In a diary yesterday, we were discussing the new meme of the right wing that describes the unemployed as the "funemployed." I found this idea downright offensive at best and completely infuriating to boot. Funemployed is the right wing's meme that people are just enjoying their time in the sun while sucking up "free" money from real Americans that actually pay taxes, or some such ridiculous notion.
I did some research. Perhaps it is just the corporate mindset to glom on to these extreme positions, or perhaps it is just the great right wing Wurlitzer succeeding once again in their campaign of repeat, repeat, repeat and bullshit becomes reality to some. Either way, there is information that backs up this unfounded and fact free tripe, so I thought I would share it today.
Forewarned is forearmed, as we well know.
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