By Jueseppi B.
The latest quote from Newt Grinch: “I will go to the NAACP convention and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps,” said Newt Gingrich at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire.
The latest quote from Mr. Rick Santorum: “I don’t want to give Black people somebody else’s money, I want them to go out and earn their own money”.
My question to Mr. Grinch, who seems to think “Black Americans” are the only ones receiving welfare assistance is this: The welfare rolls are filled with triple the caucasian recipients than other races, so will he attend the next KKK rally to explain to the caucasian community that they too should demand a paycheck instead of a welfare check or food stamps?
Welfare: A White Secret
Come on, my fellow white folks, we have something to confess. No, nothing to do with age spots or those indoor-tanning creams we use to get us through the | winter without looking like the final stages of TB. Nor am I talking about the fact that we all go home and practice funky dance moves behind drawn shades. Out with it, friends, the biggest secret known to whites since the invention of powdered rouge: welfare is a white program. Yep. At least it’s no more black than Vanilla Ice is a fair rendition of classic urban rap.
Despite prevailing stereotype, Whites, not Blacks, collect greatest share of public aid dollars
SAY the word “welfare” and immediately the image of the lazy Black welfare queen who breeds for profit surfaces in the minds of those who have come to believe the hideous stereotype. It is a myth that persists despite government figures and authoritative studies showing that Whites overwhelmingly reap the lion’s share of the dole.The image of the Black “welfare cheat,” public aid advocates say, is based on misconceptions about poor minorities. The notion, they say, comes from society’s resentment of seemingly able-bodied people getting paid for doing nothing.
“For some people, there is a need to believe that there are
professional welfare recipients who are deliberately trying to get not
only what they need to survive, but more,” says Anne D. Hill, director
of programs for the National Urban League. “People say to themselves: ‘I
work. How come this person who appears to be healthy isn’t working?’ We
tend to equate our condition with others without fully knowing their
circumstances.”
Hill and other welfare supporters argue that numbers, and not erroneous stereotypes, tell the real story about public assistance clients: Some 61 percent of welfare recipients are White, while 33 percent are Black, according to 1990 Census Bureau statistics, the latest figures available.
The federal government defines welfare as all entitlement programs funded through taxes. These programs, listed as “direct benefit payments for individuals” by the Office of Management and Budget, make up $730 billion or 43 percent of the $1.47 trillion the government will spend this fiscal year.
Social Security is the nation’s largest welfare program, although many Whites prefer to call it a retirement plan. The government writes retirement and disability benefit checks to 35.4 million recipients of whom 88.7 percent are White and 9.6 percent are Black. The reason behind this shocking disparity is perhaps the most lamentable of all: The life expectancy rate for Blacks is six years shorter than that of Whites, meaning Black workers spend years paying into a retirement system only to have White retirees reap the benefits for a longer time.
Welfare critics rarely search the Social Security rolls for “welfare cheats,” but train their sights on people getting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medicaid and food stamps, the relief programs with the most Black clients. Yet government figures show that Whites not Blacks make up the bulk of clients on these public aid programs; a fact that dispels the notion that Blacks are scheming for a free lunch courtesy of the American taxpayer.
Among the poorest of the poor–single mothers, living below the poverty line with minor children to support 39.7 percent of AFDC clients are Black single mothers and 38.1 percent are White women with children. Food stamp recipients are 37.2 percent Black and 46.2 percent White. Medicaid benefits are paid to 27.5 percent Black recipients compared to 48.5 percent White clients.
Although the numbers show that Whites get the biggest chunk of public aid dollars, welfare critics still charge that Blacks shouldn’t collect 33 percent of welfare benefits when they only make up 12 percent of the general population. They say the imbalance proves their case that Blacks are too busy complaining and blaming racism for their plight to look for a job.
But racism is at the heart of the standard-of-living gap between Blacks and Whites, welfare advocates argue. Unlawful race-based hiring practices, they contend, keep Blacks from getting jobs that pay enough to lift them out of poverty. Until more blue-collar jobs open up to Black workers, Blacks will continue to battle poverty and the freeloader misconception.
