Mitt Romney calls half of America freeloaders

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Originally Posted by bigrun

How true..

Saw this on the welfare crowd..Huh!

% us population on welfare....4.1. 4.3 million people


Recipients who are white...38.8%
". Who are black.....39.8%

These stats are incorrect- or at the least, misleading. The percentages above are for Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which was a specific program. It mostly aided single women with kids. Total welfare programs by race is about 61 percent white and 33 percent black.

And if you're talking Social Security, it's 88 percent white and just under 10 percent black.

In the interest of full disclosure, it's worth noting that the stats are from 1990, which is the most recent year available, and the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program doesn't actually exist anymore, having been replaced in 1996 with TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families).