Mr. Kramer:
Perhaps you are unaware of how little money is raised and spent in local city council races in Corpus Christi. For example, Chad Magill reported raising about $13K in his 30-day report and just $6K in the most recent filing, so yes a $1K contribution is significant in such a race. Indeed, though a thousand dollars may not mean much to you, only .46% of the U.S. population give $200 or more, according to Open Secrets: https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/donordemographics.php
I work and live in a place that is heavily focused on tourism. Which means almost every business here is closed during winter. Seasonal workers basically have to find a winter job if they want to be able to live and the problem is the closest town that would have any jobs worth working is an hour away. At this point I'm better off to leave my family and let them struggle with the business and find a full time job that's all year round. I feel bad for construction workers that aren't in a union. Once the snow falls, they will have to use their savings just to survive. Unless they're expected to work for minimum wage in winter, every winter, for the rest of their life.
There you go again. Facts. Just like climate change, whenever a Republican is making a case, someone comes along and rains on the parade with this "facts" argument. Sheesh.
The real welfare is the obscene free ride given to corporations and the super rich - not to mention our crazily bloated military, but when you are bought and sold by those very interests, facts tend to get in the way.
Paul Ryan remind's me of an Ivy League version of SNL's "Drunk Uncle"...lots of pontification with seemingly no knowledge on the subjects of which he preaches...there IS no real "welfare" anymore! Actual cash payments are small and limited in time, food stamps have been reduced to crumbs, housing assistance has waiting lists of YEARS...so he preaches and preaches ad nauseum on "welfare" and only if you know NOTHING about it can you listen to it and think he makes sense! If you look at 6 functions of the Wisconsin State budget-pensions, healthcare, education, welfare, protection and transport- Education and healthcare are at the top by far-welfare is at the very BOTTOM. LEARN FACTS. usgovernmentspending.com do you know where your tax dollars are?
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