Medicare Corrupts Government Spending

Many people in today’s society with low income wonder how they would feed their children, pregnant women who cannot afford formula for their baby, and a decent place to stay. Today, there are poor mother’s in the society who worry about is there baby going to have formula, some even worry about if they have all the information to meet the standard to get the free program. Some people today with low income cannot afford a place to stay or do not have enough money to pay high rent every month. Some wonder if they can apply for Section 8 housing program would they be accepted and receive the free benefit. Welfare is a great program that offers different program the help low income people. Welfare offers different programs such as Food Stamps, Section 8, and

Welfare abuse in the U.S. is more common than the average person thinks. Welfare is defined as, “governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need” (The Definition). Economic welfare generally refers to financial support. The main purpose of an economic welfare system is to assist citizens who are not able to support themselves or their families due to unemployment, underemployment, hardship, unskilled labor capacity, disability, or other similar reasons. Economic welfare is an incredible effort in many aspects. That being said, every day, welfare is being misused.

Government public assistance in America came about in 1935 with the passing of the Social Security Act (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); A Short History of SNAP, 2014). This act remains the most significant piece of social legislations ever enacted in the United States. It also paved the way for greater federal involvement in health and welfare (Ambrosino, Ambrosino, Heffernan, Shuttlesworth, 2016). There are three main aspects of the Social Security Act. These are Social Insurance, Public Assistance and Health and Welfare Services. Out of those three aspects, I will be further discussing Public Assistance or more commonly known as welfare. There are different benefit programs of public assistance. These are Supplemental Security

Over 35.4 percent of the United States is registered for welfare. An average family of four, that receives money from the government, can expect as least $500 in food stamps, and at least another $1,500 for whatever else, and top it all off, the government pays all bills and also for any medical visits for the family. So

There have been SNAP beneficiaries accused of cheating the system by receiving a greater benefit or exchanging SNAP benefits for cash. The highest payment accuracy that SNAP reached was at 96.19% in 2012 according to the USDA analysis. As we all know it is illegal to trade SNAP benefits for cash, but it still happens and attracts attention to many. Therefore, fraud and abuse in SNAP benefits will always be a political factor that has made Congress improve The Agriculture Act of 2014 SNAP program by reducing fraud which actually has happened because in 2014 fraud rates has been at its lowest. On the other hand, a major economical factor that has influenced the development of The Agriculture Act of 2014 SNAP program would be the implementation of slashing SNAP benefits which will have an affect many vulnerable citizens in the United States. The SNAP benefit cuts will make it harder for low-income individuals and families to put food on the table. For instance, if The Agriculture Act of 2014 cuts SNAP expenditures by $8.6 billion over the next years, “anti-hunger advocates said the bill would harm 850,000 American households, about 1.7 million people spread across 15 states, which would lose an average of $90 per month in benefits because of the cuts in the food stamp program” (Nixon, 2014). There have been cuts in the past to the SNAP program that has affected many participants. The cuts that have been realized in The Agriculture Act of 2014 in the SNAP program has related cuts that were caused due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ended it triggered quite a commotion for its termination of temporary increases in SNAP benefit levels that were included in the SNAP program. In similar fashion, The Extend Not Cut

The U.S Government has social welfare systems that supports lower class in need. From home providing programs like “Welfare” and “Section 8 housing” to food providing programs like “Food Stamps” and “WIC “( Women, Infants, and Children ). The U.S government economy has declined immensely over the years resulting in a high unemployment rate and very high market pricing. Therefor, theres a very large group of people who are struggling financially, in need of food or shelter, cant find a job, income cant support their kids, etc .. Also there is an additional group of people mainly immigrants who simply struggle to speak the language and can’t really find there place in this country. So this all creates these problem and complications that the

We think there is an alternative that can help cuts to public schools and maintaining tax rates on wealthier individuals. We should spend the tax money on more important matters than giving out free health care, housing, and EBT. Those low income families should not be getting free healthcare but instead paying a small amount. These families would be entitled to healthcare if they qualify for free medical or insurance accountabilities but only if they qualify. Those low income families do have jobs, even a part time job today may benefit us by medical insurance and even the full time workers may have enough to support their whole families. So why should they be receiving free health care and housing when they can pay for most of their personal

I am here to renounce the old Welfare reform laws. The way that the system is set up now makes it nearly impossible for a person who are in need of such benefits due to the coined term the “Welfare Queen”. Stigmas such as this makes it harder for people that actually need the help to seek it in fear of being labeled. This new reform will change the federal poverty level guideline being that the cost of living has changed since the federal guidelines were written in the mid-1990s. This new reform will get rid of the current five year cap that is in place now stating that if you have a child while you are on welfare within your 18 months of service you will not be permitted to add any additional children. As well as once the 18 months are up you will have to wait 5 years before you can reapply. Being that many people cannot control their circumstances we are here to help you along in your struggle.

