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109,631,000 on Welfare
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:50 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:50 am
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109,631,000 Americans lived in households that received benefits from one or more federally funded "means-tested programs" — also known as welfare — as of the fourth quarter of 2012, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
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But the 109,631,000 living in households taking federal welfare benefits as of the end of 2012, according to the Census Bureau, equaled 35.4 percent of all 309,467,000 people living in the United States at that time.
When those receiving benefits from non-means-tested federal programs — such as Social Security, Medicare, unemployment and veterans benefits — were added to those taking welfare benefits, it turned out that 153,323,000 people were getting federal benefits of some type at the end of 2012.
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The 153,323,000 total benefit-takers at the end of 2012, said the Census Bureau, equaled 49.5 percent of the population. The 150,026,000 taking benefits other than veterans' benefits equaled about 48.5 percent of the population.
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How do you put in perspective the 109,631,000 people taking welfare, or the 150,026,000 getting some type of federal benefit other than veterans' benefits?
Well, the CIA World Factbook says there are 142,470,272 people in Russia. So, the 150,026,000 people getting non-veterans federal benefits in the United States at the end of 2012 outnumbered all the people in Russia.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 10:51 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:51 am to Alahunter
Ya but... Ann Romney has a horse. So it's only fair.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:52 am to Alahunter
Does the OP even drive on roads?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:53 am to Alahunter
Well its CSN so the actual data would have to be reviewed to make sure this isn't some bullshite statement.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:58 am to Alahunter
What a compassionate nation!
How can there still be complaining?
How can there still be complaining?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:15 am to cwill
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Well its CSN so the actual data would have to be reviewed to make sure this isn't some bullshite statement.
Boortz discussed this on the air today. He's pretty reliable in his citations.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:16 am to Semaphore
Compassion doesn't have a thing to do with 1/3 of our population sucking the gov't tit.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:20 am to Alahunter
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Well, the CIA World Factbook says there are 142,470,272 people in Russia
Is that counting Crimea and Ukraine or no?
Seriously though, I didn't realize they only have half our population for such a large land mass.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:21 am to Alahunter
I don't think you can count those who get social security after being forced to pay into it their whole lives.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:29 am to jamboybarry
The 309,467,000 people didn't build that, so....
More like 100%
More like 100%
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 11:31 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:30 am to cwill
Conservatives are far more intellectually honest than liberals.
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HEALTH CARE PLANS.
LYING LIBERAL MEDIA IS WHY THIS POS TERD IS PRESIDENT.
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HEALTH CARE PLANS.
LYING LIBERAL MEDIA IS WHY THIS POS TERD IS PRESIDENT.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:31 am to a want
quote:Do you dispute the numbers?
C'mon man.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:33 am to Alahunter
And there is no way 109 million people live in a hut with a dirt floor, no water, no air conditioning, no heat, etc. THAT is poor.
Our poor have air, heat, cell phone, car, satellite, tv's, manicures, hair styled, etc.
Our poor have air, heat, cell phone, car, satellite, tv's, manicures, hair styled, etc.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:35 am to a want
They're getting their information from the government.
Sorry you'll never see this on MSNBC
Sorry you'll never see this on MSNBC
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:27 pm to Taxing Authority
Y'all have beat Ann Romney's horse to death by now.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:29 pm to Ham Malone
That's ok. She'll get a new one! You know, after she pays her tax bill for the 100 million on welfare...
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