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Government and Individual Security

A. The Poverty Problem in America

    Single Parent Families run a high risk of falling into poverty
 

B. Social Welfare in The U.S.

The U.S. always has "spread the wealth"

   

 

The Social Security Act Of 1935

 

 

Two "Welfare States" in America

 
1). Non-contributory programs for the Poor

- (a) "In-Cash" Benefits:
        TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

- (b) "In-Kind" Benefits:
         Food Stamps, Medicaid, Housing Assistance,
         Job Training, Services

- (c) The Earned Income Tax Credit

2). Contributory Benefits For The Middle Class:

 - (a) "In-Cash" Benefits"
            - Social Security Retirement, Medicare,
                Unemployment Insurance

      
       - (b) Tax Expenditures
                (Example: the home mortgage interest deduction)

 

The Submerged State: Americans do not realize how much they need and depend on government.
 

 

        Health Care & The Affordable Care Act

           
             

         

 

 

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