Should the United States continue to provide welfare programs do these programs really help to reduce poverty? Many argue that they only perpetuate the cycles of poverty and others disagree that their own paycheck should contribute to the assistance of the unemployed. The truth is that only a small proportion of tax money goes to welfare programs and more benefits are being found than negative outcomes of welfare programs, suggesting that these programs may be well worth government backing. However, if the government is to continue providing such assistance, they may also need to reconsider the policies and goals of welfare.

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is a federal program helping those families of low-income combat food insecurity. This program was previously known as the Food Stamp program as many of us knew it by. In 2008, the USDA changed the name of the program to what we now know as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The purpose of SNAP is to provide resources to those in need to be able to purchase nutritious foods.

The graphs above are some statistics of how SNAP benefits are dispersed for the different sizes of households. As well as the amount of SNAP spending that occurs for every “fiscal year.” As you can see, the amount of food stamps that a family receives depends on the number of people that are in that family. And obviously the more people that live in your household, the more food stamps that family gets. And on the smaller graph you can see the high and lows of SNAP spending. Spending in the past has been lower than spending today. Today, spending is getting to be slightly lower. From the graph it’s evident that spending with SNAP is going to decrease, but it’s still a lot higher than SNAP in the past. The peak of spending was at around 2011.

While yes, the idea of every poverty ridden family soaking up thousands of dollars a month is obnoxious, there is still some truth to the claim. A study conducted by the Cato institute showed that families who collected welfare in New Hampshire receive what is equivalent to $19.11 an hour and a non-collector would need to earn $40,000 a year to make just as much. Remember though that the $19.11 does not have taxes taken out so a non-collector would have to make more than $40,000 a year to keep up. Though Terry Smith, Director of the state’s Division of Family Assistance, said that the study is not “structurally sound” meaning it is impossible to conclude who receives what from each program. Though that’s not entirely true, yes, it is difficult, but it can be done. Each program is designated to a certain life element, meaning food stamps only pay for food and Medicaid only goes to medical, leaving mortgage, gas and other miscellaneous items off the table. This means that those who are unemployed are getting the money from somewhere else. Smith, in attempt to help his case, mentioned that persons on TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, are “required to be involved in work-related activities for at least 30 Hours a week” and any person that is not taking part in this requirement is cut off in 10 weeks (“A Nation of Takers”). What

At what point will people decide that something must be done to change the way the schools are run. Children today need a strong foundation to grow and build on but, the schools today aren’t fulfilling the students needs. Mann believes that the education should be strengthened and improved to produce active learners and participants in society. Moore believes that the government is to blame and they would rather do anything else than deal with this issue. The education of Americas youth is very important. How are they expected to become active member of society of they don’t have the

I grew up in a small town and honestly, it 's full of people and families that depend on welfare to live. I 've seen it all through my years in school; some kids get a lot of presents for Christmas or their birthday or even just because; while others are lucky to get one thing. Everything is just so unfair. I come from a fairly well off family, so I notice when someone is spoiled versus struggling. It 's something that has always bothered me. My current high school does a lot to help the community, such as food drives and donating money to buy families presents. The fact my school does this around the holidays makes me happy, but what about the rest of the year? Sometimes you 'll just look over at someone that 's wearing a new uniform piece

Hunger is not usually caused by the lack of food in an area, such as no grocery stores, but rather from poverty. 40% of food is thrown out in the US every year, or around $165 billion worth! All of this uneaten food could feed 25 million Americans. If one of those 165 billion dollars worth of food wasted was donated to Feeding America, they could provide 6 meals! Imagine how we could easily stop hunger with those numbers! Food stamps can only do so much. Did you know that even with the help of food stamps, families are still left in hunger? A food stamp for a household, or a family of four, is only $200 and that is supposed to last 5 months!