The Work Ethic or Welfare?
Published on January 13, 2016
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THE WORK ETHIC WE INHERITED GROWING UP HAS FALLEN PREY TO THE 'WELFARE' SYSTEM.
The Cato Institute released an updated 2014 study (original study in 1955) showing that welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Even worse, welfare pays more than $15 per hour in 13 states. According to the study, welfare benefits have increased faster than minimum wage. It’s now more profitable to sit at home and watch TV than it is to earn an honest day’s pay.
1. Hawaii : $60,590
2. District of Columbia : $50,820
3. Massachusetts : $50,540
4. Connecticut : $44,370
5. New York : $43,700
6. New Jersey : $43,450
7. Rhode Island : $43,330
8. Vermont : $42,350
9. New Hampshire : $39,750
10. Maryland : $38,160
11. California : $37,160.
12. Oregon : $34,300.
13. Wyoming : $32,620
14. Nevada : $29,820
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15. Minnesota : $29,350.
16. Delaware : $29,220.
17. Washington : $28,840.
18. North Dakota : $28,89.
19. Pennsylvania : $28,670.
20. New Mexico: $27,900.
21. Montana : $26,930
22. South Dakota : $26,610.
23. Kansas: $26,490.
24. Michigan : $26,430.
25. Alaska : $26,400.
26. Ohio : $26,200.
27. North Carolina : $25,760.
28. West Virginia : $24,900.
29. Alabama : $23,310.
30. Indiana : $22,900.
30. Missouri : $22,800.
31. Oklahoma : $22,480.
32. Louisiana : $22,250.
33. South Carolina :$21,910
As a point of reference the average Middle Class annual income today is $50,000, down from $54,000 at the beginning of the Great Recession.
Hawaii , DC , and Massachusetts pay more in welfare than the average working folks earn there. Is it any wonder that they stay home rather than look for a job.Time for a drastic change. America is virtually bankrupt. Note that California is $18.50 an hour.
Average Salary of a teacher ... $40,060
How do we un-do this type of stupidity … This is crazy!
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