I worked for 50 years, sometimes more than one job, then critical illness wiped me out. Fortunately I received help from my family and didn’t need to go on welfare or receive any kind of government assistance. But let me tell you, medical debt can trash your life. And this is in spite of the fact that I had very good health insurance, for which I was paying almost $600 out of pocket monthly. So, don’t be too snobbish and don’t count your chickens. . .
There shouldn’t be such a thing as medical bankruptcy. My mother literally chose death than to keep racking up medical expenses for cancer. I can say she lived the fullest life she had left to the end.
Man, it's funny how badly your country/government screws you yet Americans go to bed every night thinking they live in paradise. 600/month for health insurance!?? In addition to the ridiculous taxes you have to pay?
My dad left and we never got anything. Wish we did but we didn't since it's rough growing up in Oakland. Yet now I hear my tax dollars are keeping some family fed in West Virginia who can't stay off drugs and is reselling the food stamps they are getting while simultaneously voting for trump because they think its these *other folks* who are the problem not them.
@@danielisaac7586What you are saying is true. This does happen. But you don't throw out the baby with the bath water! Just because a minority of people abuse the system you don't make people who really need and appreciate help suffer! People will always abuse the system. Even in the workplace there are those who hide out all day, take super long lunches, skip out early, whatever, while others work their proverbial butts off! So do you close the business because some are taking advantage? You do your best to weed them out, but there will always be those who slip through the cracks.
You should do another video on the states with the highest rates of corporate welfare. Billions went to them during the pandemic alone & many of those companies didn't really need the money. We'll all be paying for that for a long time, especially combined with the tax cuts they got.
I worked from age 16 (after school, etc.) through age 58. Due to multiple WC injuries (carpal tunnel in both hands, 2 rotator cuff surgeries on 1 shoulder, lower spine, hip and left knee), I was disabled and told I was now retired. Without SSDI, I would have been on the street. However, I was "lucky" (ironic word choice) to qualify for a WC Multple Injury stipend, which will last for 15 years, or until I am in my 72nd year. People need to avoid sweeping statements about any type of public assistance until they do heavy research. My only regret has been that, although my brain and thought process are still viable, because of my injuries I can't work in the profession I had for 40+ years. Too bad brain trusts aren't available for the every day joe.
one issue in Oregon is that there are a lot of people who came West to get free stuff and think it is blue sky here. It is rainy, cold, wet and changes all the time. The people that are checked by the police are typically wanted in 1-6 States but they are not wanting them back, so no extradiction, hence making Oregon populated with one of the highest populations of wanted criminals
13:05 Makes sense to a point. If someone can't cover essentials (food, rent, utilities) and get necessary medical care there is a big daily stress factor that adversely impacts quality of life.
We were dirt poor in the 70's when we were little kids, pretty sure my family was skirting welfare until my mom was able to get a full time job when us kids were in school full time. Nothing at all wrong with public assistance if you truly need it.
Thank you, good topic. I like that you pointed out the importance of education. The note on the happiness of a strong community also hit home. You have had your nose in some pretty awful topics for awhile. Maybe stepping back and asking what is working so well in other countries would be a good vacation for you.
Oregon has a HUGE drug problem which is why they have a ‘homeless’ problem. This can also be said of the west coast in general Portland, Seattle,Los Angeles, etc, all have the same ‘homeless’ problem. Of course Chicago, Philadelphia, etc, etc, all have the same problem
People are homeless for various reasons....not just drugs. (Medical/mental health, death in the family, loss of income...etc) Where are their families? The homeless came from somewhere...they didn't just pop out of the ground.
@@chrish564 Nope, housing problem is the government not letting you build one. LA will tear down anyone's house if they build a tiny home. They confiscate them, and then bulldoze them. Then spend BILLIONS claiming they need to house the homeless that already had one for less than $800.
What about welfare for the rich..? Numerous tax loopholes, write offs, etc. Why is it, people attack poor people on welfare, and commend the rich for not paying any taxes..?
FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....
I live in Georgia born and raised and Metro Atlanta is growing tremendously population wise and economically. There is so much opportunity here and I see the potential for my state. Unfortunately the rural areas has declined significantly and we as a state need to help address this problem.
@@JohnSmith-rn5tbright now in Georgia, most people who have applied for Snap benefits are having to wait. I hear the wait is about 3 months!! My room mate has SS income of less than $850 per month and has been waiting for Snap for over a month. He finally got a letter from them yesterday that said they know that they are running late and even though they have 30 days by law to respond, they didn't. Said that they will let him know when they get around to it, some day. I hear the wait for approval for Snap is over 3 MONTHS, meanwhile people go without food for months.
yea, for getting murdered on a lie told by racist black lawyers. They had body cam footage of him failing a sobriety teat, and they still got on TV and lied cops just shot him he wasn't drunk.
Love the videos. Just a note: at 9:00 I think you mean "exacerbate", which means "make things worse" although exasperate sorta still fits because everyone is exasperated by the exacerbated circumstances.
Alaska residents pay 30 to 40 percent more for food that is shipped from the Continental U.S. And then when I go to the store in Anchorage, anything I buy, I pay an extra $.51 for shipping. In order make it worth my while I'll fill a plane with 2000 pounds of food and I charter a plane for 500. Remote communities really have to want something. 1/3 of my diet is moose, salmon and water fowl
I once tried to get help. I worked minimum wage with no benefits and I was told I was not qualified. Another guy I know who hasn't worked since the 90s, got full benefits and got a monthly check. He is also a convicted felon for beating women. I asked for a small amount of help and got given everything. I don't believe in welfare if you are not actually working.
Here's my thing it should be the safety net for those who are not working through any fault of their own. And companies off to be paying a living wage so that people that work I don't need it. Thank our actually subsidizing Walmart and Sam's kid is getting richer and richer
@@carolmoore1038 Get rid of welfare and illegals and they will. Would you take a job if it doesn't pay enough for you to eat? that they let you get welfare on top of your check is the problem.
It might be essential for a short time, but was never supposed to be a "career", not generational, nor for those who just don't want to work or choose to make bad decisions and need everyone else to pay their bills.
This country has given away billions of dollars for generations to people who live outside this country, and dont contribute whatsoever! I think youre mad at the wrong people!
I remember being on welfare for a month and a half after beating my case and getting out of jail. It was so little help that it would've forced me to get a job, but I was going to anyway because that's how I was raised.
But no matter how much poverty we have in the USA, they still buying New Vehicles, Smartphones and living in expensive housing so it not easy to see it unless you in a rural town.
@edwingross9778 Nobody on welfare is buying new cars. Idk what they get now, but back in the mid 00s, it was 200 a month, 300 in stamps and healthcare. No way you're buying a new phone or car with that.
Have worked the energy sector all my life but can tell you that the amount of energy in NM is not their problem when facing economic challenges,it’s their local government and the federal government’s thinking on oil and gas along with mining that keeps their citizens in the chains of poverty.
Way back when there wasn’t any help for poor people…..my mother died when I was 5 and as one of ten kids things were horrible…dad worked but never brought the money home….alcoholic people don’t care if the kids are hungry and cold…..no welfare back in the 50s…especially for whites!! I started working at 13 and never stopped….the only one to finish high school….WORK people if you want to live a better life..Don’t have babies in your teens and get married so you have a leg to stand on…..
They don't make strong people like you anymore! Your amazing & truly the backbone of how this country wAs made! I know your life has been hard bc i can hear it in your words & I'm sorry!! I hope you find joy in even the smallest things bc you deserve it! Many blessings to you.
Knew Oregon would be somewhere on here, but I'm surprised it wasn't higher. As a lifelong Oregonian, it wasn't until I was in my late 20's that I personally was no longer on welfare. Almost everyone I know is on some form of welfare.
the rate of poverty and public assistance mirrors the number of unwed mothers in an area. friends of mine who are male who applied for public assistance were turned down every single time.
Many states have high poverty rates because of citizens that have little to no job skills. Even with education opportunities some simply do not or can not do what is needed to complete the education and training needed for the present job market. At this time, there is a shortage in trade skills and some states mentioned here are opening more trade schools. There is also very broken entitlement systems, Welfare, Food Stamps, college grants, etc, that does little to encourage able bodied people to seek work, maintain good health or education opportunities.
California needs to be divided-up into 2 or 3 states because only the Southern third is properly represented in the state legislature. The rest of the state is left out.
In the late 70s I worked full time at a minimum wage job and was still poor enough to qualify for food stamps and Medicaid. This was in California. All welfare recipients are not lazy people who just don’t want to work. Sometimes minimum wage jobs are just not enough to lift you out of poverty.
I gamed the system in PA to get welfare back in the 70s so I could go to college instead of being a waitress for the rest of my life. The U.S. made out on that deal! Had I been a waitress for 35 years I would have paid about $40,000 total in taxes. As a college grad with a Med Tech degree (breaking the rule that no one receiving welfare could go to school), I ended up paying about $1,260,000 in taxes. Now wouldn't Pennsylvania and the federal government prefer a taxpayer to pay $1,220,000 more in taxes than a waitress?? I mean c'mon.
Did you hack their computers? I'm sure prosecution for fraud was an all time low. That is why I refused to vote for that indian in Louisiana. He said he would prosecute the fraud when they were buying TV's with the EBT cards, and he never did.
So sad about New Mexico. I went there to attend college, believe it or not. New Mexico Tech in Socorro is the best kept secret in the state. It's an excellent science, engineering, and math school and it's small enough to meet the needs of the students. If you like desert, it's a beautiful place. It's so sad that the powers that be seem to have no interest in making NM a better place.
If I had to oversimplify the situation and propose a single explanation for the states on this list, I would be inclined to point to regional climate. The states on this list have mild, if not very warm, climates. I think the colder the weather, the harder it is to survive on reduced income. I live in the upper Midwest. It seems like people don't stay here if the opportunities disappear. Older and retired people tend to move south once they are on fixed income. It would be interesting to know what percentage of people on welfare in each state are long-term residents verses recent arrivals.
Im 81 and my part B has gone up, rent up 57$ ebt cut from 44$ to 25$. So cola amt is absorbed before i even get it. SS raises "sound great " but they rsise everything so we do not even realize we got the raise.
you actually LOSE since they don't think higher food prices is inflation they don't adjust for it. But hey, good news, TV's are cheaper. Rioters eat them I am told. Before I bought a house, I made sure I had access to minerals, and water, and was far from democrats so I could afford property taxes. I can pay them with just 3 days work panning for gold.
I believe investment property owners keep track of COLA SSI increases to use as a leverage to increase rents. THIS is one reason I don’t vote CONSERVATIVE!
@@SonnyBubba--@llc probably wants some kind of Equity(Socialism), which is not Equal Opportunity, but rather Equal Outcome("FROM each according to his ability, TO each according to his needs"--Marxism)
THOSE STATS ARE WRONG AND THE EASIEST THING TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE DATA AND STATS , HAVE DEGREE IN STATS AND PROBABILTY SO THAT IS SOME BAD VARIABLES FOR X !! NOT TRUE!! TRUE STATS : 70% OF BLACK WOMEN ARE ON WELFARE , THIS IS YOUR 70% , GOT THAT WRONG OR READ IT WRONG !!!!
What you said about Louisiana makes sense. I have said for many years, "It isn't being poor that makes people the most miserable, it's how people are treated for being poor that does."
@@dcg590 Not if they are being mistreated FOR BEING POOR. Rich people, middle class people, and poor people can all act bad. That wasn't the point. Some people mistreat people simply because they're poor.
Yes, but all the states spend that money and their politicians feed the "nobody wants to work" lie because a lot of people want and need to believe it.
I received food stamps for 2 years after my divorce. I then got a better job and no longer received them. Was very grateful for them at the time. Not sure I would have been able to feed my son as well as I did. It was back in 1991, I received $51 a month. May not sound like slot but it made a huge difference for us.
$51 was worth a lot more in the 90's than it is today, I remember when Mom and Dad filled up the trunk with brown paper bags in the 60's for $7.50 would be about $300 now.
That’s what food stamp should do….. to help in times of need not for persons to live on for generations. Long term dependence produced laziness and poverty.
People who have money, don’t have any idea how much just a little money can be the most help to the rest of us for feeding, clothing and sheltering our families.
