Rep. Allen West Says Democrats Pushing Handouts to Less Fortunate is “Modern Form of Slavery”
I try to tune out Rep. Allen West (R-FL) when he speaks because he is just a Tea Party windbag, but I find it disingenuous and even insulting that he would suggest that the Democrats are pushing a “modern form of slavery” is just preposterous. Both parties have failed the people on Main Street.
The Hill: ”Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) on Wednesday evening praised the Republican Party for consistently fighting for individual freedom over the last 150 years, and criticized Democrats for pursuing “handouts” to the less fortunate that he said are a modern form of slavery.
“Our party firmly believes in the safety net,” West said in a late Wednesday floor speech. “We reject the idea of the safety net becoming a hammock.
“For this reason, the Republican value of minimizing government dependence is particularly beneficial to the poorest among us,” he continued. “Conversely, the Democratic appetite for ever-increasing redistributionary handouts is in fact the most insidious form of slavery remaining in the world today, and it does not promote economic freedom.”
Neither party cares much about the “little people,” so I’m not sure what Rep. Allen West is talking about and why he’s pointing fingers. In case he hasn’t noticed, the Republican Party isn’t making itself appealing to the black community one bit.
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