claim: "a little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
author: rick santorum
evidence_1: mar 30, 2015 ... the word “welfare” refers to a number of different government assistance programs that provide help to americans struggling with poverty in distinct ways. snap/food ... in fact, many people who complain the most about the “evils” of welfare are actually receiving it themselves—in some form or another.
evidence_2: the federal government spends more money each year on cash payments for disabled former workers than it spends on food stamps and welfare combined. ... the vast majority of people on federal disability do not work.[1] yet ... maybe he was running some sort of disability scam, referring tons of people into the program.
evidence_3: jul 30, 2013 ... since the great depression, the united states has developed a set of supports to help low-income families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities make ends ... to be sure, some critics question the effects of safety net programs on individual behavior, such as work effort, and how that affects poverty.
evidence_4: jan 20, 2015 ... most other countries have some form of price controls; the government negotiates with drug companies and device makers for lower prices, and the .... as a rule, people who have jobs that offer health-care benefits are paid more than people who don't have jobs that offer health-care benefits — or who don't ...
evidence_5: jul 28, 2012 ... when gov. jerry brown and the legislature overhauled the state's welfare program last month, some people learned a jarring fact for the first time: california has one-third of the ... provides benefits even to some who find a job and helps with child care and transportation while attending school or training.