Turning welfare reform into a “Black issue” makes racial scapegoating easy and allows stereotypes, like the Reagan era “welfare queen,” to go unchallenged, public aid supporters say. Right wing reformers cast Whites as “deserving” clients who are legitimately unable to pay their own way through no fault of their own. Blacks are labeled “undeserving” recipients who are looking for the feds to subsidize their slothfulness.
Now….reading the facts and truth listed above in this article….who actually are the recipients of welfare in the United States Of America? Caucasians by far.
I will list the facts and truth one more time….for those too ignorant, blind or racist to have comprehended them above….read them again below…..
Some 61 percent of welfare recipients are White, while 33 percent are Black, according to 1990 Census Bureau statistics, the latest figures available.
The federal government defines welfare as all entitlement programs funded through taxes. These programs, listed as “direct benefit payments for individuals” by the Office of Management and Budget, make up $730 billion or 43 percent of the $1.47 trillion the government will spend this fiscal year.
Social Security is the nation’s largest welfare program, although many Whites prefer to call it a retirement plan. The government writes retirement and disability benefit checks to 35.4 million recipients of whom 88.7 percent are White and 9.6 percent are Black. The reason behind this shocking disparity is perhaps the most lamentable of all: The life expectancy rate for Blacks is six years shorter than that of Whites, meaning Black workers spend years paying into a retirement system only to have White retirees reap the benefits for a longer time.
Welfare critics rarely search the Social Security rolls for “welfare cheats,” but train their sights on people getting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medicaid and food stamps, the relief programs with the most Black clients. Yet government figures show that Whites not Blacks make up the bulk of clients on these public aid programs; a fact that dispels the notion that Blacks are scheming for a free lunch courtesy of the American taxpayer.
Among the poorest of the poor–single mothers, living below the poverty line with minor children to support 39.7 percent of AFDC clients are Black single mothers and 38.1 percent are White women with children. Food stamp recipients are 37.2 percent Black and 46.2 percent White. Medicaid benefits are paid to 27.5 percent Black recipients compared to 48.5 percent White clients.
Although the numbers show that Whites get the biggest chunk of public aid dollars, welfare critics still charge that Blacks shouldn’t collect 33 percent of welfare benefits when they only make up 12 percent of the general population. They say the imbalance proves their case that Blacks are too busy complaining and blaming racism for their plight to look for a job.
Filed under: Politics, Race Tagged: | African American, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Black, Black people, Medicaid, National Urban League, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, Office of Management and Budget, Rick Santorum, Social Security, United States, Welfare
Jueseppi B.
You’re article is bias and utterly ridiculous. OBVIOUSLY, the caucasion race would make up more than any race because the caucasion race is more than any other race put together. So that 61% does not mean anything. The fact is that there are 40% of the black race on welfare, and 38% of white. You’re point has not been made.
The fact of the matter is, the middle class, white or black, are those who are suffering and will continue to suffer.
You, sir, seem to be the one who’s racist.
Go Suck A Black Dick…..sir.
UUUMMM hello. Mr. Jueseppi B. posted this article like well over a year ago. Please read up and investigate. His numbers are correct. Some of these comments are grossly offensive and reek of pathetic stereotypes and just plain old ignorant bigotry… oh L_rd help us!!!!!!!
To be honest, I posted this article well over a year ago because a friend of mine and I had a bet on how many racist dumbass comments I would get from racist caucasians. This post is/was a joke, to prove a point, and get me a free dinner at a restaurant of my choosing.
The facts are old, but were the facts available at the time. This post and it’s comments prove just one thing: Most all racist caucasians are dumb, stupid, uneducated and robots to Faux Spews.
I said most. There are some who are educated, smart, and driven by greed, fear and bigotry.
Yes the Lord really does need to help us because a Change Is Gonna Come.
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day Ms. Carolyn.
I did have a great Mother’s Day. Thank you Mr. Juesseppi B.
Happy Monday (nope, not kidding)! 
Love your Blog.
You’re a sweetheart Ms. Carolyn.
Exactly what does any Lord have to do with your dumbracistcaucasianass? I told you to Go Suck A Dick. Don’t waste time commenting here again because it has been marked as spam and will not appear. Have a nice day Stupid.
