out of poverty. Those jobs are for starting out and summertime jobs. If you choose to stay there, that's your choice and your problem.

@hifinsword

8 ай бұрын

@@Susweca5569 So what is your solution to staying off welfare cheeririnaldo? I am truly interested in what you think.

My sister is 58 years old. She has been on “assistance” for 35 years. She did stop having fatherless children after Newt Gingrich made her get a job.

I'd like to see welfare for low income vs welfare for corporations outflow.

@deadfisfhalequin2304

6 ай бұрын

FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

amazing isn't it. Mobile Oil makes ONE cent on gasoline, the government makes 43 cents and does nothing. Yet they are the evil corporation.

You are incorrect when you say that housing costs have always been a problem. In the 50s , avg median income was Around $15k & median home cost was around $7,500 & most people paid their mortgage off in 5 years

@KevinB-pd3me

9 ай бұрын

Your not even close. In 1960, the median home was $11,900, while the median household income was just $5,600. Housing costs have always been a challenge.

@Bklyn112

9 ай бұрын

Hosting costs have most certainly always been an issue and back then discriminatory practices were legal.

@jeanlanz2344

9 ай бұрын

@@KevinB-pd3me Now median household income is 60K and median house price is over 400k. From 2X income to 7+X income. That's more than a challenge.

@charleslindsay3201

9 ай бұрын

i don't know where you lived but where i was living back then the typical wage $9k or less and houses cost around $13k,a nice house was $20k.

@codacreator6162

9 ай бұрын

@@KevinB-pd3meyeah but double the median income is doable. Now, houses are five or six times the median income. Unacceptable. Period.

The NW Florida Panhandle is deep south. Growing up, we always referred to ourselves as LA or Lower Alabama.

@deathscythehell7937

9 ай бұрын

I've lived in Florida since 92 the only time I ever been to the panhandle was when my kids were in college. It's definitely a different experience than the rest of the state.

@kinte1870

9 ай бұрын

​@@deathscythehell7937It's the best part except for the black areas.

@DebNKY

9 ай бұрын

​@@kinte1870Jesus.

@mmmd3429

9 ай бұрын

The panhandle is definitely Alabama.

@kabiam

9 ай бұрын

DeSantis never mentioned this. No wonder he's so low in the polls.

You should let everyone know that most of the people in rural Oregon are doing okay, they're just frustrated with the government.

@PeteHemdem

7 ай бұрын

I hope that they become part of Greater Idaho.

Florida’s cost of living is one of the very highest in the states these days. Our failed governor needs to be recalled.

@ravensrun6117

3 ай бұрын

One reason and solution is just that ! Both sides red and blue are loyal to the same interest$; their donor class,their corporate buddies, their own career and financial welfare which means loyalty to those lobbyist donors. And it is a high income casino revolving door between $pecial interests and gov. therefore we have corruption and taxation w/o representation or if real brave the old definition of fascism which was the merger of business and government.

Being poor in rural areas is far different than being poor in cities. When you can grow, hunt, fish, etc., you're a lot better off than these food deserts.

@kk-linux-rocks7269

9 ай бұрын

I agree. I was born and raised in S. Louisiana. I'm not sure what he means by "back woods" outside of making it seem as if many of us are walking around barefoot and toothless through the "back woods". I assure you that that is not the case. Most of Louisiana is made up of parishes that have very rural communities as a large portion of the state consist of agriculture, healthcare, oil and gas, some lumber as you move up past Alexandria headed north, and seafood. LA ranks 3rd in natural gas production and 5th in natural gas reserves out of all states. The state's 15 oil refineries account for nearly one-sixth of the country's refining capacity. In 2022, the state shipped 63% of the nation's liquefied natural gas exports. The agricultural sector in Louisiana is a vital component of the state economy, contributing nearly $26 billion. Hardly "back woods". The people are generally happy because (while we do have our share of differences) we've embraced our diverse cultures and value our family histories and by and large we take pride in the fact that we come from a state rich in natural resources.

@Pocketfarmer1

9 ай бұрын

Sounds like a myth.

@Ppurk

9 ай бұрын

Just watchout for the game-warden!

@geddon436

9 ай бұрын

@@kk-linux-rocks7269 I'm from south Louisiana as well. If I can, I want to move from this state, to a state that has better economic opportunities.

