[ExI] rugged individualists

spike spike66 at att.net
Tue Jul 12 20:31:39 UTC 2011


>... On Behalf Of Damien Broderick
...
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Half of Americans Who Get Govt Aid Say They Don’t KRISTINA CHEW

<Half of Americans who receive government aid in the form of social services believe that they have not 'used a government social program.” 
These include:

53.3 percent of those who’ve received federal student loans
51.7 percent of those who’ve received child and dependent care tax credits
43 percent of those who’ve received unemployment insurance
39.8 of those who’ve received Medicare
28.7 of those who’ve received Social Security Disability
25.4 of those who’ve received food stamps...



Ja, but unemployment insurance doesn't belong on this list.  That is insurance, not government aid.  The federal student loans belong on there only if the graduate fails to repay what she owes.

spike





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