Sunday, October 27, 2013

Half of Americans Get Government Benefits

Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that in the fourth quarter of 2011, nearly half of all Americans — 49.1 percent — received benefits from one or more government programs.
Out of a population then estimated to be 306.8 million, 151 million received benefits from at least one government agency.
More than 82 million people lived in a household in which one or more people received Medicaid benefits, and 46.4 million people got Medicare benefits.
Nearly 50 million people received Social Security payments, 49 million got food stamps, 20.2 million got Supplemental Security Income, 13.4 million lived in public or subsidized rental housing, 5 million received unemployment compensation, and 3.1 million got veterans' compensation.
About 23.2 million people were in the Women, Infants, and Children program, and 5.8 million received benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, according to the data released on Oct. 22.
Other funds paid out in the last three months of that year include those for Railroad Retirement benefits, workers' compensation, and veterans' educational assistance.
The figures for means-tested programs such as food stamps and Supplemental Security Income include anyone residing in a household in which one or more people received benefits from the program.
The Census Bureau also reported that out of 118.8 million U.S. households, 29.5 percent received Medicare benefits, 20 percent got Medicaid benefits, and 32 percent received Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits.
Also, 15.4 million households, or 13 percent of the total, received food stamps.
When and if Obamacare is fully implemented next year, a new benefit program will begin — Americans earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level for their households will qualify for a federal subsidy to purchase health insurance.

Who is that girl? The mysterious face of Healthcare.gov

http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/U.S./876/493/healthcaregal.jpg?ve=1You can bet she is not out there seeking autographs!

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Harry Reid says that Republicans will have to agree to tax increases to have any hope of achieving a grand budget bargain, saying Americans, 'including the rich,' are willing to pay more.

Bailey Comment: Does the statement Americans willing to pay more include all of the non working leaches that are sucking us dry already?

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