@brianh6

9 ай бұрын

I grew up somewhat poor on a farm in a rural area. I'm not buying this for fishing. A high percentage of cities have a river going through them or are located next to a lake or ocean. People in them would be much closer to a body of water for fishing than most people in rural areas. A lot of people in rural areas are more likely to have a dinky stream or pond if anything instead of the larger bodies of water around many cities. Also just living in a rural area is far from a certainty that you will be able to reliably hunt for food. You have to actually have animals to hunt on the land around you. The animals might not expose themselves or get within range or you might miss or they don't get in the trap. That's what I don't like about hunting/fishing. You might wait a long time and end up with nothing. Hunting and fishing licenses, guns, ammo, traps, fishing equipment, processing and storing, etc. cost money (as do seeds, water, equipment, etc. for growing). That can be a big deal if poor. And limits exist on what you can hunt, when you can hunt, how many you can catch or shoot, the acceptable size, etc. There can be big fines and possibly jail time for failure to comply (as a poor person might be inclined). Just going to the store is a lot simpler.

Welfare = dependency on the government to keep to keep them dependent on the government!!

Vibrant cities like Portland and Atlanta? That part went right over my head.

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

I guess vibrant is the new code word for rioters.

In 1966, at age 18, I got a $1.50 an hour job & paid $50 per month room & board. My husband & I married in 1969, he earned $1.75 an hour & later in the year $2.75 an hour & we paid $75 per month for a furnished one BR duplex. This economy & inflation has made it so difficult for our young people to make it!!! Actually for many people!!!❤❤❤

I really appreciate this video so much. I’m sure you did plenty of research, and you looked at many numbers. Thank you for all the hard work you put into a subject we don’t always like to talk about.

This shows why I hate welfare programs being politicized. The politicians that rally against welfare are elected by constituents in the highest welfare areas. No ideology is immune to hard times, and to see people blame it on just one group is a tragic failing of mankind. As the video points out, the politicians aren't interested in solutions. All they want to do is find ways to score cheap points with ill-informed voters - and that is both sides. The ones who parade around on the pretense they are "helping the common people" are just as morally bankrupt and unhelpful

@esotericsolitaire

9 ай бұрын

Your assessment is evident in the state political breakdown. Both Democratic and Republican states were well-represented on this list. Isn't it amazing how so many welfare recipients vote a Republican ticket? My how times have changed.

@TheCharleseye

9 ай бұрын

​@@esotericsolitaireThere seems to be two, distinctly different kinds of voters who are on welfare. Those who vote in hopes of continuing to get welfare and those who vote in hopes of someday being able to get off welfare. The former will never get _quite_ enough welfare to get by and the latter will never get _quite_ enough opportunity to be able to get off welfare. It's all a huge scam.

@barbaraallen3054

9 ай бұрын

​@@esotericsolitairethe list is top heavy with 1 to 6 +#7 being red states . Not well balanced at all. 😮

@AB-ol5uz

9 ай бұрын

% of a state's population is not the same as raw numbers - Urban areas far outpace rural areas for raw number of people on welfare....but at least in rural areas it is a reflection of manufacturing being offshored/Walmart and now Amazon moving in and closing down small businesses....Urban areas have far more choices of employment so it's more a reflection of the dangerously low education rates impacting their knowledge/skills to QUALIFY for jobs.

@bubbajones4522

9 ай бұрын

I take offense to your basic premise that welfare is in any way acceptable. Taking by force, as taxes are taken by force and giving that money to others giving nothing in exchange to the victim is theft. Further welfare is a generational trap that depresses those who use it. Charity has been the historic method for helping those in need rather that government theft and socialist redistribution of wealth. If you want a proper solution to poverty and wealth inequality then you need to replace the corrupt fiat monetary ponzi scheme monetary system with a new type of money that globalists can't track, control or counterfeit.

Lack of education seems to be a common theme. Who's been systematically demonizing and destroying public education for the past 50 years?

@GB-ez6ge

8 ай бұрын

Education is an easy target for cost cutting. Penny wise and pound foolish.

@lanefunai4714

6 ай бұрын

I agree. Teachers' unions suck and need to be voluntary.

@lanefunai4714

6 ай бұрын

​@@GB-ez6gefunding has nothing to do with it. The US outspends everyone and our schools have sucked since Carter created the Dept of Ed.

@GB-ez6ge

6 ай бұрын

@@lanefunai4714 so let's cut their budgets to zero

@lanefunai4714

6 ай бұрын

@@GB-ez6ge ok.

I was going thru a divorce. While bicycling (the only transportation left to me) to work i fell n was in coma. Obamacare saved my life.

