Welfare Stigma Quotes

One of our most unfortunate believes is that a person who lives on welfare is not only unfortunate, but somehow defective.

You know where nice people end up? On welfare.

I was once a welfare recipient and am very aware of the successes and failures of this critical safety net. There are those that would have us believe that those receiving TANF benefits are lazy, shiftless, freeloaders who are just sitting around thinking of another way to suckle from the government teat.

Do we really want a society in which the stigma of going on the dole has been erased?

I was a camp counselor for kids whose moms were on welfare, unfortunately, and right across the camp was the best, most pristine and preppy camp in the universe.

I receive food stamps but I have never been on welfare.

Welfare is hated by those who administer it, mistrusted by those who pay for it and held in contempt by those who receive it.

Until people realise benefits doesn't mean scrounger, and austerity isn't a fun middle-class way to grow your own vegetables, there's still a lot of work to do.

We were on welfare when we were kids. Thanks for reminding me of that.

People on welfare are fornicating deadbeats

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Why is it that if you take advantage of a corporate tax break you're a smart businessman, but if you take advantage of something so you don't go hungry, you're a moocher?