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Beck romanticizes poverty depicted in photo from the Great Depression

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 11/30/10 6:48 PM EST

From the November 30 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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Previously:

Beck: “We have been sold a lie” that “the poor in America” are suffering

Beck absurdly claims that alternative poverty measurement would classify him as poor

Multimillionaire Beck wonders if people who “pay nothing” in income taxes should “serve in the military”

Inspired by Ben Franklin, Beck says “Uncle Sam ... should be in prison” for govt measures aimed at reducing poverty

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