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“Are You Weak?” Bill O'Reilly Belittles Social Safety Net Recipients

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 07/24/12 9:13 PM EDT

From the July 24 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:

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Fox Is Wrong: Anti-Poverty Programs Have Kept Millions Out Of Poverty

Fox's Monica Crowley: The Purpose Of Social Safety Nets Is To Create A “Cult Of Victimhood And Dependency”

Fox's Cavuto Likens Government Aid For The Needy To Being “Enslaved To The Government”

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