The United States comes in second to last among the world’s top earning nations regarding child poverty, according to a 2013 report by UNICEF.
Over 20% of America’s children are on food stamps and the US child poverty rate, which is the percent of children living in households with incomes below 50 percent of the national average, is 23.1 percent. Only Romania is worse at 23.6 percent
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Welfare pays more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states, creating little incentive for Americans to take entry-level work and likely increasing their long-term dependency on government help, according to a new study by the libertarian think tank Cato Ins$#%&!@*ute.
The finds come 17 years after the Clinton administration, with bipartisan support from Congress, p$#%&!@*ed landmark welfare reform legislation that was supposed to move Americans away from en$#%&!@*lements and into the workforce.
However, “welfare benefits continue to outpace the income that most recipients can expect to earn from an entry-level job,” the study authors said. “And the balance between welfare and work may actually have grown worse in recent years.”
Among the other findings is that welfare in 13 states pays more than $15 an hour, compared with the federal hourly minimum wage of $7.25………………………………….http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/21/study-in-most-states-welfare-pays-more-than-minimum-wage-job/
Oh, but that is just one of those pesky facts that libs ignore.
Our youth and our brave veterans are in need of our aid,but,as Walt Mc said we give billions to Iran and not one cent for out own!
O$#%&!@*wipe is a POS wannaa be pretend president.
Obama care is keeping their parents from getting enough hours. Companies cut hours and hire part time instead of paying for health care hence his unemployment decrease… looks good on paper causes low/mid cl$#%&!@* families to live in an increased poverty.
Unemployment is the issue. Can’t compete for jobs that don’t exist.
Remember this when voting America. This is our last chance I’m afraid.
Thats part of the plan to install Marxism here, inform yourselves. WAKE UP AMERICA !!!
And what is funny is that the very people who voted for him are the ones in poverty
Well now, Obama said the other day he has done a lot while being President????