A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from November 10, 2020
“What should we do with people who rely on government handouts but are too lazy to work?” (joke)

This editorial cartoon by cartoonist Rob Rogers was published in the Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette on April 25, 2014:
       
Poll-taker: WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH PEOPLE WHO RELY ON GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS BUT ARE TOO LAZY TO WORK?
Woman: KICK THEM OUT OF CONGRESS!
     
“What should we do with people who rely on government handouts, but refuse to work? Kick them out of congress” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on September 8, 2019, and again on Reddit—Jokes on November 10, 2020.
   
       
Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette—Rob Rogers’ Cartoons 
Government Handouts
Written by Rob Rogers on Friday, 25 April 2014 12:00 am.
Paul Ryan took some heat for his comments about the inner city and their culture of not working. What about the ones on the Hill and their culture of not working?
(The following is on an editorial cartoon.—ed.)
Poll-taker: WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH PEOPLE WHO RELY ON GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS BUT ARE TOO LAZY TO WORK?
Woman: KICK THEM OUT OF CONGRESS!
 
Twitter
Frances Patton
@NYrye
Govt. Handouts:Q: What should we do with those relying on govt. funds too lazy to work? A: Kick them out of Congress! http://blogs.post-gazette.com/opinion/rob-rogers-cartoons/41300-government-handouts
4:02 AM · Apr 26, 2014·Twitter for Websites
   
Twitter
David Phillips
@yodasworld
Q: What should we do with people who rely on Gov’t handouts but are to lazy to work?
A: Kick them out of Congress.
5:36 PM · Apr 27, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Doc Viv for Trump
@DrVStein
Replying to @308saiga and @johnTwhiteman
What should we do with people who rely on government handouts but are too lazy to work?
Kick them out of Congress!
12:11 PM · Aug 13, 2017·Twitter for Android
     
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/ChazinPA September 8, 2019
What should we do with people who rely on government handouts, but refuse to work?
Kick them out of congress.
Edit: Gracias for the awards!
     
Twitter
Fish Kisser
@fishkisser1
Q: What should we do with people who rely on government handouts, but refuse to work?
A: Kick them out of congress.
12:47 AM · Jan 31, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/VERBERD November 10, 2020
What should we do with people who rely on government handouts, but refuse to work?
Kick them out of Congress

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health • Tuesday, November 10, 2020 • Permalink


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