I highly doubt these numbers from the teachers union, but the ironic part is while they espouse the joys of communism to young people, they are slowly but surely screwing themselves as well. A new study finds that a New York mother of two is eligible for $38,004 in welfare benefits--a sum more than the annual salary of a New York entry-level school teacher. The study, conducted by the CATO Institute, says in many states welfare pays better than work. Topping the list of wage-equivalent benefits for a mother and two children was Hawaii at $60,590. Idaho came in last with $11,150. The study found that 33 states and the District of Columbia offer welfare benefits that pay recipients more than an $8-an-hour job would. Twelve states and the District of Columbia offer welfare packages that pay better than a $15-an-hour job does. "There is no evidence that people on welfare are lazy," writes CATO senior fellow Michael Tanner. "But they're also not stupid. If you pay them more not to work than they can earn by working, many will choose not to work." In total, the U.S. federal government now has 126 low-income programs. A full 72 of those welfare programs offer individuals cash or in-kind benefits. Since President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared "war on poverty," U.S. taxpayers have spent over $15 trillion on anti-poverty programs--a total nearly equal to America's national debt.
Holy shit! I didn't know welfare was paying like this! I thought it would have been much less. America's screwed.
Being a professional consumer has a low barrier of entry in a country whose GDP is 75% driven by....consumption. Eventually this charade will end...until then, party on Wayne.
Jesus said "The poor you will always have with you".. so far the Democrats have destroyed the Middle Class but they haven't wiped out poverty, it's much worse actually... I suppose they blame Republicans?
Of course you didn't, Leapy. I don't see how anyone could ever suspect you of being an under cover federal agent - You obviously don't know the difference between shit and apple butter.
Bullshit, the article clearly points out how out of control entitlement spendnig is, claiming that i doubt the low ball numbers the teachers union gave for their average wages does not take anything away from the fact that entitlement spending is out of control.
Your thread title is that welfare recipients in NY get more than teachers, but you don't really believe that teachers are compensated that poorly. So you get to blast welfare (what's left of it) and preserve your option to claim later that teachers are overpaid. Meanwhile, these figures are pathetic, particularly for NY.