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Hillary Clinton

Snarkoleptic

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21. Surely you're aware

Reply to DemonGoddess (Reply #20)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 12:05 AM

Feb 2016

that I'm defending these programs, while apologists up-thread are making excuses for Bill Clinton campaigning for, and following-through on massive cuts to them.

In this context, entitlement is a government program guaranteeing access to some benefit by members of a specific group and based on established rights or by legislation.
Somehow "the very serious people" have decided that entitlement is a dirty word and benefits must be undermined and/or eliminated.

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Some Facts About the 1996 Welfare Reform Act [View all] Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 OP

Mahalo for this enlightening OP, Tommy! Cha Feb 2016 #1

So he misplaced his veto pen the third time this turd landed on his desk? Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #2

It says they had enough votes to override his veto, so he added what protections he could. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #4

Whatever happened to taking a principled stand? Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #5

Good grief. He managed to protect food stamps, childcare, and medicaid. Lucinda Feb 2016 #6

Ah, the old "half a loaf" argument. Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #7

No thanks. I don't agree with playing games with peoples lives. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #8

Exactly! pandr32 Feb 2016 #14

Bill apparently did, which is why he campaigned on "ending welfare as we know it". Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #15

Fight the good fight? Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 #10

Ideological purity romana Feb 2016 #11

Representative Government. We have it, some don't seem to know what it is. Lucinda Feb 2016 #12

Yes and they ignore the 22 million jobs the Clinton's created Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 #13

Facts ARE tricksy things some times! Lucinda Feb 2016 #16

Had the pugs overriden Clintons veto, we would have gotten the same bill we ended up with. Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #17

You're wrong wysi Feb 2016 #18

Oh, I see now... Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #19

Surely you're aware DemonGoddess Feb 2016 #20

Surely you're aware Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #21

Thank you very much! Great information! Lucinda Feb 2016 #3

It really was a shitty Congress. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #9