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Being raised on Welfare also increases the probability that a child will drop out of school and will be on Welfare as an adult. Analysis shows that these effects are caused by Welfare per se, not simply poverty; a poor child without Welfare will do better than a similar poor child with welfare.

Medicare is an insurance program while Medicaid is a social welfare program. Taxpayer funding provides Medicaid to eligible needy people in a manner similar to other social welfare programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Women, Infants and Children; and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Main Findings

Because of these different patterns of welfare use, it is difficult to talk about an “average” welfare recipient. My research shows that, on average, women whoever use welfare will receive assistance for about six years and current recipients will receive assistance for about thirteen years.

Safety net programs: About 8 percent of the federal budget in 2019, or $361 billion, supported programs that provide aid (other than health insurance or Social Security benefits) to individuals and families facing hardship.

While nearly 24 cents of every tax dollar supports the Pentagon and military, just five cents goes to our troops in the form of pay and other benefits (excluding health care).

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