Not surprised about Florida. I live in the Tampa area and we’ve had some of the highest rent increases in the nation since the pandemic. Not to mention so much of the new construction is for the luxury market. I work at a library and they literally tore down the affordable housing behind the library to build luxury condos. We have homeless people lining up at the door everyday for help and services.
Been going on at the winter haven library for 25 years. Florida with low wages and very little crisis services and addiction was a time bomb waiting to go off
@@omarrolle3842 I wonder that too. My best guess is that a lot of these people moving here from California and New York are working from home and they are still getting California and New York salaries. Us locals can’t compete with that.
Well let's hope they keep electing Rethuglicans and they refuse any and all government 'social' handouts. They deserve what Rethuglicans have done to them. 😂
I grew up in Jeff Davis parish. Lots of poor people, but lots of self-sufficiency as well. I was born in 1962. We received an excellent public education even in a rural area. There was not much assistance back then. Having a wide network of family and friends is helpful in those times.
I worked at my county welfare office for seven years (in a state that is not on this list), and I can tell you many things about the people who came through: - they were not all ladies with nine kids and five baby daddies - almost all of them worked - whenever someone came into our office, it was because of a massive change in their lives and this is a way to get help - they only utilized it for maybe a couple years - there is quite a vetting process - not a perfect one, but a through one - and most of the people who want to paint welfare recipients as lazy moochers would not condescend to even come within three miles of the place. Not that I have any opinions on it...
Come on over to Los Angeles County. I'll show you how the system is abused by people who aren't even supposed to be in the country (the key is to have children).
When I went to a woman's shelter, the first thing they helped us to do was apply for welfare. Like in other states, welfare is smeared by complaints that people were too lazy to work. When I told people in the newspaper that the majority of people who were receiving public assistance were mothers, children and seniors. I also published the phone number to report welfare fraud with the advice to continue to make their complaints. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease.) I received a reply, that was an apology. The person did the research and admitted I was right. I wish more people would understand that welfare is a safety net for those who are disadvantaged.
@@danielkaiser8971 My dear friend. There is a shelter for abused men in my area too. Obviously, because I'm female, I don't know their process for benefits. However; I have seen men at the welfare office too. Losing a job, do to plant closures can happen to any gender. There are other reasons as well. Waiting for disability benefits - through veterans or Social Security takes time for approval. We have LIHEAP, that aids low income families with fuel costs. Medicade is medical coverage for those without insurance to pay outrageous cost of treatment. In Pa., we have rent and property tax rebates for those who qualify. Helping Harvest gives vouchers for food produced by local farmers. Face it. Minimum wage has NOT risen at the rate of inflation. These programs are necessary and, in many cases, earned through labor that isn't properly compensated.
Jane is right. People are contemptable.think it can't happen to them.oh they have family to take em in.free.feed them care for them.while there broke. No no most don't have that or they wouldn't need help.
One problem in Florida you missed. Home owners insurance (trickles down to renters too) You have: home owners insurance, flood insurance, wind insurance (hurricane coverage). Once you add them up, it's like a new car payment every month. And don't get me started on taxes....😢
The biggest problem in Florida is the fact that Florida keeps on voting for Republicans, no matter HOW BAD the Republican Party screws them over -- again and again. Florida -- temporary home for America's first and ONLY combination of "stable genius" and "f**king moron", with the accent on "f**king moron". Governor Meatball Ron wears elevated cowboy boots -- and picks fights with Mickey Mouse. Southern PRIDE, baby !!
FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....
insurance is a scam. If you put the payment in the bank you can just pay for any damage yourself. Just like car insurance, you can buy a new car with what they charge you, and you don't have to fight about it. If you die, your family gets the money, and use it to pay off the government death taxes and keep the house. Not so with insurance, it is gone.
FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....
Dude, you're spot on about New Mexico. What you didn't discuss is that out in Indian Country over 20% of Natives don't have running water or electricity. It's rough out there
Thanks for commenting on the water and electricity issue. These two things have grave effects on health too. My aunt ran a tribal health clinic for many years and, according to her experience, renal failure was one of the top causes of early death. Rough indeed!
I wish the rich Indian casino owners would help in this regard. A battery pack from Tesla with solar panels and some well pumps would go a long way. Also, high speed internet from Starlink satellite dishes could get remote learning going. The satellite dish is only a few hundred dollars a month which a community can get together and get one.
When we needed help back in the '70s, the best we could get after a long approval process, was the free food, with the cheese block, canned meat, and powdered eggs. Dad abandoned his wife and 4 kids for a younger woman. Sold the house out from under my mother (a housewife with no work skills) and left us homeless. We had no choice but to appply for assistance and because it was in Puerto Rico, it wasn't a full welfare program, just the free food once a month that didn't last the entire month. Needless to say we did go hungry a lot. We literally slept outside until family housed us temporarily and then stayed in a rat infested abandoned building until housing opened up. Please keep in mind how much children suffer when they don't have anything due to no fault of their own.
I remember the cheese!!! I hope your families life got better and your dad suffered. Not nice I know but men leaving children just doesn’t set well with me.
And as someone else pointed out nobody says anything about the deadbeat dads just the women with kids. If the men making babies and forcing women to have them these days actually paid for those children raised them we wouldn't have half the problems that we do. But nobody talks about them.
@@carolmoore1038 people mention dead beat dads FAR more than they mention WHY the dad left for another woman. Many men leave because they live with an insufferable, domineering, combative wife. Most men would gladly stay and raise their family if living in that household wasn't abject misery. Hypergamy is both real and accepted in western society, so why should men be shamed for trading up? Isn't that what everyone was fighting for? Equality? You DO want equality, right?
For every penny the Government takes from Corporations, the Corporations pass on the price increase to the consumer. You will be paying for it regardless. Either from the taxes you pay or directly out of your pocket as a consumer. Many people don't have the brain capacity to figure that out. Common sense isn't very common.
Corporations or companies don't pay taxes, only people can pay taxes. Just another business expense paid by their customers. The company will make a profit no matter how many taxes they need to COLLECT. The US has a SPENDING problem. America wants her Natural Resources back.
@@SweetBluebonnet Apparently you are to young to know that. My first job after 40 hours I cleared $97 for the week. That money went farther than $15 dollars an hour today.
@@SweetBluebonnet. as a consumer buying products I have a choice to not buy their highly overpriced cheaply made products compared to no choice of my tax dollars paying for corporate welfare.
I live in Oregon. I am on welfare in the form of Medicaid. I moved from Portland to a less expensive area. A small town where so many people get SNAP, that school lunches are free. Yet the town itself only has a 2% unemployment rate. People on welfare programs often work. It just doesn't pay the bills.
Years ago as a diesel mechanic, I asked for a raise, was told I was "just another dumb mechanic ". Started night school after 2 years job offers came to me, ended up in charge of 1,200 people, Invest in yourself, people in the usa are usually paid according to their value to a company or society as a whole. You not only can do it, do it for the person you are
Facts. I was working at a dead-end Hotel in the bad-side of an already shitty-city (customers were drug dealers, prostitutes, construction workers). People I knew would come by and look at me like i was a nothing going nowhere. I used that motivation to go back to college, get my bachelors and clear the CPA exams within 2 years of working at the Hotel. Circumstances change quickly once you decide to actually DO something about. Gotta realize quick that no one is coming to save you.
I was a restaurant manager went to tech school became a mechanic and well I'm great at my job but the pay in the mechanic field is hit or miss. Lived in the "deep South" my whole life, I can say if my rent didn't take half of every check I could get way ahead and actually live a nice life. We need rent control in the worst way.
Wow, that is insulting. Glad you made the change and not let one person define your self worth. In my experience, people that do something like that are unhappy with their own life and project onto others. I stayed loyal to my employers and all that I received was more work to carry the deadbeats that they refused to fire. After almost 20 years with the last employer, I woke up one morning and went in and typed up my resignation. (That is another story in itself.) Should have never stayed so long but my job was the only constant in my life at the time, divorce (amicable), parents became ill and eventually passed away and lots of turmoil, I needed to know where my coffee cup resided for the time being. If I would have tried to interview and change jobs, it would have been a disservice to the new employer. So happy for you and you did what was right for you and it turned out beautifully. We all are in charge of our destinies and sometimes afraid to take the leap. Don't be afraid.
Undereducated = minimal job skills = unemployment = 0 income = criminal survival = felony record = unemployable = criminal survival. The USA needs publicly funded higher education to solve street crimes, drug dealing, prostitution, and gun violence.
You are incorrect when you say that housing costs have always been a problem. In the 50s , avg median income was Around $15k & median home cost was around $7,500 & most people paid their mortgage off in 5 years
Your not even close. In 1960, the median home was $11,900, while the median household income was just $5,600. Housing costs have always been a challenge.
Thanks for your intro. I work in a welfare office and I can tell you the vast majority of the people I help have jobs but need some help to fill in the gaps. There are of course people who decide to make it a lifestyle, but there are way les than people think. ❤️
People don’t know how the system was reformed in the Clinton administration. Someone who worked in the welfare office said to me “Guess what? I have no more men!” I laughed. “What do you mean ‘no more men’?” “Well, they had to report by October 1 with either proof they’d looked for six jobs or be assigned some work for the state, like cleaning up the parks.” Imagine that. Being expected to clean a park or look for a job. Welfare is both federally and state funded. If your state doesn’t have a “apply for work or clean up” rule, you may have quite a few scammers. It’s easier to change a state than to change human nature.
@@PelosiStockPortfolioit's every state. The "welfare queen" is Regan propaganda. There's fraud in every system but for the majority they really rely on it.
What specifically are you talkin about when you're talkin about"welfare" Trump bunched a home massive different programs under the title of "Welfare"going from anything from food supplements rental assistance to housing and each have different requirements. Half the people on these sites that claim they work for "welfare"prove that they are full of it because I have no clue as to even how it is set up. Your people that cheat in every Walk of life. Why do we like to harp on the most vulnerable and accuse them of the worst. That seems rather cowardly to me. If we paid half as much attention to the filthy Rich who cheat on their taxes every year for far greater amounts of money we would actually achieve something. Put people in this country like to reward people for high-level -criminality. Like Trump for example .
That would be a big project. When BRAC closed Alameda, it caused a lot of disruption in the community. Accounting for the civilian jobs and the knock-on effect on nearby shops, bars and restaurants, even schools and public services took a hit.
It happened in the early 1990s in Calif. and other states, after Reagan bankrupted the Soviet Union with his Fake Star Wars Defense(and the Left has never forgiven him for such an awful prank on Mother Russia). Clinton reduced the size of the military(a valid decision), and moved the money into the Domestic economy(guns vs butter). It created localized Recessions. There was so much "free money", that it caused the DotCom Bust Recession in the late 1999-2001, and continued until 2002 due to 9/11(which rebuilt the military).
I've been on welfare, and it's not a picnic. My late husband had gran mal epilepsy, and should have received his SSI. Instead, we were forced to sign up for welfare. I couldn't go to work, as my daughter was very young, and I had to watch over both, as he'd pass out after having a seizure for at least an hour.
I think that's pretty emergent. It's not bad. The circumstances of your family is why there is welfare. It wasn't supposed to be a career it's a hand up not a hand up. You were a functioning family who had a medical emergency. God bless you. Don't feel guilty.
@@maghtx thank you. It made me feel so much better, that someone understands, and appreciates my past effort. You'll never know how much that meant! I'm serious!
Trust me on this one. Private contractors, NGOs, etc. hell, even our own elected officials, and more than one Supreme Court judge…… are on the grift. I’m sure if you added up what that group has walked away with compared to the minuscule amount of welfare, the difference would be staggering.
Not surprising. Folk are so ready to criticize expensive northern cities but I live in Boston. Yes, it is a high cost of living but I get paid very well up here. Way easier here than in Florida. When I was in Florida, a manager once yelled at all of us employees and said we were easily replaceable and expendable. That was after paying us a ‘competitive wage’ of $12.50/hr in 2007. I was pissed. I’ll never forget that. I vowed that I would leave and I’m glad I did.
I've had jobs like that in the north as well. Still better than in the south I'll admit that. But I think it's fundamentally a representation of that person's leadership abilities. However, it really pushed me to a mindset of; I will work my ass with my investments to where I can get out of this entire situation as a whole sooner.