“Reverse Racism” what is this? Racism is racism. To say reverse racism, somehow implies that it is okay if one race does it. There’s no such animal as reverse racism. Fools are fools, and they come in all hues, shapes, and sizes. Anyone (black/white) comfortable receiving a hand out generation, after generation, after generation is pitiful, and lazy, and trifling and sucking the life out of our great nation.
Not every product of “urban schooling,” or “the hood,” is “uneducated with short attention spans.” Wonderful and brilliant minds are being cultivated. It is a mistake and foolish to be of the aforementioned mindset. Let’s look at the POTUS: In 2008, his opponent figured no one would ever vote him president. (Same mindset.) In 2012, the country proved, “money does talk,” but that’s about all. It didn’t win an election. Why? Same mindset. The reason terrorist can live among us, and kill right under our noses, is because we are so consumed with hating each other, we can’t see straight. Americans that prefer a fair skinned would-be terrorist to live next to them than persons of color. Well good luck with that one.
Go Suck A Dick. When your caucasian ass gets Black skin color, and deals with the repercussions from that Black skin, then return to post a comment. Dumbass. Have a wonderful day.
One thing you are not now, nor will ever be is Black. Or educated. Notice your comment does not appear. I run this shit.
I would say racist asssucking caucasians, such as yourself, destroyed America by believing you could harness the awesome power of the African culture as slaves. Dumbasses.
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Reverse racism alive in America. Every race hates a white man. But I do not receive any free assistance or free medical I just hope I don’t get sick or need any dental work opps I do but can’t afford it.
Thats what “ObamaCares” is for….people just like you. BUTT I’ll bet you $10K you didn’t vote for POTUS Obama cause he is not caucasian. ( ° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I do not know where you get your information from. Where I live 99.9 are Mexicans or blacks . I do I can not get any free assistance because of the color of my skin white.
You’re an idiot. Federal assistance is not given based on skin color….maybe you’re just too fuckin stupid to apply?
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OMG – based on the grammer in his letter, he may indeed not not be smart enough to apply!!!!! Happy Monday Mr. Jueseppi!
I don’t know how these folks even get access to a computer. Any idiot knows TANF is never based on skin color but on income, health, children dependents, employment…..Happy Monday Ms. Carolyn. ( ° ͜ʖ ͡°)
i THINK ITS FUNNY ALL THE BUTT HURT LIBS ON HERE ARGUE ABOUT GOING TO WAR. WHY DONT THEY EVER TALK ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY THE DEFENSE SECTOR, PEOPLE WHO COULD NEVER FIND EMPLOYMENT OTHERWISE. I LIVED ON CAMP PENDLETON FOR THREE YEARS AND THEY HAD TONS OF MEXICANS PICKING VEGGIES RIGHT NEXT TO PENDLETON NO DOUBT TO BE USED IN THE MILITARY CHOW HALL. NO WHILE YOUR BLACK ASSES WERE GETTING WELFARE CHECKS, SMOKING CRACK AND BLAMING YT THEY WERE WORKKING. YOU BLACKS MAY HATE MEXICANS BUT UNLIKE YOU THEY DONT HAVE RACIAL INFERIORITY COMPLEXES THAT PERMEATE YOUR WHOLE DISGUSTING EXISTENSE.
One comment Mr. MIKE…how would you, and all the caucasian men who are male ass licker’s like you, actually know what Black Americans think or feel….since we scare the fuck outta your non existent manhood? Have a wonderful Thursday Mr. MIKE.
Logical fallacies do not an effective (or accurate) argument make.
Yes, Caucasians receive 38% of the total “welfare pie), and African-Americans receive 37%.
But when African Americans make up only 12% of the total population, we see a real problem here. Why are African-Americans disproportionally on public assistance?
Is this what Dr. King fought for? Is this what Malcolm X struggled for? Funny – I thought they struggled and fought (and giving their lives) so that opportunity to pull oneself up was available to all, regardless of race.
Instead – a whole new kind of slavery has been foisted upon Black Americans – the slavery to the Democrat Party via entitlements. It is wrong. Period.
Mike. GSADF….translation = Go Suck a Dick fool. Thats my idea of logic. Enjoy a nice Tuesday.
