Episode 18: What did we do before welfare?

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The government announced a giveaway of $2,000 debit cards to Katrina refugees, and then changed their minds only a few days later--the abuses were so extreme that they didn't even finish the distribution. What did people do before we had a government ready to hand out money after every misfortune? Before the 1930's, such a thing was unheard of. So what did the people do--die in the streets like dogs? There aren't many people left alive who really remember firsthand.

Music heard in this podcast provided under the Creative Commons license by Michel Maurice Fortin:

        1. Smooth1

        2. BoulBeat

        3. Sambabolo

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