Blue 🧢 states = tend to have better workers rights , especially in the Northeast/ mid Atlantic states ( yes all states have pros and cons , this is a clear PRO)
@@amh31 I live in southern Maryland and ALL of the jobs are public sector unless you work retail or fast food. Yet the public sector jobs are still next to impossible to get because most of the time you need a "clearance," but you can only get a clearance through an employer that wants to hire you and they have to pay for your clearance. But you will literally ALWAYS be up against other people who already have a clearance, so the employer will just hire one of those people and won't respond to your application at all. I got a bachelors in communications in 2008 but by 2010 I was working at a thrift store part time for minimum wage because for all of my efforts I simply could not get a well paying job and I needed something. I grew up in poverty so I know what it's like, but I guess I just thought going to college would at least help me. I guess I was wrong though 😕 What we really need is some FACTORIES so we have private sector jobs that pay a competitive wage. Because I'll be honest, is extremely difficult to be living in poverty among so many other people who have money just because they happened to get into a public sector job.
We just got back from Switzerland and learned a thing or two. First they have nuclear bunkers for citizens of Swiss origin only. Immigrants aren't allowed in the event of a nuclear war. This came from our tour director so I haven't fact checked it. The other interesting bit was that if you are unemployed in Switzerland and you turn down two job offers, you are cut off from benefits FOREVER. Those Swiss are a lot tougher than we think.
@@kevonslims7269 If you're talking about states that pay more into the federal system than they get back, there are only eight of them as of 2020 per TheStreet. They are CT, MA, NJ, NY, CO, NE, UT, MN with IL breaking even. CA and TX used to be on the list but fell off a few years ago. The rest are ones that are always on the list with the exception of CO which made the list in 2020 but wasn't on prior to that.
I was raised in the 70s by my single mother. There 4 of us kids. Mother was too proud to get any help. She worked for minimum wage. I worked since I was 11. Never played any sports or did anything after school but work. I wish the hell she would have gotten it. It would have made our lives a lot easier. I’m 62 now, retired and did very well in life. I have no problem with welfare.
Briggs made a good point about how politicians want immediate changes…but when it comes to education, it takes a while so they kick the can down the road. Poverty is a Very complicated issue-no easy way out and that makes the politicians not even try….
we dont need any more education in the south. anything more than 6th grade is a waste of time. all you need to know is that god created everything including the greatest president of our life time donald j trump
Don't paint all politicians with the same tarred brush. President Biden is providing higher education tuition assistance and union training to increase employable job skills to break the generational poverty cycle. Dems have been pushing for free higher education for years, against the wall of Republicant opposition.
Don't forget there is no money to be found among the poor. The poor do not decide who is going to hold office. Oh sure, they vote, but who foots the bill to put certain names on the ballot? Not the poor. So, you take poor people. You provided them little to no real education. Then you fill the airways with ads usually filled with either promises that are lies or 'facts' that prove more propaganda than reality. Poverty isn't really complicated. It's actually pretty straight forward. What is complicated is solving poverty. And what complicates it is those who have never been, and never will be poor. From major corporations to wealthy individuals only one thing matters Satisfying greed that can never be satisfied. This makes accepting a little less by the so that many can have a little more taboo.
Well it is a hell of a lot cheaper for me to go to college here than my birth state Ca. But this education push is a whole other conversation about how that pans out and for who. As long as we are like life long indentured servants to a shareholder caste the working will be impoverished with bills.taxes,interest rates etc etc etc...@@carolynobara8448
Very good points Tangie, Sports stadiums are among the very top corporate welfare hogs. Politicians will almost always fund and ignore other pressing needs. Billionare owners - millionare players....Disgusting.
I've lived in Florida since 92 the only time I ever been to the panhandle was when my kids were in college. It's definitely a different experience than the rest of the state.
Jobs are the secret sauce to getting out of poverty. When there are jobs, most of us will work. Most of my life I was only a paycheck away from being broke. An illness requiring hospitalization would have bankrupted me and has done exactly that for many.
Unfortunately it takes 2 f/t incomes (and often an additional p/t per each adult) to just make ends meet, and wages have not kept up with cost of living. That leaves little to no time for properly raising children or maintaining the partnership between a couple. Also, families with children are among the fastest increasing numbers of homeless, despite the fact that the adults are working. The elderly and disabled are also swelling the ranks of the homeless because their fixed incomes can't meet their rent/utilities, and other living expenses - and like the working poor, they don't qualify for assistance in most cases.
@@Susweca5569 If you don't try to work your way into a well-paying job, you're right. But no one except the ones that choose to NOT DO BETTER, stay in such jobs at the bottom of the wage scale. Most of us do not expect the bottom of the pay scale jobs to bring us out of poverty. Those jobs are for starting out and summertime jobs. If you choose to stay there, that's your choice and your problem.
@@Susweca5569 Getting a good education means learning how to do some kind of a job where you make a good income. If you don't have a good education, you end up working in a low paying job or on welfare. And, a good education doesn't mean going to school for years and years. Sometimes it means on the job training and sometimes it means learning something on your own.
All are Republican states. As a former West Virginian, I know. Corrupt politicians, leading on this list. Education is the Answer. I feel I got a better education in WV, than my daughters got in Ohio. THAT IS BECAUSE EDUCATION IS NOT A PRIORITY ANY MORE. Parents think schools are a baby sitting service. Parents are not involved in their child's education. I volunteered in the schools over 20 years, not to help my kids but everyone else's. I taught my kids to read early and my granddaughter too. Bought books and still do.
We’re #1! Yeah, not surprised that New Mexico is #1. But what Briggs said about poor areas of Louisiana is also true of New Mexico. Priorities that center on family and communities takes precedent over acquisition of wealth for many of us. I’ve seen it firsthand in my own city. So poverty rate can a bit deceptive. Wealth does not equate to happiness. That’s a huge reason I like it. Keeping up with the Joneses just ain’t no big thing.
If only they could be happy with their lives, family, & simple living and not need to have their lives subsidized by somebody else's tax dollars. What is NM doing to up the educational and employment opportunities?
I'm from Louisiana, born and raised. You mentioned Katrina, but only 3 weeks later, Hurricane Rita, a larger storm, wreaked Havoc from Lake Charles to Shreveport. You mentioned also about our happiness? My mother and I sat on the porch eating cereal at 4 am with no power, watching as the eye of the storm passed directly over our house. A memory for as long as I live I'll never forget. 😀
Great video. The best you've done recently. One question...how are you defining 'welfare'? Does it include all forms of public assistance or only cash benefits?
Excellent distinction. I hated school-working 7hrs=$75-$100 1979 legal bucks. I finally got pop's attention so he would sign my "work" papers at 16, securing a place to live where my Girl could visit 24/7. Did really well for 3 decades. One fine day in the blink of an eye POW, everything I love gone. As a crippled up old white guy, I have to remind myself who I am daily. Thing that boggles my mind is how many "barely" boomers that have never seen a utility bill or could not balance a check book. I mean more than a few, some drawing SSI or a comp claim, some not. Mom's really ? Dignity is an inside job I guess. Ma worked 17yrs deciding who was eligible-after a few years had to make her stop bringing her work to T-day dinner. 36yo great grandmothers, or worse 15yo girls her parents raise the baby MARRYING years later=more kids !! Grandma raises #1. Like I said dignity is an inside job, no one can give it or truly take it away....BTW debt free still solvent as a loner by choice..
@@janiceperkins4340 I imagine, and if you took that away then you have a whole lot of people that can't afford their medical care. Before the Affordable Care Act I know of at least one person young person who died of cancer because they could not afford insurance or treatment
Really interesting video. You can really see the areas where former resource extraction industries have gone belly up. Mining, timber, agriculture - more machines, fewer people needed. Good luck to the people dealing with massive changes in their societies.
@@rebeccalindley153Good point. Florida is well known for its strict building codes and inspections. That's why they never collapse unless there are people living in them.
@@KevinB-pd3meYeah, it's going to be interesting watching AI replace the people who scoffed and told all the coal miners that they should just "learn to code." I wonder how they're going to feel when they're told the same thing, with just as much ambivalence...
Being poor in rural areas is far different than being poor in cities. When you can grow, hunt, fish, etc., you're a lot better off than these food deserts.
I agree. I was born and raised in S. Louisiana. I'm not sure what he means by "back woods" outside of making it seem as if many of us are walking around barefoot and toothless through the "back woods". I assure you that that is not the case. Most of Louisiana is made up of parishes that have very rural communities as a large portion of the state consist of agriculture, healthcare, oil and gas, some lumber as you move up past Alexandria headed north, and seafood. LA ranks 3rd in natural gas production and 5th in natural gas reserves out of all states. The state's 15 oil refineries account for nearly one-sixth of the country's refining capacity. In 2022, the state shipped 63% of the nation's liquefied natural gas exports. The agricultural sector in Louisiana is a vital component of the state economy, contributing nearly $26 billion. Hardly "back woods". The people are generally happy because (while we do have our share of differences) we've embraced our diverse cultures and value our family histories and by and large we take pride in the fact that we come from a state rich in natural resources.
I grew up somewhat poor on a farm in a rural area. I'm not buying this for fishing. A high percentage of cities have a river going through them or are located next to a lake or ocean. People in them would be much closer to a body of water for fishing than most people in rural areas. A lot of people in rural areas are more likely to have a dinky stream or pond if anything instead of the larger bodies of water around many cities. Also just living in a rural area is far from a certainty that you will be able to reliably hunt for food. You have to actually have animals to hunt on the land around you. The animals might not expose themselves or get within range or you might miss or they don't get in the trap. That's what I don't like about hunting/fishing. You might wait a long time and end up with nothing. Hunting and fishing licenses, guns, ammo, traps, fishing equipment, processing and storing, etc. cost money (as do seeds, water, equipment, etc. for growing). That can be a big deal if poor. And limits exist on what you can hunt, when you can hunt, how many you can catch or shoot, the acceptable size, etc. There can be big fines and possibly jail time for failure to comply (as a poor person might be inclined). Just going to the store is a lot simpler.
I'm sure the top ten states with highest corporate welfare are also red, southern states. These states take the capitalism to the extreme even though their citizens are in the extreme poverty. They're poor for a reason!
@@lisaahmari7199 Most people don’t realize that it is government that creates the huge bonuses. Double taxation (taxing corporations and then taxing the individual) creates the issue. If a corporation makes 50 million in profit, they are better off paying it all in bonuses as an expense to reduce their income to 0 and the corporate tax to zero. This also creates the issue for CEO’s that make the goal of a company to have a higher stock price than making a profit. It would be far better if all of that profit was distributed as dividends instead of crazy bonuses. A large share of people have stagnant 401k investments and we can all thank the government and those that think corporations should be punished for it. Our own ignorance is our enemy.
@@lisaahmari7199yes, how many people could receive a living wage, from just the salary of one person, in the corporations with the highest corporate welfare rate
This shows why I hate welfare programs being politicized. The politicians that rally against welfare are elected by constituents in the highest welfare areas. No ideology is immune to hard times, and to see people blame it on just one group is a tragic failing of mankind. As the video points out, the politicians aren't interested in solutions. All they want to do is find ways to score cheap points with ill-informed voters - and that is both sides. The ones who parade around on the pretense they are "helping the common people" are just as morally bankrupt and unhelpful
Your assessment is evident in the state political breakdown. Both Democratic and Republican states were well-represented on this list. Isn't it amazing how so many welfare recipients vote a Republican ticket? My how times have changed.
@@esotericsolitaireThere seems to be two, distinctly different kinds of voters who are on welfare. Those who vote in hopes of continuing to get welfare and those who vote in hopes of someday being able to get off welfare. The former will never get _quite_ enough welfare to get by and the latter will never get _quite_ enough opportunity to be able to get off welfare. It's all a huge scam.
% of a state's population is not the same as raw numbers - Urban areas far outpace rural areas for raw number of people on welfare....but at least in rural areas it is a reflection of manufacturing being offshored/Walmart and now Amazon moving in and closing down small businesses....Urban areas have far more choices of employment so it's more a reflection of the dangerously low education rates impacting their knowledge/skills to QUALIFY for jobs.