New Mexico and to a more limited extent Oklahoma are victims of the Federal government. In both cases we forced native Americans onto the worst land and failed to meet treaty obligations. It's the same all over the US, native peoples are the poorest for the same reasons. The other states on this list need to shift their priorities and start working for the people and not the masters.

@misshelloareyouthere

9 ай бұрын

Indigenous AND black grassroots are the bottom in the USA BOTH Nate not immigrants to the USA

@matthawksworth

9 ай бұрын

Native Americans wanted allll the land for themselves..to be able to roam around on horses over millions of acres...its not their earth....

@firefighter1c57

9 ай бұрын

You'll find that Oregon has a large native population as well. The other states on the list, aside from West Virginia, comprises what is known as the black belt. Systematic oppression of both minority cultures has led to endemic poverty. West Virginia of course is an outlier based mostly on the coal industry.

@mmmd3429

9 ай бұрын

​@@matthawksworthIt's not your earth nor any other person.

@rebeccalindley153

9 ай бұрын

Part of the Native American problem with the government today is that they have land rich in mineral deposits and the present administration does not want them mining and drilling for their natural resources, or producing electricity from the coal they have.

We’re #1! Yeah, not surprised that New Mexico is #1. But what Briggs said about poor areas of Louisiana is also true of New Mexico. Priorities that center on family and communities takes precedent over acquisition of wealth for many of us. I’ve seen it firsthand in my own city. So poverty rate can a bit deceptive. Wealth does not equate to happiness. That’s a huge reason I like it. Keeping up with the Joneses just ain’t no big thing.

@alanploetz7100

9 ай бұрын

If only they could be happy with their lives, family, & simple living and not need to have their lives subsidized by somebody else's tax dollars. What is NM doing to up the educational and employment opportunities?

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

@@alanploetz7100 I guises their governor is teaching them what a dictatorship is. As well as making sure they have no employment opportunities.

I live in Tulsa OKlahoma and Gov STITT is closing public schools nothing to replace it. He is too busy being a voyeur in our bathrooms and bedroom while taking trips to Turkmenistan and allowing China to buy America's (Oklahoma) farmland and next to military bases. Also he is in some pay for contract agenda too. But; he is still the governor. So please don't hold your breath for Oklahoma to change except to get worse. I moved here hoping to be happily retired. Now that all my money is gone from moving here; I can't move. God help me to stop being depressed and feeling guilty for moving here. It was a mistake.

Appreciate the heads-up! 👍

Please do top states that contribute to the National GDP coupled with the states that need federal assistance.

@kevonslims7269

9 ай бұрын

Just look at the same list for assisted states and look at mostly north east states, California florida and Texas for the contributes.

@Somenite

9 ай бұрын

@@kevonslims7269 If you're talking about states that pay more into the federal system than they get back, there are only eight of them as of 2020 per TheStreet. They are CT, MA, NJ, NY, CO, NE, UT, MN with IL breaking even. CA and TX used to be on the list but fell off a few years ago. The rest are ones that are always on the list with the exception of CO which made the list in 2020 but wasn't on prior to that.

@Botoburst

9 ай бұрын

@@Somenite Yea that less than ideal border under this administration is doing wonders.

Really interesting video. You can really see the areas where former resource extraction industries have gone belly up. Mining, timber, agriculture - more machines, fewer people needed. Good luck to the people dealing with massive changes in their societies.

@rebeccalindley153

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget government regulations.

@KevinB-pd3me

9 ай бұрын

A.I. enters the chat...

@ggalloway1

9 ай бұрын

​@@rebeccalindley153Good point. Florida is well known for its strict building codes and inspections. That's why they never collapse unless there are people living in them.

@PowderKeg3838

9 ай бұрын

But all those industiries are real and will come back because the industries that rule today are fake.

@TheCharleseye

9 ай бұрын

​@@KevinB-pd3meYeah, it's going to be interesting watching AI replace the people who scoffed and told all the coal miners that they should just "learn to code." I wonder how they're going to feel when they're told the same thing, with just as much ambivalence...

I’m not too lazy to work, I just want to provide others with an opportunity to do so 👍🏽

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

I stopped working when obama was reelected so I didn't have to give him my money. Already planning on doing the same if biden steals another election.

The need for these programs are very much alive. People don't realize just how close to this they may be.

Corporate welfare dwarfs what individuals get

Washington DC has 40% on some sort of public assistance make it number one. It also has the highest percentage of millionaires making it the most crooked place in the nation

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

I had to laugh at the rubes who complain the people they voted for stole their driveways and charges them to park on it by writing them tickets for illegally parking there.

