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THE FEDERAL SAFETY NET TO AID LOW-INCOME AMERICANS

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The chronic poor and homeless are neglected in a complex system they can’t manage.  The middle class receives benefits exacerbating the deficit.  35% of our children are in poverty yet their share of the federal deficit is over $50,000 apiece. 


What can be done?  Start with your education – that is the purpose of this web site. 



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Entitlement Programs

  • Social Security
  • Welfare 
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Unemployment Insurance
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What's New in the Web Site?


Our Purpose

Our purpose is to present the complex programs of the Federal Safety Net in an easy to grasp and digestible format to foster the education of all citizens.  

Our belief

We believe an educated citizenry will help us establish and maintain cost effective programs that strengthen our people and our nation.    

Fast Education 
(Half hour)

  1. Safety net page 
  2. Welfare reform

Thorough Education 
(1-2 hours)

Current System
  1. Entitlement programs
  2. Entitlement spending
  3. Poverty measurement
  4. Poverty statistics
  5. Welfare definition
  6. Welfare program summary 
       
Evaluation of System
  1. Poverty gap 
  2. Poverty level and spending 
  3. Welfare Issues
  4. Welfare examples
  5. Poverty quotes

Welfare Reform
  1. Simplified cash system
  2. Welfare Ethics

Research and Data

We rely generally on government data and reports.  All data is footnoted as to its origin.  Our aim is not to generate new research but to cull the vast amount of research and data into understandable analysis and issues.  

Welfare Programs 

  • Negative Income Tax (EITC, Child Tax Credit
  • SNAP
  • Housing Assistance
  • SSI
  • Pell Grants
  • TANF
  • Child Nutrition
  • Head Start
  • Job Training
  • WIC
  • Child Care
  • LIHEAP
  • Lifeline (Obama Phone)


Articles on Poverty

To find the article click here and then on the Date


Where Have All The Mentors Gone? (Long Time Passing) June 2013
Milton Friedman and Federal Welfare April 2013
FDR, Reagan and Clinton all with a single voice   March 2013
Low wage subsidy in the place of the minimum wage  March 2013
It's official – too many Obama Phones  February 2013
Welfare Programs - improve our initiative; make us stronger?   January 2013 

Something for Something or Something for Nothing  January 2013 
We’ve crossed the line  January 2013 
Middle Class Welfare Rises Again - It Isn’t About Poverty Anymore  December 2012 
$62,000 in annual welfare for a family of four  December 2012 
Census Bureau Poverty Report – A few surprises  October 2012
She only waived the bad parts or maybe the good parts or …..  August 2012  

“Fiddling While Rome Burns” July 2012
Squeeze it at one end at it grows at the other  July 2012 

 Growing Pell-Mell  June 2012 
 A 98% proof plan to stay out of poverty  June 2012 
 Is the Occupy Movement off by 93%?  May 2012 
 Spilt milk – May 2012 
 The Benefits of SNAP (or not)  April 2012 
 No more fun in welfare April 2012 
 More cash please March 2012

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