44 million Americans live below the federal poverty level - and once again they are under attack by the Republicans

Republicans continue to vilify welfare recipients, even during the great recession. In order to create public anger, they insinuate that recipients are paid too much and that the majority of recipients spend money on the wrong things. In previous decades, it was Cadillacs, more recently, it's electronic gadgets, booze and cigarettes. Let's take a look at the facts and some of the National Republican Party propaganda.