Can you do one on Corporate Welfare???? Please!!!

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

Tucker Carlson was fired for bringing it up.

What about welfare for the rich..? Numerous tax loopholes, write offs, etc. Why is it, people attack poor people on welfare, and commend the rich for not paying any taxes..?

Thank you, good topic. I like that you pointed out the importance of education. The note on the happiness of a strong community also hit home. You have had your nose in some pretty awful topics for awhile. Maybe stepping back and asking what is working so well in other countries would be a good vacation for you.

A lot of red states there.

@jamesrich3161

9 ай бұрын

Most crime is result of poverty, proximity and drug trade not race , thats why the most crime ridden and violent places are latino who are genetically predominantly asian and white globally

@rogerakline6148

9 ай бұрын

We have dead beat libs infecting those states also

@sp4284

9 ай бұрын

Lot a blue states there

@user-bj2gq4pt3j

9 ай бұрын

​@cheaphappyintrovert I bet you if you go by amount of people, New York, Frisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, and LA will be more than all the states combined.

@del-see-oh

9 ай бұрын

​@@user-bj2gq4pt3j Rural populations have higher rates of welfare. Cities carry rural populations.

Greed in America is out of control that is why people can't afford to rent a place

Maybe if our so called leaders wouldn't send decent paying jobs to Chyna we wouldn't have all these ppl on public assistance. Maybe if they cared about the American citizens more than selling out their country we would all be better off. Thanks for the video.

@mc6505

6 ай бұрын

You can point to Nixon for opening up trade with China as the start of that trend.

Every one that I know getting a government check is gaming the system. Put a time limit on it. Work or starve

An aged population (especially Florida), immigration, and a lack of a solid manufacturing base also contribute to increasing poverty rates.

@PeteHemdem

7 ай бұрын

Florida is God's waiting room.

13:05 Makes sense to a point. If someone can't cover essentials (food, rent, utilities) and get necessary medical care there is a big daily stress factor that adversely impacts quality of life.

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

There is NO medical problems any more. obamacare solved that. It is the LAW, you must have it, AND it is AFFORDABLE. 🤣🤣🤣😂

I work at a hospital. Texas and Tennessee have been sending their poor and homeless to the west coast with one way travel. Not immigrants. White citizens. Its not about racism in these cases, it's about dumping their poor.

They raised the minimum wage so land lords said "we will raise the rent"🤬🤬

@screenarts

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Leaches,, I mean landlords would find out the factorie gave out a 5% raise and you were guaranteed a 5+% rent increase.

@wallychambe1587

6 ай бұрын

@@screenarts I remember back in the 70's and 80's I worked through a Union and every time we got a new contract raise the grocery stores would raise their prices!🤬🤬

@screenarts

6 ай бұрын

@@wallychambe1587 we lived it! Absolutely correct, now how come our children don't? 50 years of right wing rederick and propganda the defunding of our socialist, opps I mean public schools? Ya think?

We can lead a happy life in Louisiana without a lot of money. So maybe seeking the highest paying job is less important than a job that allows time for family, fun, and outdoors. But those with the best outdoor toys (boats, ATVs, RVs) usually have more money.

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

I have that discussion with some relatives. We don't have income taxes. True, buy you have to pay that $10K property tax for life. When I stop working I only have to pay $500 for my home that is paid for. I can get that panning gold over a 3 day weekend. You can BUILD a boat, we can cut down trees, not like commifornia. Same for RV's, put a shed on your pickup truck, perfectly legal here. ATV, drop a v8 on your lawnmower, and have a ball.

Please do a video on the top ten states with the highest corporate welfare.

@lisaahmari7199

9 ай бұрын

And CEO pay, Briggs...please do one on this insane issue.

@hoanp2938

9 ай бұрын

I'm sure the top ten states with highest corporate welfare are also red, southern states. These states take the capitalism to the extreme even though their citizens are in the extreme poverty. They're poor for a reason!

@delladearest2511

9 ай бұрын

@@lisaahmari7199 expose them all

@mafp22w

9 ай бұрын

@@lisaahmari7199 Most people don’t realize that it is government that creates the huge bonuses. Double taxation (taxing corporations and then taxing the individual) creates the issue. If a corporation makes 50 million in profit, they are better off paying it all in bonuses as an expense to reduce their income to 0 and the corporate tax to zero. This also creates the issue for CEO’s that make the goal of a company to have a higher stock price than making a profit. It would be far better if all of that profit was distributed as dividends instead of crazy bonuses. A large share of people have stagnant 401k investments and we can all thank the government and those that think corporations should be punished for it. Our own ignorance is our enemy.

