are Blacks the ONLY ones on welfare?

"No, sir. The only people who should be allowed to live off other people's money, while doing nothing to serve the people, is us... the politicians."

My husband is disabled from a job related accident and let me tell you it has not been an easy process getting his social security disablity started.....and might i add he worked and paid taxes for 40 years so i do not consider this a free handout.....he would still be working if it were possible......By the way we are white

have you ever noticed how every story has a little nugget thrown in there to make us all turn on each other? Only the good politicians have all the answers and can take care of us. Wake up people, and stop the "in fighting." We get nowhere with hating each other.

I agree. We need to wean Republican states like Kentucky, Mississippi, Alaska, the Dakotas, Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Louisiana off federal aid.
All of these states get more federal aid than they pay in taxes.
Alaska, for example, gets $1.67 in federal aid for every dollar they pay in taxes. In contrast, California, the eighth largest economy in the world, gets .80 in federal aid for every dollar it pays in taxes. No state should get more federal aid than it pays in taxes.

Where is my share of the handout that is given to all of the corporations, big business, oil and banks that they receive on a daily basis. I think ALL of us should start demanding our share. After all, we are the one's paying fot it all !!! Of course, this is in part why our government is so corrupt with business and politicians lining each other's pockets. Our representatives in Washington no longer represent us.

Why did he have to put "black" into it? Stupid!

Personally, I'd like to know how the government is getting more people on SSI since you can't even qualify for it unless you are completely disabled and unable to work. You also have to meet rather stringent asset and income requirements. I haven't seen anything from the government that loosens either the medical or financial requirements. The only improvements have been the ability to submit the application on-line rather than having to travel to a Social Security office to get the paperwork, and the ability to have your money directly deposited in your bank account instead of getting a paper check.

THis reads like a terrorists novel. Steal the middle class jobs, Make them forfiet their assets, and then critisize them for being poor and needing help!!!!

Is this the same Rick Santorum who used government funds to pay for cyber school for his children?

Santorum also just made sure that every single black American will vote for anyone else but him.

Remember when he said retirement age should be raised to at least 70 ? look it up.

See conservatives, THIS is why I roll my eyes when your politicians swear that they don’t see color, only Americans. Which is it? I'd be more inclined to listen to your argument if you stuck to one argument. Or even better if you stopped trying to divide poor whites, blacks, and browns who are all going through the same thing.

-Sincerely, A melanin enhanced human who's never been on welfare.

Isn't it ironic that people involved in stock-market activities are the ones that are truly dependent on the government? What would have happenned to Wall Street if not for bailouts, QE's, fed actions and money printing? Yet these same people are the ones blathering about how important they are as movers and shakers. Santorum's "entepereneurs" are primarily welfare babies straight off the stock market, pure and simple.

I guess farm subsidies don't make farmers dependent on the government. Try and drop them and listen to the howl. Oil companies must be dependent on the government because they yell and holler at a hint of cuttin gthem. But according to Santorum only blacks are government deprendent. I guess they must own all the farms and oil companies.

I lived in Beaver County, Pa. and all around all of those yowns that once had a very thriving mining and steel mill industry there is nothing but severe poverty. All of those counties in the sw Pennsylvania area have been hurt for decdes by job lose and poverty. There is so much poverty in his own backyard and the counties are 90 to 95% white, the people are suffering and have been suffering for years. You can drive around Pa. and the neighboring WV and Ohio area and see the decline. Suffering has no color. Santorum is pandering to a certain section of the Republican party and using the same code words as in the past to people who are fightiong century old battles.

Ricky forgets all the entitlements he received as a senator...he sure does the talk, but where's the walk?!!?

How come Santorum has no problem with corporations and their corporate welfare or Wall Street taking a hand out from the taxpayers? It is only black people he has issues with. I gather he is not aware that white people are also on welfare. What hypocrites.

Taxes on the wealthy have been cut for over 10 years so the "job creators" can create jobs. Well, WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

Give Rick credit-- he's certainly learned how to appeal to his base.

Santorum said, "So I don't want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else's money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money and provide for themselves and their families." What he did not say was how he intended to do that. Hey, I want everyone off of welfare by providing them meaningful jobs and ways for their children to be tended to when they work; I want peace throughout the world; I want full employment; I want lower prices so things are more affordable for people; vote for me.