I take offense to your basic premise that welfare is in any way acceptable. Taking by force, as taxes are taken by force and giving that money to others giving nothing in exchange to the victim is theft. Further welfare is a generational trap that depresses those who use it. Charity has been the historic method for helping those in need rather that government theft and socialist redistribution of wealth. If you want a proper solution to poverty and wealth inequality then you need to replace the corrupt fiat monetary ponzi scheme monetary system with a new type of money that globalists can't track, control or counterfeit.
We can lead a happy life in Louisiana without a lot of money. So maybe seeking the highest paying job is less important than a job that allows time for family, fun, and outdoors. But those with the best outdoor toys (boats, ATVs, RVs) usually have more money.
I have that discussion with some relatives. We don't have income taxes. True, buy you have to pay that $10K property tax for life. When I stop working I only have to pay $500 for my home that is paid for. I can get that panning gold over a 3 day weekend. You can BUILD a boat, we can cut down trees, not like commifornia. Same for RV's, put a shed on your pickup truck, perfectly legal here. ATV, drop a v8 on your lawnmower, and have a ball.
I really appreciate this video so much. I’m sure you did plenty of research, and you looked at many numbers. Thank you for all the hard work you put into a subject we don’t always like to talk about.
New Mexico and to a more limited extent Oklahoma are victims of the Federal government. In both cases we forced native Americans onto the worst land and failed to meet treaty obligations. It's the same all over the US, native peoples are the poorest for the same reasons. The other states on this list need to shift their priorities and start working for the people and not the masters.
You'll find that Oregon has a large native population as well. The other states on the list, aside from West Virginia, comprises what is known as the black belt. Systematic oppression of both minority cultures has led to endemic poverty. West Virginia of course is an outlier based mostly on the coal industry.
Part of the Native American problem with the government today is that they have land rich in mineral deposits and the present administration does not want them mining and drilling for their natural resources, or producing electricity from the coal they have.
Washington DC has 40% on some sort of public assistance make it number one. It also has the highest percentage of millionaires making it the most crooked place in the nation
I had to laugh at the rubes who complain the people they voted for stole their driveways and charges them to park on it by writing them tickets for illegally parking there.
My wife and I always had jobs in WV. She was a teacher and I a land surveyor. Neither were high paying jobs, but demanded long work days and needed advanced education. We managed to raise a family and have a good life. The cost of living in WV is not as much in other states. We are both comfortably retired now, in WV. Learn to say no, trust in the Lord and stay out of debt.
@@rashone2879 if cost of living versus income was factored in, California and Maryland would be the two poorest states and Mississippi would be the richest.
I think people are missing your point. If I may elucidate: don't take money from the Government. Don't live beyond your means. Save whatever money you can. Good advice.
Just my own personal theory, but the types of social programs available can make a huge difference. Programs that help & encourage people to receive education & skills training in well-paid and/or high-demand jobs (without placing them in massive amounts of debt) for example. Many of the states on this list view social programs as "handouts" & will consistently fight against their implementation or will support the kinds of programs that help corporations & the wealthy more than it helps the poor, particularly in places where wealthy corporate cable "news" channels that endorse & promote such programs are very popular. But I'm no sociologist, so in the end it's nothing more than a personal theory 🤷🏽
Many of the States on the list don't have well-paid jobs available. The high-demand jobs are the low-wage jobs. Most low-wage jobs also don't require that much education or training. Not everyone is willing to leave their home State to compete for a chance at a job, especially if they have little education or skills. Not all States are equal when it comes to job opportunities.
@@laurie7689Excellent points. Leadership could do better to attract companies, but then again part of that is having a workforce that can fill the jobs.
@@laurie7689 that's because Americans are spoiled and feel entitled. Let's look at Filipinos, most of them work overseas in other countries in deplorable conditions to send money back home to sustain the family. No welfare in the Phillipines.
MTG needs to address her states poverty rather than thinks she know the answer to the rest of the world’s problems. DeSantis needs to the same for Florida too.
I must have missed that. When did she support biden meddling in Ukraine? Or praise him botching Afghanistan? I don't remember her demanding the borders be wide open either. Think she wants them to go home and solve their own problems.
Here’s a thought. Although this doesn’t apply to all these states, some of the top ten declined when oil, gas, coal, or timber jobs ended. In other words, corporations came in, got rich off a state’s natural resources then left. Wouldn’t it be a noble gesture if the corporations brought some new business to the area that added jobs? Just a thought.
Yup, and most of those states are deep red… back in 2017 republicans sold the country the idea that if they give massive tax cuts to corporations, those corporations would reinvent in their states… of course, those corporations used the money for stock buybacks..
Yes exactly what I replied earlier about NM. BUT we must not always look to the pirate shareholder caste to make or break our social structures. Ya think we would re-think that by now, than just parroting the status quo programming. Yeah I had the best job of my adult life at Apple until they moved hundreds of our jobs overseas in the 90's. This use and discard while moving the money up the chain to the professional caste is plainly not sustainable.
Canada has our timber that why timber workers left at signing of naft. I was pretty furious because my friend was a single mother and no warning just shut the door and locked the garage. Workers showed up and gates were locked.
I recently moved from Oregon, lived there 18+ yrs. Rural areas have high cost of living-housing is high, food has to be trucked in, cars are necessary, poor health care access, gas tax is high. It is not unusual for people to travel 3 hours for medical specialists. An incredible amount of people are on food stamps and medicaid assistance. Jobs are plentiful, but if you are stoned all the time it is hard to maintain employment. Public education is pretty good.
A friend n a very good carpenter, needed GA for just 2 months. $ 175 per. They told him he should sell his older pickup n he could sell his tools. He worked for cash n 5 months later, and he got a great job based on his tools n being able to start working that day .
Oregon and West Virginia surprised me. I thought WV would be 1st. The southern states don't. High cost of housing, hurricanes, high crime, and low wages.
Cost of living in OR is relatively high, especially housing. Oregon also seems to offer more social programs than many other states, and more people are eligible.
I worked for 50 years, sometimes more than one job, then critical illness wiped me out. Fortunately I received help from my family and didn’t need to go on welfare or receive any kind of government assistance. But let me tell you, medical debt can trash your life. And this is in spite of the fact that I had very good health insurance, for which I was paying almost $600 out of pocket monthly. So, don’t be too snobbish and don’t count your chickens. . .
And the rest of them just scam the system.
There shouldn’t be such a thing as medical bankruptcy. My mother literally chose death than to keep racking up medical expenses for cancer. I can say she lived the fullest life she had left to the end.
Man, it's funny how badly your country/government screws you yet Americans go to bed every night thinking they live in paradise.
600/month for health insurance!?? In addition to the ridiculous taxes you have to pay?
@@JJ-fq4nl I’m sorry for your loss. I completely understand your mother’s choice.
@@JJ-fq4nlthat is a shame anyone would be put in that situation
When I was eleven years old my father died. Are family had to go on welfare. It was extremely helpful to my family.
My dad left and we never got anything. Wish we did but we didn't since it's rough growing up in Oakland. Yet now I hear my tax dollars are keeping some family fed in West Virginia who can't stay off drugs and is reselling the food stamps they are getting while simultaneously voting for trump because they think its these *other folks* who are the problem not them.
@@danielisaac7586 Even in red states it's mostly the deep blue cities that get the most welfare!
Same here but when I was 12.
A horrible tragic loss
@@danielisaac7586What you are saying is true. This does happen. But you don't throw out the baby with the bath water! Just because a minority of people abuse the system you don't make people who really need and appreciate help suffer! People will always abuse the system. Even in the workplace there are those who hide out all day, take super long lunches, skip out early, whatever, while others work their proverbial butts off! So do you close the business because some are taking advantage? You do your best to weed them out, but there will always be those who slip through the cracks.
You should do another video on the states with the highest rates of corporate welfare. Billions went to them during the pandemic alone & many of those companies didn't really need the money. We'll all be paying for that for a long time, especially combined with the tax cuts they got.
Delaware has a lot of bank headquarters. I'm wondering about them.
Nyc definitely
@@artisaprimus6306 Most COVID relief came under Trump but please, tell more how you know nothing about this topic
I actually should also do what states have the most corporation/Shell corporations Created in them.
That would be Delaware and Wyoming.
Many are still getting it too for keeping their employees.
I worked from age 16 (after school, etc.) through age 58. Due to multiple WC injuries (carpal tunnel in both hands, 2 rotator cuff surgeries on 1 shoulder, lower spine, hip and left knee), I was disabled and told I was now retired. Without SSDI, I would have been on the street. However, I was "lucky" (ironic word choice) to qualify for a WC Multple Injury stipend, which will last for 15 years, or until I am in my 72nd year. People need to avoid sweeping statements about any type of public assistance until they do heavy research. My only regret has been that, although my brain and thought process are still viable, because of my injuries I can't work in the profession I had for 40+ years. Too bad brain trusts aren't available for the every day joe.
SSDI (Social Secuity Disability Insurance is NOT welfare...it's insurance funded by social security taxes you paid while employed.
Ssdi isn't welfare. You worked it's your money you raised thru work
one issue in Oregon is that there are a lot of people who came West to get free stuff and think it is blue sky here. It is rainy, cold, wet and changes all the time. The people that are checked by the police are typically wanted in 1-6 States but they are not wanting them back, so no extradiction, hence making Oregon populated with one of the highest populations of wanted criminals
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Makes sense to a point. If someone can't cover essentials (food, rent, utilities) and get necessary medical care there is a big daily stress factor that adversely impacts quality of life.
There is NO medical problems any more. obamacare solved that. It is the LAW, you must have it, AND it is AFFORDABLE. 🤣🤣🤣😂
We were dirt poor in the 70's when we were little kids, pretty sure my family was skirting welfare until my mom was able to get a full time job when us kids were in school full time. Nothing at all wrong with public assistance if you truly need it.
Thank you, good topic. I like that you pointed out the importance of education. The note on the happiness of a strong community also hit home. You have had your nose in some pretty awful topics for awhile. Maybe stepping back and asking what is working so well in other countries would be a good vacation for you.
Oregon has a HUGE drug problem which is why they have a ‘homeless’ problem. This can also be said of the west coast in general Portland, Seattle,Los Angeles, etc, all have the same ‘homeless’ problem. Of course Chicago, Philadelphia, etc, etc, all have the same problem
Wow, they are all blue cities--what does that tell ya America?
I guess the housing shortage problem would have nothing to do with homelessness.
People are homeless for various reasons....not just drugs.
(Medical/mental health, death in the family, loss of income...etc)
Where are their families?
The homeless came from somewhere...they didn't just pop out of the ground.
@@chrish564 Nope, housing problem is the government not letting you build one. LA will tear down anyone's house if they build a tiny home. They confiscate them, and then bulldoze them. Then spend BILLIONS claiming they need to house the homeless that already had one for less than $800.
What about welfare for the rich..? Numerous tax loopholes, write offs, etc. Why is it, people attack poor people on welfare, and commend the rich for not paying any taxes..?
You should let everyone know that most of the people in rural Oregon are doing okay, they're just frustrated with the government.
I hope that they become part of Greater Idaho.
I'd like to see welfare for low income vs welfare for corporations outflow.
FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....
amazing isn't it. Mobile Oil makes ONE cent on gasoline, the government makes 43 cents and does nothing. Yet they are the evil corporation.
I live in Georgia born and raised and Metro Atlanta is growing tremendously population wise and economically. There is so much opportunity here and I see the potential for my state. Unfortunately the rural areas has declined significantly and we as a state need to help address this problem.
Just ask Marge to help u-she'll shrill for "'Trickle Down" via tax credits for corporations!
@@JohnSmith-rn5tbright now in Georgia, most people who have applied for Snap benefits are having to wait. I hear the wait is about 3 months!! My room mate has SS income of less than $850 per month and has been waiting for Snap for over a month. He finally got a letter from them yesterday that said they know that they are running late and even though they have 30 days by law to respond, they didn't. Said that they will let him know when they get around to it, some day. I hear the wait for approval for Snap is over 3 MONTHS, meanwhile people go without food for months.
yea, for getting murdered on a lie told by racist black lawyers. They had body cam footage of him failing a sobriety teat, and they still got on TV and lied cops just shot him he wasn't drunk.
