ROBERT PITTENGER

†he Congressman came under tremendous pressure from people all over the country including many political Republican colleagues. The next evening he appears on a CNN interview an apologized. What made his statement all the more absurd was that many of the protesters were upper and middle class people angry at yet another police killing of Black men—a pattern that had come to light in the [previous months. In addition, many of the demonstrators were white.

This point of of view is actually held by a significant number of conservative Americans. They believe that welfare actually causes the inability of the very poor to get ahead. However, almost no people who have been recipients of welfare, including those who not only emerged from poverty but became wealthy and distinguished, agreed with them. The Congressman was silent about all the companies and wealthy individuals who regularly take corporate welfare and subsidies from the government and who do not seem to be negatively affected.

†he Congressman came under tremendous pressure from people all over the country including many political Republican colleagues. The next evening he appears on a CNN interview an apologized. What made his statement all the more absurd was that many of the protesters were upper and middle class people angry at yet another police killing of Black men—a pattern that had come to light in the [previous months. In addition, many of the demonstrators were white.

This point of of view is actually held by a significant number of conservative Americans. They believe that welfare actually causes the inability of the very poor to get ahead. However, almost no people who have been recipients of welfare, including those who not only emerged from poverty but became wealthy and distinguished, agreed with them. The Congressman was silent about all the companies and wealthy individuals who regularly take corporate welfare and subsidies from the government and who do not seem to be negatively affected.