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Old 04-11-2019, 02:40 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by OneHungLo View Post
Same thing is going on here. Where I live in the state of Massachusetts, they peg the benefits at over $53k+ a yr between the free housing, EBT cash payments, wic / food stamps etc. How are these uneducated and unskilled people with 3 kids going to find a job making that much?
The problem is there is a severe lack of jobs paying $53K+as well. Except for the well educated and the school system doesn't train children well enough to fill the jobs. So the governments import labour from abroad where they are trained.

The whole system is in a mess.
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