Why do Republicans blame the poor?

[RoryN]

Answer: the "Southern Strategy".

See: Get Me Roger Stone

 

[rgraham666]

It has to do with what I call 'The American Faith'. This faith is an odd mixture of Puritanism and animism.

In this faith America itself has become the source of divinity. America, that is white America, is God. All good things flow from this God and only evil people oppose it.

Thanks to the Puritan inheritance the poor are sinners. They do not follow the faith. If they did they would be rich.

The Faithful believe that sinners must be punished.

 

[eric_erosfan]

Answer: the "Southern Strategy".

See: Get Me Roger Stone

Most of the people voting Republicans into power are poor. Being used by the rich who keep bankrolling the culture wars to keep those votes coming.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Speaking of Republicans attacking poor people …

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

The administration is working on a rule change that would deduct the value of a disabled adult’s bedroom from their SSI allotment, even if the family members they live with are poor enough to qualify for food stamps. This would mean slashing the benefits of some of the most low-income SSI recipients by up to a third — about $330 a month in Burton’s case — or ending their support altogether.

The effort to cut SSI for families who also rely on food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, was initiated by top White House and Department of Government Efficiency officials last year, multiple Social Security officials said. It marks a second attempt by the Trump administration to quietly but dramatically downsize disability benefit programs overseen by the Social Security Administration, despite those programs’ strict eligibility standards and minimal instances of fraud.

BB and SebastianHolt: how much will this change impact your life? Losing that income must be difficult for you.