Yesterday:

Eric Burlison
[July 13, 2025]
Before we even *think* about legalizing illegal workers, we should kick the freeloaders off the couch and back into the workforce.
Welfare is the real job killer.

Some of the responses:

Your rural constituents make up the majority of welfare recipients in Missouri. What jobs and matching skills are open to them?

There’s an abundance of jobs. The problem is, people don’t wanna do em..

Living wage anyone? Earned sick leave? [That’s a “no” in Missouri.]

interesting that Eric and the GOP have had state control for 20+ year and driven this state to the bottom of every quality of life indicator.
What kinds of jobs? Minimum wage with no benefits? Welcome to Walmart. MO GOP shot down sick leave and wage increases. Underfunded schools and funded “school choice” which allows schools to pick and choose what students can attend. Sounds great right?

If it’s so terrible in Missouri you are free to leave at any time. I’d suggest Colorado which is 100% controlled by your pals the Demonrats and I’m sure you’ll fit right in.

“When the gods want to punish you, they give you what you wish for.”

well she’s correct about schools and school funding. Vouchers will make public schools worse than they already are. Here in SW Missouri there are not many high paying jobs, especially if you don’t have an education. Educated people tend to be more left leaning. So it seems this is the GOP plan.

It’s factual. I live in a town with under 5000 people total, and our county is well under the poverty level. People do not want to work, they will lose their government benefits. This is factual. I was a manager at a restaurant years ago, and someone actually came in and told me they could only work 12 hours a week or they would lose their food stamps.

Left out the parts about paying a living wage and providing access to employer paid health insurance, right? The plural of “anecdote” is not “data”.

Many of these people are already working.

Hey Eric, you are the one on the dole. 🙂

What, exactly is ” welfare”?

Uh, subsidies for corporate agriculture?

Isn’t it freeloading by asking people to pay for your election, instead of using your own money?

I think it’s called something else when the money comes from corporate interests.

Time to wrap up your campaign Eric : Not a SINGLE good thing said about you : While you sit in your FANCY home (with aliens lol 👽) getting Tax Payer Paid PREMIUM Health Care : It’s time for you to pay for that YOURSELF! You’re completely out of touch (👽) And definitely not for the people!

Cancer patients should work?

Most of my friends who have or had cancer all worked and some are now cancer free and some have sadly died.

so because they had to do that it makes it a good thing?

yes!!! Says the GOP. Have seizures? I’m sure there’s a factory job for you!
Transplant patient you can work in customer service. Alzheimer’s? Meat packing plants. Dialysis patient? Into the fields.

that’s not true at all, that requirement is only for able bodied people who can work. It’s a minimum of 40 hours a month and they can volunteer somewhere, if they prefer!!

And what percentage is that?

how thoughtful of the oligarchs

Ma’am. Are we ALL going to have to go in to get our government mandated physicals to determine if we’re “able bodied?”
Government is going to make an “able bodied” worker class, and give us a star to wear?
Do me a favor, DO NOT lie to me that the GOP is about “small government.” Just own that it’s all about being intrusive, controlling and greedy.

if they are on disability, then technically by the records of doctors, they are not able bodied..

Well, actually, it’s actually.

exactly, but not everyone is disabled. You know, some disabled people want to work and may find more purpose in their lives. I had a deaf mute man who begged to be a dishwasher at the restaurant I managed, we were concerned due to hot and sharp things being carried and him unable to warn others. But he was determined and wouldn’t quit coming in to ask. We hired him, worked out a system and he was a great employee, it gave him such pride in hisself.

Left out the parts about paying a living wage and providing access to employer paid health insurance, right?

Keep beating that dead horse sir.

Elderly are suppose to work to the death, correct?

Or die earlier. Their choice.

Rural folks aren’t afraid of work. Freeloaders are.

That’s quite a persuasive marketing slogan there. Profit will follow soon.

Injured vets should work ?

What does that have to do with Jeffrey Epstein?

Well, somebody had to bring it up.

There are more important matters that need to be dealt with, like what are you doing to get the Epstein files released?

Do you even know what the current unemployment rate is? In Missouri it’s 4%. That’s near historical lows. For being in a Republican economy that’s good.

Most fraud, waste, and abuse comes from the provider side.

You know who are the real freeloaders? Representatives that ignore their constituents. I’m looking at you Eric.

Around 70% of welfare recipients are employed. Wtf are you talking about? How about not giving the guys who created this environment tax breaks if you want to save money, Eric Burlison?

Anf how the heck are you going to identify these “freeloaders”? By cutting funding? Delete thousands, good and a few bad. Great plan. NOT!

Just ask Rick Scott, who the fraudsters are! [….]

There’s that.

Rich mothers should stay home with their kids because it’s best for the kids, but poor mothers should work because getting assistance is freeloading? Just more mental gymnastics to justify screwing over poor kids because they deserve to be punished for being born poor.
Read Acts 4:32-35 if you ever actually open that Bible you thump.

The truth must be made known about Epstein and everyone involved!
Otherwise no one will ever trust the government or this administration again!

“…I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced…”

Epstein

Yeah …so when do you get a real job and quit shitposting on FB and shilling for the gun lobby?

How bout we get the healthcare you enjoy

Politicians like Burlison make policies that make life unaffordable and then demonize them. I think district 7 can do better with representation.

There you go.