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• Unemployment and then disability?
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• SBA and FL Unemployment
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• Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
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• Cost Of Food Stamps
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• does free college makes sense?
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• How the GOP wants to get rid of Social Security
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• Food Stamps Pay Off
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• North Carolina Republican Making Six Figures Busted For Welfare Fraud
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• Welfare in America
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• Welfare, created to be a monster by compromise.
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• CNN's 'Ivory Tower' Will Change The Way You Think About College, Forever.

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  If you are going to watch one single documentary about higher education in the United States, you can do no better than CNN's 'Ivory Tower'. Is College Worth It? That's the question Director Andrew Rossi sets out to answer. The points made in this documentary are nuanced, and the answers are many.
• A Social Compact For 21st Century America

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  Of all the pieces of legislation that came about to help dig America out of the Great Depression, none had a greater impact than the Social Security Act. This single piece of legislation and subsequent amendments expanding the eligible number of recipients dramatically rewrote the social compact between the federal government and the citizens it governs.
• House Republicans Pick For Profit Schools Over Veterans in GI Bill Fight

  Jul 26 2014

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  Laws that have broad bi-partisan support come few and far between, but the GI Bill that was passed in 1944 is one of those few bills that will bring together both the most ardently conservative and die hard liberal because it was a law designed to thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice in serving our country.
• A Short History of Disability Benefits

  Jun 29 2014

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  It took the United States nearly two hundred years before it realized the importance of setting up a system for citizens who have become unable to work and need assistance to ensure they can still provide for themselves. Up until 1956 an individual who became disabled had little to no protections and had to rely on the help of others if they fell on hard times and couldn't work anymore.
• A One-Stop Shop For All Your Food Stamp Questions

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  Do you find yourself struggling to pay for food on a weekly basis and wondering how you are going to feed your family or yourself another meal? Have you always questioned whether you are eligible for assistance, but don't know where to look or how to sign up? Look no further! My hope is to answer all of your questions and provide you with all the relevant information to help
• Who are America's Real Welfare Queens?

  Apr 06 2014

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  What if I said the welfare queen in Texas or the single mother baby making factory in Chicago aren't real people? Would you be surprised to find out these are mythical people created by Ronald Reagan and the conservative right as they began their decades long war in their never ending drive to paint poor Americans as the real problem? The conservative movement has done a phenomenal
• The Case For Section 8

  Apr 04 2014

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  One of the most misunderstood and falsely maligned Federal programs in the United States is Section 8 of the United States Housing Act.
• Advice & Tips When Applying For Obamacare

  Mar 31 2014

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  Need a one stop shop if you still haven't applied for health insurance coverage and are wondering what you need to do? Look no further. My hope is that this article will provide you everything you need to know to enroll in a health insurance plan before this years deadline.

Debunking Lies & Misinformation About Government Benefits

Started	Repeated Lie	About		Rank
2013 DEC	Medicare application is used to create a gun registry	Medicare, Gun Control & NRA	0
2013 NOV	Medicaid Doesn't Provide Quality Health Coverage	Medicaid	0
2013 NOV	Medicaid Expansion Will Bankrupt States	Medicaid	0
2013 OCT	Medicaid Expansion Will Force Doctors To Turn Away Patients	Medicaid	0
2013 SEP	Thirty Million Americans Are Uninsured Due to Obamacare	Medicaid	0
2013 SEP	Medicaid Expansion Will Slash America's Workforce	Medicaid	0
2013 SEP	The Federal Government Won't Pay Medicaid Funds to States	Medicaid & Republican Governors	0
08/21/12	The Obama Administration gutted the 1996 welfare reform program	Jobs, Unemployment Benefits & Barack Obama	0
2011 JUN	Obamacare creates rationing board	Medicare	0
2011 MAY	Medicaid Would Be Cheaper As a Block Grant	Medicaid	0
2011 APR	GOP voucher proposal will save Medicare	Medicare	0
2010	Obamacare cuts $700 billion from Medicare	Medicare	0
2009	Medicare is in Danger of Going Bankrupt	Medicare & Barack Obama	0

• Mitt Romney's "47% are Victims" Private Donor Comments

  

  Mitt Romney

  Sep 17 2012

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  Mitt Romney, in a conversation with private donors, voice his belief that 47% of Americans are "dependent on government" and who "believe they are victims" who will vote for Obama because they think they are "entitled to healthcare, to food, to housing." When Romney was confronted with the comment he stood by his words.
• Newt Gingrich vs House Republicans Medicare Feud

  

  Newt Gingrich

  May 15 2011

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  Newt Gingrich publicly opposes Paul Ryan's budget proposal and take on reforming Medicare. He then flip flops on the issue when a majority of Republicans lash out at him.

