Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted May 29, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) Why people receiving public assistance have jobs...... Welfare programs are controversial. Some people believe the government is responsible for providing a strong social safety to the most vulnerable. Others see welfare as a system that’s rife with abuse and which discourages people from making responsible decisions. Whatever your take on welfare, there’s no denying that these programs to help the poor cost a lot of money. A 2015 study by the University of California at Berkeley found that states and the federal government spent $152.8 billion a year on food stamps, health insurance, and cash assistance programs, more than half of it going to working families who were having trouble making ends meet. The Berkeley report found that workers in many occupations were dependent on public assistance to supplement their income, including child care, home care, and fast food workers, as well as part-time college faculty. We know that many people receiving welfare have jobs. But what other trends are there among people who get public assistance? To get a better idea of who was actually receiving public assistance in the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau recently took a closer look at participation in six major welfare programsfrom 2009 to 2012: http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/whos-on-welfare-9-shocking-stats-about-public-assistance.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo Edited May 29, 2016 by SnowRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGNHL Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 " as well as part-time college faculty." With many colleges being $10k+ per year in tuition. I'm sure free college for.all will help fix that though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted May 29, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 29, 2016 4. Children benefit the most from public assistance programs About 39% of children received welfare benefits during an average month in 2012. Roughly 17% of adults between 18 and 64 received benefits and 12.6% of people over age 65 did as well. Those under 18 also received larger average monthly benefits than adults between 18 and 64 ($447/month vs. $393/month). What happened to the family values R's? And Junior immediately gets off subject with his typical Mainetahd Butthurt for education : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGNHL Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 8 minutes ago, SnowRider said: 4. Children benefit the most from public assistance programs About 39% of children received welfare benefits during an average month in 2012. Roughly 17% of adults between 18 and 64 received benefits and 12.6% of people over age 65 did as well. Those under 18 also received larger average monthly benefits than adults between 18 and 64 ($447/month vs. $393/month). What happened to the family values R's? And Junior immediately gets off subject with his typical Mainetahd Butthurt for education : You mean the kind of butthurt that makes me post here while out golfing? And I find it funny that college costs keep skyrocketing thanks to everyone pushing all kids to go to college yet the people who work at thosesuper duper edjumacation facilities need to be on public assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 1 hour ago, SnowRider said: 4. Children benefit the most from public assistance programs About 39% of children received welfare benefits during an average month in 2012. Roughly 17% of adults between 18 and 64 received benefits and 12.6% of people over age 65 did as well. Those under 18 also received larger average monthly benefits than adults between 18 and 64 ($447/month vs. $393/month). What happened to the family values R's? And Junior immediately gets off subject with his typical Mainetahd Butthurt for education : R family vales say get the parent a real job so he doesn't have to suck the teat. What do you think they prefer, a blue check or a job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Snake said: R family vales say get the parent a real job so he doesn't have to suck the teat. What do you think they prefer, a blue check or a job? Well it appears that most folks on welfare have a job or jobs, now what? Quote Get a Job? Most Welfare Recipients Already Have One It’s poor-paying jobs, not unemployment, that strains the welfare system. That’s one key finding from a study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, that showed the majority of households receiving government assistance are headed by a working adult. The study found that 56% of federal and state dollars spent between 2009 and 2011 on welfare programs — including Medicaid, food stamps and the Earned Income Tax Credit — flowed to working families and individuals with jobs. In some industries, about half the workforce relies on welfare. “When companies pay too little for workers to provide for their families, workers rely on public assistance programs to meet their basic needs,” said Ken Jacobs, chairman of the university’s Center for Labor Research and Education and one of the report’s authors. More than half of front-line fast-food workers receive some form of government assistance. Pay for those workers has received significant attention recently. Fast-food workers have held several protests and strikes over the past year. And earlier this month, McDonald’s said it would raise pay for 90,000 of its lowest-paid employees at company-operated stores. Among other fields, 48% of home-care workers and 25% of part-time college faculty also receive government assistance. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/04/13/get-a-job-most-welfare-recipients-already-have-one/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Just let natural selection do its work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounder Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 NO. Let's talk about SEX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted May 29, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 29, 2016 9 hours ago, Mileage Psycho said: Well it appears that most folks on welfare have a job or jobs, now what? Snake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Folks on welfare don't do drugs either. So I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounder Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 How could we have rich without poor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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