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welfare cadillac

Ironic reference to a cheap and/or beat-up banger of a car. Originated in response to Ronald Reagan's exaggeration of a Chicago welfare fraud case in which $8,000 was received. Reagan reported the amount as $150,000 dollars, possibly conflating it with the case of Dorothy Woods and her 38 pretended children, and said the woman owned a Cadillac.
Yep, this old banger's my Welfare Cadillac. Who knew they still had an Edsel in stock?
by Wanderer Werewolf March 1, 2007
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