Paul Ryan on Past Comments About the Poor: 'I Was Just Wrong'

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52. Paul Ryan's understanding of poverty...

“We have got this tailspin of culture in our inner cities, in particular, of men not working – of generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work," Ryan said. "There there’s a real culture problem here that has to be dealt with."

http://wuwm.com/post/ryan-explain-plans-fight-poverty-inner-city-comments-congressional-black-caucus


We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/paul-ryan-welfare-reform_n_1368277.html


"There was a time when I would talk about a difference between 'makers' and 'takers' in our country, referring to people who accepted government benefits. But as I spent more time listening, and really learning the root causes of poverty, I realized I was wrong. 'Takers' wasn’t how to refer to a single mom stuck in a poverty trap, just trying to take care of her family. Most people don't want to be dependent. And to label a whole group of Americans that way was wrong. I shouldn’t castigate a large group of Americans to make a point.

"So I stopped thinking about it that way—and talking about it that way. But I didn’t come out and say all this to be politically correct. I was just wrong."

https://sojo.net/articles/watch-paul-ryan-publicly-repents-past-comments-about-poor