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48.5 percent of the population or 150,026,000 people on gov't assistance
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
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:56 am to Alahunter
we are on tdecline
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:56 am to Alahunter
Income inequality in the US has grown significantly since the early 1970's. US has very high rates of income inequality than all developed nations due to the nation's enhanced support of free market capitalism. US is a first-world country, but income inequalities in some US cities rival some of African countries.
Rich gets richer, poor gets poorer.
Rich gets richer, poor gets poorer.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:00 am to Alahunter
Well that can't be right. Black people only make up roughly 13% of the population.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:13 am to Phat Phil
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US has very high rates of income inequality than all developed nations due to the nation's enhanced support of free market capitalism.
Holy frick fricking frick.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:42 pm to brucevilanch
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Well that can't be right. Black people only make up roughly 13% of the population.
Dude, that is SO wrong.
I mean, you REALLY have to add in the DOCUMENTED Mexicans too...
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:16 pm to dcbl
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:21 pm to Alahunter
government dependency by design, #welfare state 
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:48 pm to Alahunter
The middle class is becoming the proletariat. Debt slaves and goverment dependent slaves make the slave class the globalist elite will control. They will stop at nothing to get it.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:53 pm to Alahunter
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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 150,026,000 taking benefits other than veterans' benefits equaled about 48.5 percent of the population.
Why did they remove veteran benfits but not Social Security or Medicare? Those are not like unemployment benefits.
Those ppl that are on SS and Medicare are not leaches on our society.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:57 pm to parkjas2001
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Those ppl that are on SS and Medicare are not leaches on our society
It's not just retired people that put into SS and Medicare that get those benefits, you know?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:00 pm to Alahunter
You need to look at both sides of the coin, son.
Then you'll find truth.
Then you'll find truth.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:01 pm to Sleeping Tiger
I'm likely old enough to be calling you son. But I doubt I'd ever have been with someone that could have produced someone like you, so I'll refrain from using that term.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:03 pm to Alahunter
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I'm likely old enough to be calling you son. But I doubt I'd ever have been with someone that could have produced someone like you, so I'll refrain from using that term.
You need to expand your horizons, son. You've pigeon holed yourself and it's destructive to your intellectual development.
Love, dad.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:08 pm to Sleeping Tiger
I reckon the attempt at discussion is done then. Until the next thread, in which you get exposed by anyone who offers a counterpoint to you....
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:10 pm to Alahunter
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It's not just retired people that put into SS and Medicare that get those benefits
Retirees should be seperated as well.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:52 pm to Alahunter
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:44 pm to Phat Phil
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US has very high rates of income inequality than all developed nations due to the nation's enhanced support of free market capitalism.
No, you dipshit. Fixed market corporatism causes high income inequality.
Income inequality exists no matter what, free market capitalism is the ONLY economic system that is even remotely close to a level playing field.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:45 pm to Alahunter
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109,631,000 living in households taking federal welfare benefits
Roll Damn Tide
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:53 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I expect you to keep the leftist TN fans in line. I do what I can with the Barners. How we have any big govt Auburn fans when the Ludwig von Mises institute is on campus is beyond me.....
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