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StilettoMiss February 4th, 2014 1:37am

It was reported recently that Owsley County in Kentucky has the highest food stamp usage in the nation. It's also 95% Republican. Does this demographic surprise you, considering Republican views toward government entitlement programs?

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Arya8
02/04/14 1:31 pm

I'm from not too far from this county, so no, doesn't surprise me at all. :)

corino Utah
02/04/14 12:23 pm

So are they buying pot?

Republicans don't hate welfare. Democrats rate their success on how many people are on welfare, Republicans by how many get off welfare (because they used it as a leg up and don't need it amymore).

listgarten SF Bay Area
02/04/14 10:52 am

I've always known about this type of hypocrisy.

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duey in a fools paradise
02/04/14 9:01 am

Wow talk about a bunch of inclusive bigoted haters! You go democrats!

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MadCow Kansas Proud
02/04/14 9:18 am

In the end, it's still hypocrisy. One side just seems to be more blind to it.

StilettoMiss SF med law, meme queen
02/04/14 9:27 am

LOL that's hilarious. Thanks for the laugh :)

palindrome California
02/04/14 9:34 am

explain to me how pointing out that the people who complain the most about entitlements are the ones who tend to be on welfare is inclusive and bigoted?

My bet is I'll hear nothing but crickets

duey in a fools paradise
02/04/14 9:42 am

It's federal spending on all levels. That includes farm subsidies, military spending which has been big for the last 12 years, if the state has an Indian reservation, retirement pay, Social Security payments, Medicare. If you look at population

duey in a fools paradise
02/04/14 9:44 am

these states have very high populations of minorities. Then there are the food stamp and welfare payments. It's not about which state pays more it's about where our government does business, which states our more likely to have farms.

palindrome California
02/04/14 12:12 pm

which state has a high population if minorities? You're a moron. CA, FL, NY etc have a HIGH populations of minorities. States like Kentucky do not. Mississippi does not.

Back up your retarded statement with evidence. I want to see that proven

duey in a fools paradise
02/04/14 8:59 am

It's 4770 people in rural Kentucky very traditional, uneducated, probably very religious. So not a surprise the way the left has taken this country.

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rickvee Living the dream
02/04/14 8:03 am

It makes me curious as to the facts of the case. Highest per capita but a population of 100 people? I'd like to look into the demographics and statistics.

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roger78
02/04/14 7:47 am

If it were dems who were the 95% this wouldn't have been news...new news.

palindrome California
02/04/14 8:30 am

you know it's the republican red states that take more welfare than blue states, right?

duey in a fools paradise
02/04/14 9:02 am

Yep still realign from 100 years of democrats running things still trying to dig their way out.

palindrome California
02/04/14 9:18 am

what a stupid thing to say.

duey in a fools paradise
02/04/14 9:54 am

Not half as stupid as what you said though.

palindrome California
02/04/14 12:13 pm

You're saying that these southern, conservative states were..... what? liberal in the past?


Yeah.... you're pretty stupid. Parties may have changed, but the South has ALWAYS been conservative champ

ThePhlegm The Lone Star State
02/04/14 6:02 am

The truly poor will sign up for what they need. It doesn't matter who they vote for.

Your premise is that repubs shouldn't get food stamps because they hate entitlements is wrong. The people who want to get off of these is who I think should get it

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ThePhlegm The Lone Star State
02/04/14 6:03 am

Or do you think only poor dems should get food stamps?

polster2 US
02/04/14 6:16 am

No, her premise is spot on. Romney ran on slashing entitlements.

MadCow Kansas Proud
02/04/14 9:58 am

That's not the premise of the question. The question asked if it was hypocritical for those who are anti-welfare to accept welfare.

polster2 US
02/04/14 10:03 am

How could it not be hypocritical? Republicans hate government all the way to the mailbox for their monthly check.

jmw7477 Indiana
02/04/14 5:21 am

People are out for whatever they can get. It doesn't matter their political affiliation.

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FollowYourBliss Never Happy, Ever After
02/04/14 12:48 am

Not surprising at all. I'm sure they're receiving their food stamps while blaming the government for their problems. Undeniable logic right thur!

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kbluebird Denial
02/04/14 12:08 am

Are the recipients actually 95% Republican? Are they registered with a party at all?

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nelsor Catholic
02/03/14 10:38 pm

Do we have a breakdown of this?

What if the population is small and only a few actually vote, then we might not know what party the recipients would vote for?

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stefanie22 Cincinnati
02/03/14 10:16 pm

Not at all. Right wingers are against all government entitlements*


*except whatever entitlement they receive, because that one is obviously legit. The rest of them are used by moochers and should be stopped immediately!!

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stefanie22 Cincinnati
02/03/14 10:19 pm

And wow stiletto, you have he highest agreement ratio I've found with anybody, bar far!! 90%

I just followed you.