My thing about welfare – - – since I had to go on it for awhile during a bankruptcy in 1978 – - is that I don’t give a rat’s posterior parts who gets it or what color they are. My thing is that I want the people who really need it to have access to it on a fair and equitable basis because I think it is WJWD – - – don’t you really? And if you happen to be of another faith, I might add this: The Divine Being is merciful to the compassionate among us and utterly despises those who have disdain, disrespect or gall toward the less fortunate. Let Mercy rule in all cases for Mercy is the essence of Divine Love and Divine Love is the fabric of all creation.
Getting on welfare is no easy task. I know because when I was homeless because of a divorce in 2010, I had to jump thru 5000 hoops just to get foodstamps and housing assistance. Fortunately for me the divorce was over in 120 days and I got my assets back in full. Welfare is not a walk in the park while eating cake.
Go Suck A Dick…..coward ass fool.
Go Suck A Dick…..coward ass fool.
I believe urban schools a predominantly black, at least in most large US cities. In many of these, of the incoming freshmen only 1/2 graduate, and of those that do GRADUATE maybe 50-80% can’t read, or can but so poorly that they get much of their info from RAP, movies, comedians, etc. School is not that hard, they have been dumbing it down for many decades, it just takes time and repetition to get through it. Instead of hangin, and cruisin, etc. just do your homework you might actually add something to the economy instead of just taking.Public housing sucks, so why would you want the govt to continue to grow and control more of our lives, unless you just like the free stuff!!!! Actually, I believe our urban poor can be very productive, its just that nobody is forcing them, they just keep giving them more. They are not stupid, just uneducated with short attention spans.Give them a chance by demanding more, and not settling for less, and they can be with the brightest among us, and stop throwing away generation after generation of young blacks, after all look at Dr. Ben Carson, Thomas
Sowell, Clarence Thomas, Ron Porter, Dr. Williams, etc.
Mr. Ron, there is much work to do because “We Have Yet To Overcome.” Thats not to say we haven’t come far, but we must be ever watchful of going backwards. Racism in America, as well as worldwide, is a disease, and the only way to cure disease is to surgically remove it. Miracle cures will not happen nor help the disease of racism.
So blacks getting the majority of welfare even though they are still a minority is not an issue? Ignore the facts if you want, but obviously there are no longer great barriers to blacks who want to achieve on their own merit, we even have a black president! And this is a conservative view that many blacks can’t or won’t embrace.
The Dems have enslaved the blacks again and they don’t even know it. So sad.
Derek….GSADF = Go Suck A Dick…..Fool.
I pray you are in some kind of counseling
I pray you get run over by a fast moving 18 wheeler semi truck, with a racist ass caucasian driver. Until then, “GSADF.” Have a beautiful life.
Thanks for the follow Jueseppi. Great fan of your work.
Thank U for those kind words Mr. Alex, I followed your blog because I am very much a fan of artistic talent in others because I lack any and all artistic ability. You are very very gifted. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Likewise…..enjoy your weekend Mr. Alex.
I loved this article. These are the same statistics and arguments that I studied in my Sociology classes and Social Work program in college. I peeked at the older comments, and was amazed at the wall that misinformed people put up, even when they are presented with the truth. I can see why you felt you needed to go through it “one more time.”
I’ve missed reading your blog, Mr. J.B. I sure am glad you have continued to be a voice in the wilderness, spreading your point of view with integrity. We see a lot of things the same way.
I am so pleased you are back. I see you have been busy, I visited two of your blogs yesterday…..very classy work.
Majority of you are very ignorant. The numbers are the numbers. Yes there are more white people living in America than blacks. So, this doesn’t change the facts that the percentage on welfare is the same. This study just shows me that color has nothing to do with welfare, but poverty does. Poverty=mondern day slavery. Color means nothing when you are poor. Many of the world’s billionaires arn’t white. We need to get past color and understand the battle transcends that. I never saw a disease that discriminated based on color… Neither does death. We are all equal and will be judged the same no matter how you choose to ignore that fact whilst on Earth. We should worry about our souls, instead if worrying about money. I’d rather someone be on welfare and love thy neighbor than to be rich and treat people with hatred. God Bless
Poverty transcends color, as does ignorance. Thank you for your comment. Enjoy a blessed week.