W. Virginia has one of the richest senators in congress, Joe Manchin! Kind of ironic wouldn’t you say?😅
Love the videos. Just a note: at 9:00 I think you mean "exacerbate", which means "make things worse" although exasperate sorta still fits because everyone is exasperated by the exacerbated circumstances.
Actually, it is an inside joke with my long time subscribers.
I was going thru a divorce. While bicycling (the only transportation left to me) to work i fell n was in coma. Obamacare saved my life.
Get rid of your politicians. Tommy tuberville supposed to represent alabama but he lives in florida. Wake up and vote.
Alaska residents pay 30 to 40 percent more for food that is shipped from the Continental U.S.
And then when I go to the store in Anchorage, anything I buy, I pay an extra $.51 for shipping.
In order make it worth my while I'll fill a plane with 2000 pounds of food and I charter a plane for 500.
Remote communities really have to want something. 1/3 of my diet is moose, salmon and water fowl
They also get a monthly stipend from the state. Oddly, this very Conservative state is Socialist!
point?
Alabama does not pay higher for food then others. Maybe somethings but you act like it is across the board. Give facts.
I once tried to get help. I worked minimum wage with no benefits and I was told I was not qualified. Another guy I know who hasn't worked since the 90s, got full benefits and got a monthly check. He is also a convicted felon for beating women. I asked for a small amount of help and got given everything. I don't believe in welfare if you are not actually working.
Here's my thing it should be the safety net for those who are not working through any fault of their own. And companies off to be paying a living wage so that people that work I don't need it. Thank our actually subsidizing Walmart and Sam's kid is getting richer and richer
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@@carolmoore1038 Get rid of welfare and illegals and they will. Would you take a job if it doesn't pay enough for you to eat? that they let you get welfare on top of your check is the problem.
It might be essential for a short time, but was never supposed to be a "career", not generational, nor for those who just don't want to work or choose to make bad decisions and need everyone else to pay their bills.
This country has given away billions of dollars for generations to people who live outside this country, and dont contribute whatsoever! I think youre mad at the wrong people!
Being in Congress was not supposed to be a career, either.
I remember being on welfare for a month and a half after beating my case and getting out of jail. It was so little help that it would've forced me to get a job, but I was going to anyway because that's how I was raised.
But no matter how much poverty we have in the USA, they still buying New Vehicles, Smartphones and living in expensive housing so it not easy to see it unless you in a rural town.
@edwingross9778 Nobody on welfare is buying new cars. Idk what they get now, but back in the mid 00s, it was 200 a month, 300 in stamps and healthcare. No way you're buying a new phone or car with that.
@rchot84 Trust me some are, you just don't know how many scamming citizens we have in the USA.
@@rchot84not true man not true
@@Westcoastrocksduh Sounds right to me.
A Briggs video that doesn’t disparage Arkansas! I didn’t think it was possible.
Have worked the energy sector all my life but can tell you that the amount of energy in NM is not their problem when facing economic challenges,it’s their local government and the federal government’s thinking on oil and gas along with mining that keeps their citizens in the chains of poverty.
Way back when there wasn’t any help for poor people…..my mother died when I was 5 and as one of ten kids things were horrible…dad worked but never brought the money home….alcoholic people don’t care if the kids are hungry and cold…..no welfare back in the 50s…especially for whites!! I started working at 13 and never stopped….the only one to finish high school….WORK people if you want to live a better life..Don’t have babies in your teens and get married so you have a leg to stand on…..
They don't make strong people like you anymore! Your amazing & truly the backbone of how this country wAs made! I know your life has been hard bc i can hear it in your words & I'm sorry!! I hope you find joy in even the smallest things bc you deserve it! Many blessings to you.
Used to do food stamp bank audits for New York State, by far most of it went to rural areas in the state
How would you know? They don't mail food stamps anymore, the EBT card could be anywhere, even in North Korea.
@robertsmith2956 most of them were distributed from banks in rural branches. This is before plastic cards
Whitehall and Auburn.
Knew Oregon would be somewhere on here, but I'm surprised it wasn't higher. As a lifelong Oregonian, it wasn't until I was in my late 20's that I personally was no longer on welfare. Almost everyone I know is on some form of welfare.
Corporate welfare video is much needed for full perspective
the rate of poverty and public assistance mirrors the number of unwed mothers in an area. friends of mine who are male who applied for public assistance were turned down every single time.
I live in MS. I guess they figure that's great stats. Poverty and lots of people who could care less about those people.
You should do this by cities.
Many states have high poverty rates because of citizens that have little to no job skills. Even with education opportunities some simply do not or can not do what is needed to complete the education and training needed for the present job market. At this time, there is a shortage in trade skills and some states mentioned here are opening more trade schools. There is also very broken entitlement systems, Welfare, Food Stamps, college grants, etc, that does little to encourage able bodied people to seek work, maintain good health or education opportunities.
If I could work I would have a job alot better than those that think I'm lazy.they don't give me enough to make up for my illness 😔🙂
Why is your illness the tax payers problem? You’re lucky to get anything
@dcg590 Because that is the promise of the social safety net!
California needs to be divided-up into 2 or 3 states because only the Southern third is properly represented in the state legislature. The rest of the state is left out.
In the late 70s I worked full time at a minimum wage job and was still poor enough to qualify for food stamps and Medicaid. This was in California.
All welfare recipients are not lazy people who just don’t want to work. Sometimes minimum wage jobs are just not enough to lift you out of poverty.
I gamed the system in PA to get welfare back in the 70s so I could go to college instead of being a waitress for the rest of my life. The U.S. made out on that deal! Had I been a waitress for 35 years I would have paid about $40,000 total in taxes. As a college grad with a Med Tech degree (breaking the rule that no one receiving welfare could go to school), I ended up paying about $1,260,000 in taxes. Now wouldn't Pennsylvania and the federal government prefer a taxpayer to pay $1,220,000 more in taxes than a waitress?? I mean c'mon.
I'll call for giving help like that to students.
Being a liar isnt a plus.
Me watching from Atlanta: “please don’t, please don’t, please don’t…..DOH!”
I was a public assistance worker for many years and found that fraud rates were very low in the Portland area, at least, where my office was located.
Did you hack their computers? I'm sure prosecution for fraud was an all time low. That is why I refused to vote for that indian in Louisiana. He said he would prosecute the fraud when they were buying TV's with the EBT cards, and he never did.
So it’s simple
Education
Education
Education
How about a video of the state with the largest number of persons making over 300,000 per year and paying little or no taxes.
So sad about New Mexico. I went there to attend college, believe it or not. New Mexico Tech in Socorro is the best kept secret in the state. It's an excellent science, engineering, and math school and it's small enough to meet the needs of the students. If you like desert, it's a beautiful place. It's so sad that the powers that be seem to have no interest in making NM a better place.
If I had to oversimplify the situation and propose a single explanation for the states on this list, I would be inclined to point to regional climate. The states on this list have mild, if not very warm, climates. I think the colder the weather, the harder it is to survive on reduced income. I live in the upper Midwest. It seems like people don't stay here if the opportunities disappear. Older and retired people tend to move south once they are on fixed income. It would be interesting to know what percentage of people on welfare in each state are long-term residents verses recent arrivals.
Marge T Green the talking horse is the mascot for the shining state of Georgia. Talk about representative…oh my 🫣
Im 81 and my part B has gone up, rent up 57$ ebt cut from 44$ to 25$. So cola amt is absorbed before i even get it. SS raises "sound great " but they rsise everything so we do not even realize we got the raise.
you actually LOSE since they don't think higher food prices is inflation they don't adjust for it. But hey, good news, TV's are cheaper. Rioters eat them I am told.
Before I bought a house, I made sure I had access to minerals, and water, and was far from democrats so I could afford property taxes. I can pay them with just 3 days work panning for gold.
Father God Please Bless & Help those like this Lady. & Others like her Amen.
I believe investment property owners keep track of COLA SSI increases to use as a leverage to increase rents. THIS is one reason I don’t vote CONSERVATIVE!
Most of them vote against their own interests.😮😮
Democrats had control forever and did give them 💩 so quit playing 😂
Correct
Who gave you the authority to decide what is in someone's 'best interest'. That's really presumptuous. 🤔
Yeah! I'm sure the love poverty and low education standards@@MrsK4759
Yep, those states on the list consistently vote in candidates who are not helpful to the people in need.
70 percent of Americans just one check away from poverty is unacceotable
What are you proposing? Banning credit cards so people won’t overspend?
@@SonnyBubba--@llc probably wants some kind of Equity(Socialism), which is not Equal Opportunity, but rather Equal Outcome("FROM each according to his ability, TO each according to his needs"--Marxism)
THOSE STATS ARE WRONG AND THE EASIEST THING TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE DATA AND STATS , HAVE DEGREE IN STATS AND PROBABILTY SO THAT IS SOME BAD VARIABLES FOR X !! NOT TRUE!! TRUE STATS : 70% OF BLACK WOMEN ARE ON WELFARE , THIS IS YOUR 70% , GOT THAT WRONG OR READ IT WRONG !!!!
I always thought it was only me.
Luxury is made up thing to keep people poor. - Eminem
What you said about Louisiana makes sense. I have said for many years, "It isn't being poor that makes people the most miserable, it's how people are treated for being poor that does."
And they STILL VOTE REPUBLICAN, AGAINST their own interests!!!!!!
By people that are poor too but they believe that because they have an iphone they are more rich 😂
So it’s not how they act?
U shouldn’t treat people different because they are poor because u never know what can happen to you
@@dcg590
Not if they are being mistreated FOR BEING POOR. Rich people, middle class people, and poor people can all act bad. That wasn't the point. Some people mistreat people simply because they're poor.
That's because Mississippi spent all the Welfare money on a new volleyball stadium,
Correct.
The most important things in life 🙃.
Yes, but all the states spend that money and their politicians feed the "nobody wants to work" lie because a lot of people want and need to believe it.
Volleyball? Really? That’s hilarious and very sad if true. I don’t think public money should be spent on any sports.
@@elizamccroskey1708 very true look it up.
I received food stamps for 2 years after my divorce. I then got a better job and no longer received them. Was very grateful for them at the time. Not sure I would have been able to feed my son as well as I did. It was back in 1991, I received $51 a month. May not sound like slot but it made a huge difference for us.
And that is what it is there for and it sounds like it was done properly. Everyone needs a little help at some point.
Glad u made it thru those hard times !
$51 was worth a lot more in the 90's than it is today, I remember when Mom and Dad filled up the trunk with brown paper bags in the 60's for $7.50 would be about $300 now.
That’s what food stamp should do….. to help in times of need not for persons to live on for generations. Long term dependence produced laziness and poverty.
People who have money, don’t have any idea how much just a little money can be the most help to the rest of us for feeding, clothing and sheltering our families.
Not surprised about Florida. I live in the Tampa area and we’ve had some of the highest rent increases in the nation since the pandemic. Not to mention so much of the new construction is for the luxury market. I work at a library and they literally tore down the affordable housing behind the library to build luxury condos. We have homeless people lining up at the door everyday for help and services.
Never understood where all these people come from who can afford these Luxury apartments being built
Been going on at the winter haven library for 25 years. Florida with low wages and very little crisis services and addiction was a time bomb waiting to go off
@@omarrolle3842 I wonder that too. My best guess is that a lot of these people moving here from California and New York are working from home and they are still getting California and New York salaries. Us locals can’t compete with that.
Well let's hope they keep electing Rethuglicans and they refuse any and all government 'social' handouts. They deserve what Rethuglicans have done to them. 😂
@@essbee1641 Where do you hear that BS? Florida survives on geriatric retirees, spring fling, and Disney World tourism. DeSantis is a fiscal idiot.
I grew up in Jeff Davis parish. Lots of poor people, but lots of self-sufficiency as well. I was born in 1962. We received an excellent public education even in a rural area. There was not much assistance back then. Having a wide network of family and friends is helpful in those times.
Class of 64. Go dawgs
I worked at my county welfare office for seven years (in a state that is not on this list), and I can tell you many things about the people who came through:
- they were not all ladies with nine kids and five baby daddies
- almost all of them worked
- whenever someone came into our office, it was because of a massive change in their lives and this is a way to get help
- they only utilized it for maybe a couple years
- there is quite a vetting process - not a perfect one, but a through one
- and most of the people who want to paint welfare recipients as lazy moochers would not condescend to even come within three miles of the place.
