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Most famous place youve never heard of. thats where we are. well, when you start getting down to the detail of it this is historic neirs tavern. >> anthony: back in the 1820s when queens was still mostly farmland and live stock rather than the seven train was what rumbled down what became jamaica avenue. the manager of a racetrack called the union course opened a nearby tavern to accommodate the gamblers and lay-abouts who frequented his track. it was called the blue pump room. in later iteratio...

At the ballot box. >> i did a piece in louisville, people were literally saying i vo voted for trump despite he was saying repeat and replace. lets go to this idea conceit on the right that people on medicaid are lay-abouts, that theyve receiving an unearned benefit and not working. >> sure. >> heres what the keiser foundation looked at. 63% are working full time, 14 working part time. 23% not working. higher in kentucky the rates of people not working. that group, 8 in 10 medicaid folks are wor...

Besides killing terrorists. should have tried mccain out. [ laughter ] >> im interested in the young lady who worked at subway. she was the one out of the whole crew that looked like she was trying to help herself. >> she has a full-time job and she is studying to be in law enforcement. very impressive. car. she was putting gas in the car. she is working long hours. she was the person that had had it most together of anybody that i talked to. >> again youre gonna be accused of just finding the s...

In eastern kentucky, the outreach teep kooeps its food in the back of a thrift store. donated food is stored anywhere theres space. meals can be made out of just about anything the center receives. >> these are already ready to eat meals. the children love these. >> thats what they serve in the army, isnt it? >> this is what were giving the children because they have nothing else to eat. >> reporter: nine years ago, this started as a backpack program as the children. >> the first priority is the...

Era lard to cook food because its the cheapest. i mean, again, the choices that are being made are not between $5 and $15 products. its pennies. its nickels that decide -- >> where do people get the idea you can buy vodka with food stamps? where did it come from? >> i think, as with every huge safety net program there are going to be a few people that try to take advantage of that. the problem is that the narrative does not account for the vast majority of people. food stamps sees very little fr...

Programs, and the narrative that this is a bunch of lay-abouts, buying crab legs and vodka, is really destructive. because, chris, as you know, there are real-world consequences. last september, house republicans passed a bill to cut $40 billion from food stamps. now, it didnt make it in the senate, but that is what the republican party would like to do, a program that keeps -- that affects 75% of the families on food stamps, have elderly people, the disabled and children. those are the people o...

Behind it. >> go after the deep pockets. >> im representing comedy central on that one. >> you are not allowed to. >> stossel on deck. is the federal government encouraging americans to be lay-abouts? lady? stossel, moments away.

Behind it. >> go after the deep pockets. >> im representing comedy central on that one. >> you are not allowed to. >> stossel on deck. is the federal government encouraging americans to be lay-abouts? lady? stossel, moments away. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome.

All because their healthcare will be guaranteed. the cbo says they could cut their hours. stop working in order to qualify for the subsidy or avoid losing it and 2 million people that could drop out of the workforce shrink the workforce. white house said that will be a good thing. people spend more time with their kids. knowing they have subsidized. >> creating a class of lay abouts. not saying that spending time with your kids is in that category. if thats your incentive get as much as we can a...

All because their healthcare will be guaranteed. the cbo says they could cut their hours. stop working in order to qualify for the subsidy or avoid losing it and 2 million people that could drop out of the workforce shrink the workforce. white house said that will be a good thing. people spend more time with their kids. knowing they have subsidized. >> creating a class of lay abouts. not saying that spending time with your kids is in that category. if thats your incentive get as much as we can a...