Thursday, January 11, 2007

Rich White Guys on Poor People
They are all of the president's mold:
"First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2003

These guys look at underprivileged Americans as criminals or call them lazy. Think progress gives the goods on lazy Jack:
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) made headlines last month after complaining about Congress’ new schedule that requires members to work five days a week:
“Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. “Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families — that’s what this says.”


Last night, Kingston offered some advice for Americans living in poverty: work longer hours. During House debate over the minimum wage, Kingston said raising the minimum wage would do nothing for poor Americans. Instead, if people marry and work longer hours, “they would be out of poverty,” he said. “It’s an economic fact.” ...

Kingston is wrong. The annual salary for full-time workers earning the federal minimum wage “still leaves a family of three
about $6,000 short of the poverty threshold.”