Not that I have any opinions on it...
Thank You for sharing!!! The media paints these pictures and people fall for it and fight amongst one another. The narratives aren’t all true
The 6 Trillion Dollar Monopoly sucks Capitalism dry.
Capitalism = All Money is Private Property
Leftism = No it's Not
It takes more than seven years to figure out their complicated schemes and public assistance offices really don't care.
Come on over to Los Angeles County. I'll show you how the system is abused by people who aren't even supposed to be in the country (the key is to have children).
@@overcastfriday81 Real pitty some one gets a helping hand.
When I went to a woman's shelter, the first thing they helped us to do was apply for welfare. Like in other states, welfare is smeared by complaints that people were too lazy to work. When I told people in the newspaper that the majority of people who were receiving public assistance were mothers, children and seniors. I also published the phone number to report welfare fraud with the advice to continue to make their complaints. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease.)
I received a reply, that was an apology. The person did the research and admitted I was right. I wish more people would understand that welfare is a safety net for those who are disadvantaged.
WELFARE FRAUD IN AMERICA,,,HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS!!!!! I SEE IT ALMOST EVERYDAY!!!!!!
If it isn't a safety net for men also, then it deserves to be treated with contempt.
@@danielkaiser8971 AMEN. AMEN!!!! TOTALLY NAILED IT!!!! NUFF SAID!!
@@danielkaiser8971 My dear friend. There is a shelter for abused men in my area too. Obviously, because I'm female, I don't know their process for benefits.
However; I have seen men at the welfare office too. Losing a job, do to plant closures can happen to any gender. There are other reasons as well. Waiting for disability benefits - through veterans or Social Security takes time for approval. We have LIHEAP, that aids low income families with fuel costs. Medicade is medical coverage for those without insurance to pay outrageous cost of treatment. In Pa., we have rent and property tax rebates for those who qualify. Helping Harvest gives vouchers for food produced by local farmers.
Face it. Minimum wage has NOT risen at the rate of inflation. These programs are necessary and, in many cases, earned through labor that isn't properly compensated.
Jane is right.
People are contemptable.think it can't happen to them.oh they have family to take em in.free.feed them care for them.while there broke.
No no most don't have that or they wouldn't need help.
One problem in Florida you missed.
Home owners insurance (trickles down to renters too)
You have: home owners insurance, flood insurance, wind insurance (hurricane coverage). Once you add them up, it's like a new car payment every month.
And don't get me started on taxes....😢
The biggest problem in Florida is the fact that Florida keeps on voting for Republicans, no matter HOW BAD the Republican Party screws them over -- again and again.
Florida -- temporary home for America's first and ONLY combination of "stable genius" and "f**king moron", with the accent on "f**king moron".
Governor Meatball Ron wears elevated cowboy boots -- and picks fights with Mickey Mouse.
Southern PRIDE, baby !!
FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....
insurance is a scam. If you put the payment in the bank you can just pay for any damage yourself. Just like car insurance, you can buy a new car with what they charge you, and you don't have to fight about it. If you die, your family gets the money, and use it to pay off the government death taxes and keep the house. Not so with insurance, it is gone.
So, NM is number one for food stamps AND welfare yet here in Taos rents are $2500+ and home prices reaching a median of $500K! What a dichotomy.
FLORIDA Governor Made easy for Insurance to Cheat you. and harder to SUE Insurance when they under Value your House, And MUCH HARDER to get Lawyer Fees PAID....
Dude, you're spot on about New Mexico. What you didn't discuss is that out in Indian Country over 20% of Natives don't have running water or electricity. It's rough out there
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Thanks for commenting on the water and electricity issue. These two things have grave effects on health too. My aunt ran a tribal health clinic for many years and, according to her experience, renal failure was one of the top causes of early death. Rough indeed!
They never even invented the wheel why are you surprised
I wish the rich Indian casino owners would help in this regard. A battery pack from Tesla with solar panels and some well pumps would go a long way. Also, high speed internet from Starlink satellite dishes could get remote learning going. The satellite dish is only a few hundred dollars a month which a community can get together and get one.
When we needed help back in the '70s, the best we could get after a long approval process, was the free food, with the cheese block, canned meat, and powdered eggs. Dad abandoned his wife and 4 kids for a younger woman. Sold the house out from under my mother (a housewife with no work skills) and left us homeless. We had no choice but to appply for assistance and because it was in Puerto Rico, it wasn't a full welfare program, just the free food once a month that didn't last the entire month. Needless to say we did go hungry a lot. We literally slept outside until family housed us temporarily and then stayed in a rat infested abandoned building until housing opened up. Please keep in mind how much children suffer when they don't have anything due to no fault of their own.
I remember the cheese!!!
I hope your families life got better and your dad suffered. Not nice I know but men leaving children just doesn’t set well with me.
And as someone else pointed out nobody says anything about the deadbeat dads just the women with kids. If the men making babies and forcing women to have them these days actually paid for those children raised them we wouldn't have half the problems that we do. But nobody talks about them.
@pennylee9115 Thanks, our lives improved once we became adults. None of us are rich, but we survived with a greater appreciation for what you have.
@@carolmoore1038 people mention dead beat dads FAR more than they mention WHY the dad left for another woman. Many men leave because they live with an insufferable, domineering, combative wife. Most men would gladly stay and raise their family if living in that household wasn't abject misery.
Hypergamy is both real and accepted in western society, so why should men be shamed for trading up? Isn't that what everyone was fighting for? Equality? You DO want equality, right?
@@WokeGirl59 I'm so sorry for what you and your mother and siblings went through!
For many corporations, getting ridiculously big breaks from government welfare has been going on for generations.
For every penny the Government takes from Corporations, the Corporations pass on the price increase to the consumer. You will be paying for it regardless. Either from the taxes you pay or directly out of your pocket as a consumer. Many people don't have the brain capacity to figure that out. Common sense isn't very common.
Corporations or companies don't pay taxes, only people can pay taxes.
Just another business expense paid by their customers.
The company will make a profit no matter how many taxes they need to COLLECT.
The US has a SPENDING problem.
America wants her Natural Resources back.
When unions were strong and corporations paid higher taxes everybody including corporations made money.
@@SweetBluebonnet Apparently you are to young to know that. My first job after 40 hours I cleared $97 for the week. That money went farther than $15 dollars an hour today.
@@SweetBluebonnet. as a consumer buying products I have a choice to not buy their highly overpriced cheaply made products compared to no choice of my tax dollars paying for corporate welfare.
I live in Oregon. I am on welfare in the form of Medicaid. I moved from Portland to a less expensive area. A small town where so many people get SNAP, that school lunches are free. Yet the town itself only has a 2% unemployment rate. People on welfare programs often work. It just doesn't pay the bills.
Years ago as a diesel mechanic, I asked for a raise, was told I was "just another dumb mechanic ". Started night school after 2 years job offers came to me, ended up in charge of 1,200 people, Invest in yourself, people in the usa are usually paid according to their value to a company or society as a whole. You not only can do it, do it for the person you are
Facts. I was working at a dead-end Hotel in the bad-side of an already shitty-city (customers were drug dealers, prostitutes, construction workers). People I knew would come by and look at me like i was a nothing going nowhere. I used that motivation to go back to college, get my bachelors and clear the CPA exams within 2 years of working at the Hotel. Circumstances change quickly once you decide to actually DO something about. Gotta realize quick that no one is coming to save you.
I was a restaurant manager went to tech school became a mechanic and well I'm great at my job but the pay in the mechanic field is hit or miss. Lived in the "deep South" my whole life, I can say if my rent didn't take half of every check I could get way ahead and actually live a nice life. We need rent control in the worst way.
I am very lazy,i saved some money and invested it,i am doing ok!
Wow, that is insulting. Glad you made the change and not let one person define your self worth. In my experience, people that do something like that are unhappy with their own life and project onto others.
I stayed loyal to my employers and all that I received was more work to carry the deadbeats that they refused to fire.
After almost 20 years with the last employer, I woke up one morning and went in and typed up my resignation. (That is another story in itself.)
Should have never stayed so long but my job was the only constant in my life at the time, divorce (amicable), parents became ill and eventually passed away and lots of turmoil, I needed to know where my coffee cup resided for the time being. If I would have tried to interview and change jobs, it would have been a disservice to the new employer.
So happy for you and you did what was right for you and it turned out beautifully. We all are in charge of our destinies and sometimes afraid to take the leap. Don't be afraid.
@@NerdKrew huge shortage of diesel mechanics here in the mountain northwest.
NM also has the worst public education in the US, and a very high crime rate.
Plus a tyrannical governor that unilaterally violates the 2nd Amendment, high health care (few MD's), and high housing and food prices.
Actually it's West Virginia NM is 2nd and the normally worst Mississippi is 3rd
@@defyned Hey smart guy, how does violating 2A have any effect on the poverty level of NM? You been stealing other ppls meds again?
Undereducated = minimal job skills = unemployment = 0 income = criminal survival = felony record = unemployable = criminal survival.
The USA needs publicly funded higher education to solve street crimes, drug dealing, prostitution, and gun violence.
That's a shame because there are a few towns with excellent weather.
You are incorrect when you say that housing costs have always been a problem.
In the 50s , avg median income was Around $15k & median home cost was around $7,500 & most people paid their mortgage off in 5 years
Your not even close.
In 1960, the median home was $11,900, while the median household income was just $5,600. Housing costs have always been a challenge.
Hosting costs have most certainly always been an issue and back then discriminatory practices were legal.
@@KevinB-pd3me Now median household income is 60K and median house price is over 400k. From 2X income to 7+X income. That's more than a challenge.
i don't know where you lived but where i was living back then the typical wage $9k or less and houses cost around $13k,a nice house was $20k.
@@KevinB-pd3meyeah but double the median income is doable. Now, houses are five or six times the median income. Unacceptable. Period.
Thanks for your intro. I work in a welfare office and I can tell you the vast majority of the people I help have jobs but need some help to fill in the gaps. There are of course people who decide to make it a lifestyle, but there are way les than people think. ❤️
What state is this in?
People don’t know how the system was reformed in the Clinton administration. Someone who worked in the welfare office said to me “Guess what? I have no more men!” I laughed. “What do you mean ‘no more men’?” “Well, they had to report by October 1 with either proof they’d looked for six jobs or be assigned some work for the state, like cleaning up the parks.” Imagine that. Being expected to clean a park or look for a job. Welfare is both federally and state funded. If your state doesn’t have a “apply for work or clean up” rule, you may have quite a few scammers. It’s easier to change a state than to change human nature.
@@PelosiStockPortfolioit's every state. The "welfare queen" is Regan propaganda. There's fraud in every system but for the majority they really rely on it.
It is good to hear from someone who has direct knowledge versus those with opinions.
What specifically are you talkin about when you're talkin about"welfare"
Trump bunched a home massive different programs under the title of
"Welfare"going from anything from food supplements rental assistance to housing and each have different requirements. Half the people on these sites that claim they work for "welfare"prove that they are full of it because I have no clue as to even how it is set up. Your people that cheat in every Walk of life.
Why do we like to harp on the most vulnerable and accuse them of the worst. That seems rather cowardly
to me. If we paid half as much attention to the filthy Rich who cheat on their taxes every year for far greater amounts of money we would actually achieve something. Put people in this country like to reward people for high-level -criminality. Like Trump for example .
Video idea: How much damage would be done to each state’s economy if all military installations were pulled out of the state.
Another form of government welfare
That would be a big project. When BRAC closed Alameda, it caused a lot of disruption in the community. Accounting for the civilian jobs and the knock-on effect on nearby shops, bars and restaurants, even schools and public services took a hit.
I’d imagine it would be equally damaging to a federal budget, otherwise it would’ve happened by now.
VIDEO: is the US Military the world's BIGGEST WELFARE SCAM in HISTORY?
It happened in the early 1990s in Calif. and other states, after Reagan bankrupted the Soviet Union with his Fake Star Wars Defense(and the Left has never forgiven him for such an awful prank on Mother Russia). Clinton reduced the size of the military(a valid decision), and moved the money into the Domestic economy(guns vs butter). It created localized Recessions. There was so much "free money", that it caused the DotCom Bust Recession in the late 1999-2001, and continued until 2002 due to 9/11(which rebuilt the military).
