2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Called People on Welfare "Deadbeats" [View all]BainsBane
(53,180 posts)where the deadbeat reference occurred. It certainly looks like Buzzfeed took it completely out of context. They have a discussion of welfare reform and people getting jobs. As someone who grew up on welfare, I see nothing wrong with anything said there because I can tell you nobody likes living on welfare. People do it because they don't have a choice and would much prefer a job. I'm not saying the reform worked well, but rather I don't see anything problematic about Clinton's statements.
Okay, on to deadbeats. There is a gap in the article and then it uses that comment. The OP from the other poster indicates she was talking about deadbeat dads who don't pay child support. I would really like to know what the truth is here, and since you posted the story I think you would have an interest in that too.
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