Welfare for the Rich

Welfare is supposed to be for poor people -- but BILLIONS go to rich people (bailouts, subsidies, taxpayer-funded special grants).

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Rich people got lots of extra money recently from government "relief" efforts. In the "Heroes Act", Congress sent $350 million to the 50 RICHEST zip codes in America.

"They didn't have to prove anything," Lisa Conyers, author of "Welfare for the Rich," tells me. Researching her book, she "ended up traveling around the country for four years ... looking at state budgets and federal budgets."

She highlights how taxpayers help billionaires build fancy stadiums.

Taxpayers funded one for billionaire Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings.

"Here's this person who has all this money, that could perfectly well build his own stadium, asking the taxpayers ... to build a stadium."

Anyone who's stayed in a Nevada hotel also paid an extra $1.50/night to raise almost a billion dollars for a stadium for Raiders' owner Mark Davis.

Davis demanded fancy features, like a movable field and a giant torch.

He says "I’m not a billionaire", but he and his mom own 47% of the team, which worth $3.1 billion.

Did he really need taxpayer help?

That's the just beginning of how taxpayers help the rich.

The video above shows we also, outrageously, pay wealthy communities, rich farmers, energy executives, and big corporations.

[iammrbeat]

Something all of us can agree on. End corporate welfare!

[RedCandleWax]

I said this from the beginning. “COVID relief bills” have nothing to do with covid relief.

[allensu]

Sports stadiums should not be considered infrastructure

[davidrichardson]

And after funding the billionaires stadium, the taxpayers get the treat of spending over 200 dollars to go there for 3 hours. Not to mention the 25 dollar beer and hot dog.

[_HellYeah]

Imagine if the main stream media were to show these types of reports that John creates. Imagine if every reporter was just like

[timothykieper]

Just the tip of the iceberg. Canceling the Keystone Pipeline, a direct gift to Warren Buffet and his railroad conglomeration. Six months later your cost of gasoline rises by $1.00 a gallon.

[bcarss]

I was having a good morning until I clicked on this. Now I am back in my "hate the government" mood again. Thanks John!

[Ordinary-AverageGuy]

The worst part is when governments hand money out to other countries for kickbacks.

[christophererwin]

Love John Stossel; When I was a Kid, I watched 20/20 just to see what he would do. I am happy to see him still doing it.

[wendys]

Thank you John Stossel, you are an American patriot.

[Zanroff]

I'm fine with people being rich. I have zero issue with it. I have a problem with the government making people rich.

[watchdealer]

Government wastes so much, it's impossible to track it.

[BryonLape]

The letter after the politician's name doesn't matter anymore.

[kookookala]

Thanks again for more exposure of these TYRANICLE state officials!!

[stevena]

I wish millions of people would watch these videos from Stossel...the stories he exposes are absolutely incredible. The things people are getting away with is sickening.

[jacobjohnson]

Don’t be distracted folks! Pay attention to all the bills and all the lies we are constantly fed.

[johngalt]

After Arizona granted county commissioners the authority to levy tax, the first thing they did was gift Jerry Colangelo a new stadium. When the citizenry questioned the wisdom, Jerry, on camera, thumbed his nose and said, "too bad, its a done deal." The open contempt he displayed toward the chump citizens was psychopathic.

[anthonyraineri]

Imagine paying taxes for a football stadium then having to pay $100.00 for a ticket to get into the stadium you helped pay for while the owner has his own box .

[MrCosmos]

“Give the people bread and circuses and they will never revolt”
---- Juvenal, Roman poet AD 60 to 130

[Matt-mezz]

In Colorado the budget, despite being in a pandemic, was recently approved and saw an increase in spending by $4 billion next fiscal year which begins in July. During the pandemic they supposedly cut spending but the money just got moved around for pet projects around the state. To top that, state employees are receiving a raise despite the economy being shit. It’s utterly ridiculous!