I've been on welfare, and it's not a picnic. My late husband had gran mal epilepsy, and should have received his SSI. Instead, we were forced to sign up for welfare. I couldn't go to work, as my daughter was very young, and I had to watch over both, as he'd pass out after having a seizure for at least an hour.
I think that's pretty emergent. It's not bad. The circumstances of your family is why there is welfare. It wasn't supposed to be a career it's a hand up not a hand up. You were a functioning family who had a medical emergency. God bless you. Don't feel guilty.
As an epileptic male, I know exactly what you go thru. Keep your head up for what you are doing is what you promised that lucky man you would do.
@@maghtx thank you. It made me feel so much better, that someone understands, and appreciates my past effort. You'll never know how much that meant! I'm serious!
I'm sorry
Trust me on this one. Private contractors, NGOs, etc. hell, even our own elected officials, and more than one Supreme Court judge…… are on the grift. I’m sure if you added up what that group has walked away with compared to the minuscule amount of welfare, the difference would be staggering.
Not surprising. Folk are so ready to criticize expensive northern cities but I live in Boston. Yes, it is a high cost of living but I get paid very well up here. Way easier here than in Florida. When I was in Florida, a manager once yelled at all of us employees and said we were easily replaceable and expendable. That was after paying us a ‘competitive wage’ of $12.50/hr in 2007. I was pissed. I’ll never forget that. I vowed that I would leave and I’m glad I did.
I've had jobs like that in the north as well. Still better than in the south I'll admit that. But I think it's fundamentally a representation of that person's leadership abilities.
However, it really pushed me to a mindset of; I will work my ass with my investments to where I can get out of this entire situation as a whole sooner.
Blue 🧢 states = tend to have better workers rights , especially in the Northeast/ mid Atlantic states ( yes all states have pros and cons , this is a clear PRO)
@@amh31 I live in southern Maryland and ALL of the jobs are public sector unless you work retail or fast food. Yet the public sector jobs are still next to impossible to get because most of the time you need a "clearance," but you can only get a clearance through an employer that wants to hire you and they have to pay for your clearance. But you will literally ALWAYS be up against other people who already have a clearance, so the employer will just hire one of those people and won't respond to your application at all.
I got a bachelors in communications in 2008 but by 2010 I was working at a thrift store part time for minimum wage because for all of my efforts I simply could not get a well paying job and I needed something. I grew up in poverty so I know what it's like, but I guess I just thought going to college would at least help me. I guess I was wrong though 😕
What we really need is some FACTORIES so we have private sector jobs that pay a competitive wage. Because I'll be honest, is extremely difficult to be living in poverty among so many other people who have money just because they happened to get into a public sector job.
@@wrestlerx8494 / dats rayciss & southern Merlyn Has an old plantation hangover.
Yeah living in Florida sucks when you work for a living. Florida is a horrible place to work.
We just got back from Switzerland and learned a thing or two. First they have nuclear bunkers for citizens of Swiss origin only. Immigrants aren't allowed in the event of a nuclear war. This came from our tour director so I haven't fact checked it. The other interesting bit was that if you are unemployed in Switzerland and you turn down two job offers, you are cut off from benefits FOREVER. Those Swiss are a lot tougher than we think.
They also have incredible government services etc. sure they get taxed a bit but they take care of their people.
@@josue24 That they do, we can only wish!
They are run by the Rothschilds.
Yep, you don’t go bankrupt there because you have a serious illness.
What you did not mention is how difficult it is to immigrate there as you have time to have a minimum yearly income for starters.
Please do top states that contribute to the National GDP coupled with the states that need federal assistance.
Just look at the same list for assisted states and look at mostly north east states, California florida and Texas for the contributes.
@@kevonslims7269 If you're talking about states that pay more into the federal system than they get back, there are only eight of them as of 2020 per TheStreet. They are CT, MA, NJ, NY, CO, NE, UT, MN with IL breaking even. CA and TX used to be on the list but fell off a few years ago. The rest are ones that are always on the list with the exception of CO which made the list in 2020 but wasn't on prior to that.
I was raised in the 70s by my single mother. There 4 of us kids. Mother was too proud to get any help. She worked for minimum wage. I worked since I was 11. Never played any sports or did anything after school but work. I wish the hell she would have gotten it. It would have made our lives a lot easier. I’m 62 now, retired and did very well in life. I have no problem with welfare.
Briggs made a good point about how politicians want immediate changes…but when it comes to education, it takes a while so they kick the can down the road. Poverty is a Very complicated issue-no easy way out and that makes the politicians not even try….
we dont need any more education in the south. anything more than 6th grade is a waste of time. all you need to know is that god created everything including the greatest president of our life time donald j trump
China spent billions of dollars on education and pulled over half of its population out of poverty in record time.
Don't paint all politicians with the same tarred brush. President Biden is providing higher education tuition assistance and union training to increase employable job skills to break the generational poverty cycle.
Dems have been pushing for free higher education for years, against the wall of Republicant opposition.
Don't forget there is no money to be found among the poor. The poor do not decide who is going to hold office. Oh sure, they vote, but who foots the bill to put certain names on the ballot? Not the poor. So, you take poor people. You provided them little to no real education. Then you fill the airways with ads usually filled with either promises that are lies or 'facts' that prove more propaganda than reality. Poverty isn't really complicated. It's actually pretty straight forward. What is complicated is solving poverty. And what complicates it is those who have never been, and never will be poor. From major corporations to wealthy individuals only one thing matters Satisfying greed that can never be satisfied. This makes accepting a little less by the so that many can have a little more taboo.
The last thing you want is to do a pay cut on teachers’s salaries.
As a former resident of NM, it is true. Endless poverty with no relief in sight.
Not to mention the corrupt government at nearly every level in the state.
@@robertgates5164But I heard that college tuition is paid for a lot of NM students.
Well it is a hell of a lot cheaper for me to go to college here than my birth state Ca. But this education push is a whole other conversation about how that pans out and for who. As long as we are like life long indentured servants to a shareholder caste the working will be impoverished with bills.taxes,interest rates etc etc etc...@@carolynobara8448
Very good points Tangie, Sports stadiums are among the very top corporate welfare hogs. Politicians will almost always fund and ignore other pressing needs.
Billionare owners - millionare players....Disgusting.
The NW Florida Panhandle is deep south. Growing up, we always referred to ourselves as LA or Lower Alabama.
I've lived in Florida since 92 the only time I ever been to the panhandle was when my kids were in college. It's definitely a different experience than the rest of the state.
@@deathscythehell7937It's the best part except for the black areas.
@@kinte1870Jesus.
The panhandle is definitely Alabama.
DeSantis never mentioned this. No wonder he's so low in the polls.
Jobs are the secret sauce to getting out of poverty. When there are jobs, most of us will work. Most of my life I was only a paycheck away from being broke. An illness requiring hospitalization would have bankrupted me and has done exactly that for many.
Unfortunately it takes 2 f/t incomes (and often an additional p/t per each adult) to just make ends meet, and wages have not kept up with cost of living. That leaves little to no time for properly raising children or maintaining the partnership between a couple. Also, families with children are among the fastest increasing numbers of homeless, despite the fact that the adults are working. The elderly and disabled are also swelling the ranks of the homeless because their fixed incomes can't meet their rent/utilities, and other living expenses - and like the working poor, they don't qualify for assistance in most cases.
Yes
@@Susweca5569 If you don't try to work your way into a well-paying job, you're right. But no one except the ones that choose to NOT DO BETTER, stay in such jobs at the bottom of the wage scale. Most of us do not expect the bottom of the pay scale jobs to bring us out of poverty. Those jobs are for starting out and summertime jobs. If you choose to stay there, that's your choice and your problem.
@@Susweca5569 So what is your solution to staying off welfare cheeririnaldo? I am truly interested in what you think.
@@Susweca5569 Getting a good education means learning how to do some kind of a job where you make a good income. If you don't have a good education, you end up working in a low paying job or on welfare. And, a good education doesn't mean going to school for years and years. Sometimes it means on the job training and sometimes it means learning something on your own.
All are Republican states. As a former West Virginian, I know. Corrupt politicians, leading on this list. Education is the Answer. I feel I got a better education in WV, than my daughters got in Ohio. THAT IS BECAUSE EDUCATION IS NOT A PRIORITY ANY MORE. Parents think schools are a baby sitting service. Parents are not involved in their child's education. I volunteered in the schools over 20 years, not to help my kids but everyone else's. I taught my kids to read early and my granddaughter too. Bought books and still do.
We’re #1! Yeah, not surprised that New Mexico is #1. But what Briggs said about poor areas of Louisiana is also true of New Mexico. Priorities that center on family and communities takes precedent over acquisition of wealth for many of us. I’ve seen it firsthand in my own city. So poverty rate can a bit deceptive. Wealth does not equate to happiness. That’s a huge reason I like it. Keeping up with the Joneses just ain’t no big thing.
If only they could be happy with their lives, family, & simple living and not need to have their lives subsidized by somebody else's tax dollars. What is NM doing to up the educational and employment opportunities?
@@alanploetz7100 I guises their governor is teaching them what a dictatorship is. As well as making sure they have no employment opportunities.
I'm from Louisiana, born and raised.
You mentioned Katrina, but only 3 weeks later, Hurricane Rita, a larger storm, wreaked Havoc from Lake Charles to Shreveport.
You mentioned also about our happiness? My mother and I sat on the porch eating cereal at 4 am with no power, watching as the eye of the storm passed directly over our house. A memory for as long as I live I'll never forget. 😀
Great video. The best you've done recently. One question...how are you defining 'welfare'? Does it include all forms of public assistance or only cash benefits?
Excellent distinction. I hated school-working 7hrs=$75-$100 1979 legal bucks. I finally got pop's attention so he would sign
my "work" papers at 16, securing a place to live where my Girl could visit 24/7. Did really well for 3 decades. One fine day
in the blink of an eye POW, everything I love gone. As a crippled up old white guy, I have to remind myself who I am daily.
Thing that boggles my mind is how many "barely" boomers that have never seen a utility bill or could not balance a check book. I mean more than a few, some drawing SSI or a comp claim, some not. Mom's really ? Dignity is an inside job I guess.
Ma worked 17yrs deciding who was eligible-after a few years had to make her stop bringing her work to T-day dinner. 36yo great grandmothers, or worse 15yo girls her parents raise the baby MARRYING years later=more kids !! Grandma raises #1.
Like I said dignity is an inside job, no one can give it or truly take it away....BTW debt free still solvent as a loner by choice..
I believe he said "people on some TYPE of welfare "
Hope that answers your question. 😊
I believe they're including food stamps
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They might even be including Medi-Caid🤷♀️
@@janiceperkins4340 I imagine, and if you took that away then you have a whole lot of people that can't afford their medical care. Before the Affordable Care Act I know of at least one person young person who died of cancer because they could not afford insurance or treatment
Corporate welfare dwarfs what individuals get
Welfare = dependency on the government to keep to keep them dependent on the government!!
Really interesting video. You can really see the areas where former resource extraction industries have gone belly up. Mining, timber, agriculture - more machines, fewer people needed. Good luck to the people dealing with massive changes in their societies.
Don't forget government regulations.
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@@rebeccalindley153Good point. Florida is well known for its strict building codes and inspections. That's why they never collapse unless there are people living in them.
But all those industiries are real and will come back because the industries that rule today are fake.
@@KevinB-pd3meYeah, it's going to be interesting watching AI replace the people who scoffed and told all the coal miners that they should just "learn to code." I wonder how they're going to feel when they're told the same thing, with just as much ambivalence...
Most of these states are red states run by Republicans, yet the residents still vote for them but then they complain Democrats give hand outs. 😂
Being poor in rural areas is far different than being poor in cities. When you can grow, hunt, fish, etc., you're a lot better off than these food deserts.
I agree. I was born and raised in S. Louisiana. I'm not sure what he means by "back woods" outside of making it seem as if many of us are walking around barefoot and toothless through the "back woods".
I assure you that that is not the case. Most of Louisiana is made up of parishes that have very rural communities as a large portion of the state consist of agriculture, healthcare, oil and gas, some lumber as you move up past Alexandria headed north, and seafood.