@bootstrappedfriend1752

9 ай бұрын

​@@lisaahmari7199yes, how many people could receive a living wage, from just the salary of one person, in the corporations with the highest corporate welfare rate

I am a true believer in county poor farms, they did work and it can again.

“Further exasperate.” 🤣

Housing will always be an issue as long as housing is a speculative comodity, and not homes.

For the record, it's "Get it? Got it? Good!"

@jimmyrants4342

9 ай бұрын

I would actually be embarrassed to say it. It’s dumb.

@lisaahmari7199

9 ай бұрын

He likes to mess with us on that one. 😂 Danny Kaye is rolling in his grave.

Great video. The best you've done recently. One question...how are you defining 'welfare'? Does it include all forms of public assistance or only cash benefits?

@stanpuchalski5340

9 ай бұрын

Excellent distinction. I hated school-working 7hrs=$75-$100 1979 legal bucks. I finally got pop's attention so he would sign my "work" papers at 16, securing a place to live where my Girl could visit 24/7. Did really well for 3 decades. One fine day in the blink of an eye POW, everything I love gone. As a crippled up old white guy, I have to remind myself who I am daily. Thing that boggles my mind is how many "barely" boomers that have never seen a utility bill or could not balance a check book. I mean more than a few, some drawing SSI or a comp claim, some not. Mom's really ? Dignity is an inside job I guess. Ma worked 17yrs deciding who was eligible-after a few years had to make her stop bringing her work to T-day dinner. 36yo great grandmothers, or worse 15yo girls her parents raise the baby MARRYING years later=more kids !! Grandma raises #1. Like I said dignity is an inside job, no one can give it or truly take it away....BTW debt free still solvent as a loner by choice..

@janiceperkins4340

9 ай бұрын

I believe he said "people on some TYPE of welfare " Hope that answers your question. 😊

@carolmoore1038

9 ай бұрын

I believe they're including food stamps

@janiceperkins4340

9 ай бұрын

@@carolmoore1038 They might even be including Medi-Caid🤷‍♀️

@carolmoore1038

9 ай бұрын

@@janiceperkins4340 I imagine, and if you took that away then you have a whole lot of people that can't afford their medical care. Before the Affordable Care Act I know of at least one person young person who died of cancer because they could not afford insurance or treatment

Used to do food stamp bank audits for New York State, by far most of it went to rural areas in the state

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

How would you know? They don't mail food stamps anymore, the EBT card could be anywhere, even in North Korea.

@genovo

5 ай бұрын

@robertsmith2956 most of them were distributed from banks in rural branches. This is before plastic cards

@greasesicle

4 ай бұрын

Whitehall and Auburn.

Well done. I learned a lot.

I live in Kentucky, and I am truly shocked we weren't in this list.. but if I had to guess we should be 11th at least.

New Mexico is always a tragedy

@search4truth104

9 ай бұрын

Could you imagine this state if it didn't have the bases and national labs?

Well done! Good report.

Walmart owned by the wealthiest US family getting government welfare paying their employees so little they qualify for food stamps, etc. Billion dollar companies need taxpayer to keep the company going? If you don't have that then you shouldn't be in business.

My mom always said live practical and live within your means-- smarten up heavy spenders-- it is your choice. 😮😊

@robertsmith2956

5 ай бұрын

Yes. Dad told me you put the car payment in the bank, then buy the car, and do it again. When the car wears out you have the money to buy another one. AND if something happens you have the money to fix it. Never leave a balance on a credit card. If a company calls offering a better rate, don't tell them what you are paying, ask them what their better rate is. Last car I bought in 09 they couldn't understand why I wasn't trading in my 07. I said why would I trade it in, it is paid for already. That would be stupid to pay for something I already have free and clear.

Great video Briggs....I like that you have a real heart...unlike some....THANKS!!!👍👍👍

While never having been on public assistance, I have seen both sides; some who were much in need but would far rather have been working, as well as those who were clearly happy to be on the dole.

People are always saying that riches is not the way to happiness. People are always saying that riches don't necessarily make a person happy. But it is so much worse to be destitute and indigent.😢

@jasonlee8156

4 ай бұрын

I know a lot of happy people who aren't rich and who aren't poor either.