Welfare
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 6 episodes
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Mercer: Corporations Are the Biggest Recipients of Welfare
“You know, you and I both know that corporations are the biggest recipients of welfare, and all my corporate leaders know that, and they might try to, you know, we may argue with it, but we know it's true.”
Shirley: 81% of Minnesota's Somali population receives state welfare
“That's why 81% of the population, Somali population side of Minnesota is on welfare”
Tucker Carlson: Inherited wealth and welfare both deprive people of purpose
“Having grown up Both around inherited money and welfare, you know, both are, you know, two sides of the same coin. Like, people need to feel like they're contributing and that their lives have meaning”
Rushkoff: Neighborly mutual aid reduces the need for government welfare programs
“If we spent that time helping other people in our communities, it would relieve the central governments and the state governments of so much stress. You know, you don't need as much welfare. You don't need as much planning. You don't need as many programs when…”
Chamath: Welfare benefited my family socioeconomically to survive, but harmed us psychologically
“I grew up on welfare, and I can tell you that I don't think our family benefited from it psychologically. We benefited from it socioeconomically, because we needed it to not starve”