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"chances are they'd turn around and buy a new iphone"

Most in that situation would spend the money, but on needs like food or medication. The "blow it on a new iPhone" meme comes from an entitled right wing culture (that also made up the concept of a "Welfare Queen ")



> but on needs like food or medication

Or debt. (Real debt -- the ones where they break your legs if you don't repay.)

> The "blow it on a new iPhone" meme comes from an entitled right wing culture

I would have kept "right wing" out of it. Entitlement stereotypes are on both sides of the aisle, no need to make this partisan.


> [...] entitled right wing culture (that also made up the concept of a "Welfare Queen ")

The first use of the term that I can find is from Jet Magazine in 1974. They're hardly "right-wing".

https://books.google.com/books?id=DVsDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA...


That's not quite the same usage as Reagan though.




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