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[HairOfTheDog]

When reading the chart it says, the percentage of whites lifted out of poverty. I'm taking that as meaning they are not on welfare any more if they have been lifted out of poverty.

You misunderstood.  

It just means that the percentage of poor whites is lower and they're not as poor as poor minorities before receiving the same amount of government assistance.

Without the government programs, 24 percent of whites were poor, compared to 43 percent of blacks and 36 percent of Hispanics. After the programs, 13 percent of whites were poor, compared to 24 percent of blacks and 26 percent of Hispanics.