Squidboy Snarkapottamus
02/03/14 10:24 pm

I just checked and it says I agree 100% with Stiletto. Wtf? I don't even agree with myself that much!

bringstheeagle Colorado
02/03/14 10:30 pm

She's 83% for me and likewise my highest.

violence Pretty hate machine
02/03/14 10:33 pm

100% for me too. Must be a glitch.

StilettoMiss SF med law, meme queen
02/04/14 10:06 am

LOL whenever I see a 0 or a 100 it reminds me that SoH isn't glitch free

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02/03/14 9:29 pm

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02/03/14 9:30 pm

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DrReid Ever present.
02/03/14 9:28 pm

This is a fair question, shared.

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sydwel
02/03/14 9:14 pm

Doesn't really surprise me: Parts of Red America can be quite poor, and are generally conservative. Of course it would be hypocritical if an individual receiving government aid in such an area suggested someone elsewhere should be denied the same.

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violence Pretty hate machine
02/03/14 8:35 pm

Not even a little bit.

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Squidboy Snarkapottamus
02/03/14 8:13 pm

And 8 of the top 10 states receiving SNAP benefits are Red States. The same states that receive more tax $ than they send to DC. What does this mean? Somebody is not walking their talk.

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cpaswr just say the letters
02/03/14 8:09 pm

I find it odd that many Republican supporters are on the lower end of the income spectrum.

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146787456777 .......
02/03/14 8:25 pm

I've always found this odd too, seeing as lots of republicans have very poor opinions of the... well, poor.

cpaswr just say the letters
02/03/14 8:31 pm

Exactly. I'm not saying that it is the majority of the poor. But, it is higher than expected.

eLucidate writing
02/03/14 9:18 pm

It's because of religion. Poor people are more religious, and conservatives have branded themselves as the religious party.

TomM
02/03/14 9:38 pm

Why is that odd? Is it also odd when high income people are democrats?

cpaswr just say the letters
02/04/14 4:58 am

Tom, as others have stated, many of the poor that do support the Republican Party also believe there should be cuts in government spending unless it applies to them. But, the high income Democrats are less likely to complain about their tax bill.

TomM
02/04/14 5:03 am

Not only are they less likely to complain about the taxes, some believe they should be raised.

Bbarbeau Texas
02/03/14 8:07 pm

I wonder how many of the recipients vote and how.

swervin Maryland
02/03/14 7:57 pm

I'm not surprised. A lot of people vote along party lines without even knowing what the party stands for.

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TomM
02/03/14 7:48 pm

If this is true, why don't you just agree to cut the food stamps.

bethanyq Ess Eff
02/03/14 8:01 pm

Because support for food stamps has nothing to do with liking/agreeing with/etc. the people who need them. It's to do with recognizing that poverty and hunger are correlated with crime and economic instability and therefore we should try to mitigate.

DrReid Ever present.
02/03/14 9:27 pm

I thought you knew us better than that Tom...

TomM
02/03/14 9:36 pm

I actually think food stamps should stay. I usually argue with those who believe charities could take over or for some other reason believe it's not necessary at all.

smartfart Florida
02/03/14 7:32 pm

Surprised? Not in the slightest.
I bet they bitch about government spending & increasing taxes on the wealthy too. Still wouldn't be surprised.
Irrational has become a way of life to many of these people.

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smartfart Florida
02/03/14 8:13 pm

These are the "Keep your government hands off my Medicare" people too.

TomM
02/03/14 9:40 pm

Yeah agree, same as the rich complaining about low taxes and loopholes, while they still claim all the deductions and exemptions they can find.

Zod Above Pugetropolis
02/03/14 7:30 pm

Not really. I think they're used to doing as they're told. The faces in the crowd at a typical Teabertarian rally don't look much like what you'd expect the job creators or corporations/people in the 1% the party most enthusiastically represents.

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CalTexHawk spiral arm
02/03/14 7:34 pm

I would agree, particularly given some of the typos I've seen on their signs.

citethesource Socialist and Atheist
02/03/14 6:45 pm

No. They likely all feel they are worthy recipients, not like those lazy people they heard about. Other people are moochers and freeloaders. They are just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

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Abolitionist Voice of the people
02/03/14 6:57 pm

Most Kentuckians don't mind about white people receiving government aid; they just don't like the ideal of blacks and foreigners receiving government aid.

palindrome California
02/03/14 6:58 pm

**those "other people" who aren't worthy of getting those entitlements is usually code for the colored folks

palindrome California
02/03/14 6:59 pm

oh Abo, ya beat me to it. No wonder we agree 70% of the time

Abolitionist Voice of the people
02/03/14 7:10 pm

I catch myself about to reply and see you already made the point I was going to make too lol

fracy A deeper shade of blue.
02/03/14 7:53 pm

Well, Owsley County is in the Appalachian section of KY. Y'know, the poor, redneck, Mountain Dew Mouth part. And it only has 5000 people living in it. of course there would be republicans.