LA ranks 3rd in natural gas production and 5th in natural gas reserves out of all states. The state's 15 oil refineries account for nearly one-sixth of the country's refining capacity. In 2022, the state shipped 63% of the nation's liquefied natural gas exports.
The agricultural sector in Louisiana is a vital component of the state economy, contributing nearly $26 billion.
Hardly "back woods".
The people are generally happy because (while we do have our share of differences) we've embraced our diverse cultures and value our family histories and by and large we take pride in the fact that we come from a state rich in natural resources.
Sounds like a myth.
Just watchout for the game-warden!
@@kk-linux-rocks7269 I'm from south Louisiana as well. If I can, I want to move from this state, to a state that has better economic opportunities.
I grew up somewhat poor on a farm in a rural area. I'm not buying this for fishing. A high percentage of cities have a river going through them or are located next to a lake or ocean. People in them would be much closer to a body of water for fishing than most people in rural areas. A lot of people in rural areas are more likely to have a dinky stream or pond if anything instead of the larger bodies of water around many cities.
Also just living in a rural area is far from a certainty that you will be able to reliably hunt for food. You have to actually have animals to hunt on the land around you. The animals might not expose themselves or get within range or you might miss or they don't get in the trap. That's what I don't like about hunting/fishing. You might wait a long time and end up with nothing.
Hunting and fishing licenses, guns, ammo, traps, fishing equipment, processing and storing, etc. cost money (as do seeds, water, equipment, etc. for growing). That can be a big deal if poor.
And limits exist on what you can hunt, when you can hunt, how many you can catch or shoot, the acceptable size, etc. There can be big fines and possibly jail time for failure to comply (as a poor person might be inclined). Just going to the store is a lot simpler.
Please do a video on the top ten states with the highest corporate welfare.
And CEO pay, Briggs...please do one on this insane issue.
I'm sure the top ten states with highest corporate welfare are also red, southern states. These states take the capitalism to the extreme even though their citizens are in the extreme poverty. They're poor for a reason!
@@lisaahmari7199 expose them all
@@lisaahmari7199 Most people don’t realize that it is government that creates the huge bonuses. Double taxation (taxing corporations and then taxing the individual) creates the issue. If a corporation makes 50 million in profit, they are better off paying it all in bonuses as an expense to reduce their income to 0 and the corporate tax to zero. This also creates the issue for CEO’s that make the goal of a company to have a higher stock price than making a profit. It would be far better if all of that profit was distributed as dividends instead of crazy bonuses. A large share of people have stagnant 401k investments and we can all thank the government and those that think corporations should be punished for it. Our own ignorance is our enemy.
@@lisaahmari7199yes, how many people could receive a living wage, from just the salary of one person, in the corporations with the highest corporate welfare rate
This shows why I hate welfare programs being politicized. The politicians that rally against welfare are elected by constituents in the highest welfare areas. No ideology is immune to hard times, and to see people blame it on just one group is a tragic failing of mankind. As the video points out, the politicians aren't interested in solutions. All they want to do is find ways to score cheap points with ill-informed voters - and that is both sides. The ones who parade around on the pretense they are "helping the common people" are just as morally bankrupt and unhelpful
Your assessment is evident in the state political breakdown. Both Democratic and Republican states were well-represented on this list. Isn't it amazing how so many welfare recipients vote a Republican ticket? My how times have changed.
@@esotericsolitaireThere seems to be two, distinctly different kinds of voters who are on welfare. Those who vote in hopes of continuing to get welfare and those who vote in hopes of someday being able to get off welfare. The former will never get _quite_ enough welfare to get by and the latter will never get _quite_ enough opportunity to be able to get off welfare. It's all a huge scam.
@@esotericsolitairethe list is top heavy with 1 to 6 +#7 being red states . Not well balanced at all. 😮
% of a state's population is not the same as raw numbers - Urban areas far outpace rural areas for raw number of people on welfare....but at least in rural areas it is a reflection of manufacturing being offshored/Walmart and now Amazon moving in and closing down small businesses....Urban areas have far more choices of employment so it's more a reflection of the dangerously low education rates impacting their knowledge/skills to QUALIFY for jobs.
I take offense to your basic premise that welfare is in any way acceptable. Taking by force, as taxes are taken by force and giving that money to others giving nothing in exchange to the victim is theft. Further welfare is a generational trap that depresses those who use it. Charity has been the historic method for helping those in need rather that government theft and socialist redistribution of wealth.
If you want a proper solution to poverty and wealth inequality then you need to replace the corrupt fiat monetary ponzi scheme monetary system with a new type of money that globalists can't track, control or counterfeit.
We can lead a happy life in Louisiana without a lot of money. So maybe seeking the highest paying job is less important than a job that allows time for family, fun, and outdoors. But those with the best outdoor toys (boats, ATVs, RVs) usually have more money.
I have that discussion with some relatives. We don't have income taxes. True, buy you have to pay that $10K property tax for life. When I stop working I only have to pay $500 for my home that is paid for. I can get that panning gold over a 3 day weekend.
You can BUILD a boat, we can cut down trees, not like commifornia. Same for RV's, put a shed on your pickup truck, perfectly legal here. ATV, drop a v8 on your lawnmower, and have a ball.
The reason Florida is so high on your list is because so many elderly people retire to Florida and receive government assistance
I really appreciate this video so much. I’m sure you did plenty of research, and you looked at many numbers. Thank you for all the hard work you put into a subject we don’t always like to talk about.
Point is,….MAJORITY of the food stamp states are Republican 😂
You can't be any more wrong than you are!!!!!time to wake up fool them demorats have you brainwashed already wake up!!!
Another excellent topic, Briggs. I have to admit, though, I didn't even give NM a thought. The states I would have laid money on, ranked 2 and 3.
If anyone drives thru NM the towns all look like a 3rd world country.
Retirement is not really an option in NM either. They're one of the few states that tax social security as income.
@@rickallen1908 Only if you make over $100k as a single person or $150k for a couple
Amy : New Mexico has extensive Indian reservation land.
N.M. has two classes. Upper class and lower class. No middle class
New Mexico and to a more limited extent Oklahoma are victims of the Federal government. In both cases we forced native Americans onto the worst land and failed to meet treaty obligations. It's the same all over the US, native peoples are the poorest for the same reasons.
The other states on this list need to shift their priorities and start working for the people and not the masters.
Indigenous AND black grassroots are the bottom in the USA BOTH Nate not immigrants to the USA
Native Americans wanted allll the land for themselves..to be able to roam around on horses over millions of acres...its not their earth....
You'll find that Oregon has a large native population as well. The other states on the list, aside from West Virginia, comprises what is known as the black belt. Systematic oppression of both minority cultures has led to endemic poverty. West Virginia of course is an outlier based mostly on the coal industry.
@@matthawksworthIt's not your earth nor any other person.
Part of the Native American problem with the government today is that they have land rich in mineral deposits and the present administration does not want them mining and drilling for their natural resources, or producing electricity from the coal they have.
Washington DC has 40% on some sort of public assistance make it number one. It also has the highest percentage of millionaires making it the most crooked place in the nation
I had to laugh at the rubes who complain the people they voted for stole their driveways and charges them to park on it by writing them tickets for illegally parking there.
My wife and I always had jobs in WV. She was a teacher and I a land surveyor. Neither were high paying jobs, but demanded long work days and needed advanced education. We managed to raise a family and have a good life. The cost of living in WV is not as much in other states. We are both comfortably retired now, in WV. Learn to say no, trust in the Lord and stay out of debt.
What does trusting in the Lord have to do with working and paying your way? Why throw that in, irrelevant.
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@@rashone2879 if cost of living versus income was factored in, California and Maryland would be the two poorest states and Mississippi would be the richest.
I think people are missing your point. If I may elucidate: don't take money from the Government. Don't live beyond your means. Save whatever money you can.
Good advice.
Amén brother
Just my own personal theory, but the types of social programs available can make a huge difference. Programs that help & encourage people to receive education & skills training in well-paid and/or high-demand jobs (without placing them in massive amounts of debt) for example. Many of the states on this list view social programs as "handouts" & will consistently fight against their implementation or will support the kinds of programs that help corporations & the wealthy more than it helps the poor, particularly in places where wealthy corporate cable "news" channels that endorse & promote such programs are very popular. But I'm no sociologist, so in the end it's nothing more than a personal theory 🤷🏽
Many of the States on the list don't have well-paid jobs available. The high-demand jobs are the low-wage jobs. Most low-wage jobs also don't require that much education or training. Not everyone is willing to leave their home State to compete for a chance at a job, especially if they have little education or skills. Not all States are equal when it comes to job opportunities.
@@laurie7689Excellent points. Leadership could do better to attract companies, but then again part of that is having a workforce that can fill the jobs.
@@knighttimestorieslv Yes, it is a no-win situation, swirling down the drain.
@@laurie7689 that's because Americans are spoiled and feel entitled. Let's look at Filipinos, most of them work overseas in other countries in deplorable conditions to send money back home to sustain the family. No welfare in the Phillipines.
Or moving to another state
MTG needs to address her states poverty rather than thinks she know the answer to the rest of the world’s problems. DeSantis needs to the same for Florida too.
So does Greg Abbott and the new Governor of Louisiana
I must have missed that. When did she support biden meddling in Ukraine? Or praise him botching Afghanistan? I don't remember her demanding the borders be wide open either.
Think she wants them to go home and solve their own problems.
An aged population (especially Florida), immigration, and a lack of a solid manufacturing base also contribute to increasing poverty rates.
Florida is God's waiting room.
Here’s a thought. Although this doesn’t apply to all these states, some of the top ten declined when oil, gas, coal, or timber jobs ended. In other words, corporations came in, got rich off a state’s natural resources then left. Wouldn’t it be a noble gesture if the corporations brought some new business to the area that added jobs? Just a thought.
Very noble indeed but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Yup, and most of those states are deep red… back in 2017 republicans sold the country the idea that if they give massive tax cuts to corporations, those corporations would reinvent in their states… of course, those corporations used the money for stock buybacks..
Or the ecologists and politicians drove them out with their mandates, laws and taxes.
Yes exactly what I replied earlier about NM. BUT we must not always look to the pirate shareholder caste to make or break our social structures. Ya think we would re-think that by now, than just parroting the status quo programming. Yeah I had the best job of my adult life at Apple until they moved hundreds of our jobs overseas in the 90's. This use and discard while moving the money up the chain to the professional caste is plainly not sustainable.
Canada has our timber that why timber workers left at signing of naft. I was pretty furious because my friend was a single mother and no warning just shut the door and locked the garage. Workers showed up and gates were locked.
Oregon surprised me... and the fact that Arkansas was not on the list. Curious who was 11, 12....
Thought the same
He only added it not to show the obvious regarding the southern states.
And where is South Carolina on the list?
This list is for the percentage of people of welfare, not the "poorest states" list, whereas, they rank median incomes, et. al.
I recently moved from Oregon, lived there 18+ yrs. Rural areas have high cost of living-housing is high, food has to be trucked in, cars are necessary, poor health care access, gas tax is high. It is not unusual for people to travel 3 hours for medical specialists. An incredible amount of people are on food stamps and medicaid assistance. Jobs are plentiful, but if you are stoned all the time it is hard to maintain employment. Public education is pretty good.
Multi generation welfare is a problem.
... which can be broken with higher education for better paid careers.
A friend n a very good carpenter, needed GA for just 2 months. $ 175 per. They told him he should sell his older pickup n he could sell his tools. He worked for cash n 5 months later, and he got a great job based on his tools n being able to start working that day .
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I can't believe they told him to sell his truck & tools. I'm so glad he's doing okay good carpenters are very hard to find.
@@annahgibbus8 I wanted to giv him some work , a very honest n classy dude.
Oregon and West Virginia surprised me. I thought WV would be 1st. The southern states don't. High cost of housing, hurricanes, high crime, and low wages.
Cost of living in OR is relatively high, especially housing. Oregon also seems to offer more social programs than many other states, and more people are eligible.
You don’t consider West Virginia to be a Southern state?
Knew New Mexico was most likely on the list but surprised they were #1. Thought that dubious award would be would be WV or Alabama.
@@mahatmarandy5977West Virginia is considered a mid Atlantic state.
West Virginia is a southern state!@@margaretbonanno654