Monday, January 28, 2013

Why Work? Household Welfare Spending $168 Per Day, Higher Than Median Income

Those who work for a living might want to put away shoes, hammers, and other hard objects to keep from throwing them through the computer. A new study shows that on average the government spends $168 per household on various assistance programs, one-fifth more than the median income of $137.
As the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee reported (after all, who else in government is going to do it?), welfare spending per hour per household in poverty is $30.60, which is higher than the $25.03 median income per hour.

Read more: http://www.ijreview.com/2012/12/24677-welfare-spending-equates-to-168-per-day-for-every-household-in-poverty/

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