The welfare state has exploded under the Obiden-Harris Regime. Leftist-controlled Massachusetts recently revealed they added an astounding 672,483 people to its EBT card and welfare programs, a 34.6% increase in a 14-month period!
These figures indicate 10% of the entire state is currently on welfare.
This from armstrongeconomics.com.
Boston, Massachusetts–Welfare State Capital
State Senator Ryan Fattman is demanding an audit, believing this uptick in welfare recipients correlated with “what the Democrats did in the supplemental budget,” alluding to the December 2023 battle over $3.1 billion to partially fund the migrant crisis. Yet, migrants are allegedly not qualified to receive EBT or food stamps. But, but, but, but, but how else could such a large portion of the state’s population end up on welfare in such a short amount of time?
The unemployment rate reached 3.7% in Massachusetts this August, up by 0.2% from the month prior, but 0.5% lower than the national average. Labor force participation remains at 66.3%, the highest for the state since June 2020. There is no reason that residents of Massachusetts should be experiencing poverty at such a significant rate compared to the rest of the U.S. Or is there?
672,483 new EBT cards in 14 months—a 34.6% surge! With 2.6M active cards, these numbers don’t add up. The MassGOP stands with @Kelly4StateRep in calling for a full audit. Taxpayers deserve accountability!#mapoli #MassGOP
Read more below! ⬇️https://t.co/Vy28Wgsrsr— MassGOP (@massgop) October 9, 2024
Hint: Government programs are ineffective because they are prone to greed. These agencies rarely pass audits during the off chance someone bothers to conduct one. All we hear is how the state and federal governments simply have ran out of money and aid, when in all reality, they have no idea where or why their funds are dwindling.
Final thought: Sounds like a problem a double dose of Conservatism can fix.
