Ronald Reagan and "The Welfare Queen" with Laci Mosley

Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) tells Sarah about Linda Taylor and the origins of the Welfare Queen myth ("the build the wall" of the 70s). They also discuss the origins of the Ronald Reagan myth, and how the latter used the former to become the "Beyoncé of the GOP." Here’s where to find Laci:Laci on Twitter Laci's podcast Scam Goddess Support us: Bonus Episodes on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchWhere else to find us: Sarah's other show, You Are Good[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseSome articles referred to in this episode: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2013/12/linda_taylor_welfare_queen_ronald_reagan_made_her_a_notorious_american_villain.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/the-queen-linda-taylor-welfare-reagan-podcast.html https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/josh-levin/the-queen/9780316513272/ https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-welfare-queen-w-ayo-edebiri/ https://newrepublic.com/article/154404/myth-welfare-queen  Links: https://twitter.com/DivaLacihttps://www.earwolf.com/show/scam-goddess/http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices