No, the author's opinion equating supporting the social safety net with being "dependent on government" is not a fact, and voting in favor of those who are far more dependent on government, with no concommitant benefit to the economy, is a fool's errand.

As I said above, you are voting on a talking point, just like Hank, rather than voting based on reality. You've heard for decades about "welfare queens" and the like and have chosen to believe, against all facts to the contrary, that that is what is ruining our economy.

You are a stooge for the less than 1% who you are voting in favor of.

Fish on...

Todd