• The 5 biggest disagreements Republicans have on ObamacareThe 5 biggest disagreements Republicans have on Obamacare
  	Thu Feb 16, 2017 | vox.com Deep uncertainty and serious divisions within the Republican coalition about the way forward on Obamacare have surfaced in the new Congress, and they’ve put the future of...

• Still the third rail? Social Security, Medicare mostly unharmed in budget...Still the third rail? Social Security, Medicare mostly unharmed in budget...
  	Tue Oct 27, 2015 | latimes.com Social Security has long earned its status as "the third rail of American politics"--touch it, and your political career gets electrocuted. But its immunity had seemed...

• It's been 33 years since America's uninsured problem was this smallIt's been 33 years since America's uninsured problem was this small
  	Tue Aug 25, 2015 | vox.com Earlier this month, the government reported something incredible: Just 9.2 percent of Americans lack health insurance. Why such big news? As I flagged at Forbes, it was...

• Expand Medicare, You Damn IdiotsExpand Medicare, You Damn Idiots
  	Fri Jul 31, 2015 | thedailybeast.com Every so often—okay, not very often actually, but more often than I hunt, or “take” (what a verb!), lions—I feel a little wistful about the Republican Party we all once...

• Life and Death in Brownback’s KansasLife and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
  	Thu Jun 11, 2015 | thenation.com RaDonna Kuekelhan and her sister, Cathy O’Mara, have spent their whole lives in and around southeast Kansas, a largely rural area wedged up against Oklahoma and Missouri....

• New York City's Public-Housing CrisisNew York City's Public-Housing Crisis
  	Tue May 19, 2015 | theatlantic.com For a long time, many American cities housed their poorest residents in giant public housing towers that had little going for them except for the fact they were affordable....

• Chris Christie says his Social Security plan hurts the rich, but it really...Chris Christie says his Social Security plan hurts the rich, but it really...
  	Thu Apr 16, 2015 | vox.com In a speech delivered April 14 in New Hampshire, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a large across-the-board cut in Social Security benefits that would primarily...

• A New Supreme Court Ruling On Medicaid Just Put 68 Million People At RiskA New Supreme Court Ruling On Medicaid Just Put 68 Million People At Risk
  	Fri Apr 03, 2015 | talkingpointsmemo.com When it comes to health care at the Supreme Court this year, all eyes are focused on the Obamacare tax credits case, King v. Burwell. But a case decided this week,...

• Welfare Makes America More EntrepreneurialWelfare Makes America More Entrepreneurial
  	Thu Mar 26, 2015 | theatlantic.com In 1988, Ronald Reagan traveled to the Soviet Union and gave a speech at Moscow State University, making the case for capitalism. America’s secret, he argued, was its...

• Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Segment Leads To Huge Change For VeteransJon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Segment Leads To Huge Change For Veterans
  	Wed Mar 25, 2015 | huffingtonpost.com "The Daily Show" has just made a huge difference in the lives of veterans, helping many gain access to a program they were unfairly kept from using. The Choice Program,...

• Perry claims that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid a Ponzi Scheme

  

  Rick Perry

  Aug 12 2011

  "I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it’s Social Security, whether it’s Medicaid, whether it’s Medicare. You’ve got $115 trillion worth of unfunded liability in those three. They’re bankrupt. They’re a Ponzi scheme."

• A Veterans Day message from Sec. Bob McDonaldA Veterans Day message from Sec. Bob McDonald
  	Mon Nov 10, 2014 In his first Veterans Day message to America’s Veterans, VA employees, Veterans service organizations and...

• 2015 Social Security Increases Announced2015 Social Security Increases Announced
  	Wed Oct 22, 2014 The Social Security Administration has announced the 2015 cost-of-living adjustment for beneficiaries....

• Merkley on Medicare: Let’s keep this covenant w...Merkley on Medicare: Let’s keep this covenant w...
  	Wed Jul 30, 2014 Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the Senate on July 29, 2014, in support of the Medicare...

• Who's really benefiting from the GI Bill?Who's really benefiting from the GI Bill?
  	Mon Jul 07, 2014 Veterans can receive the full cost of a college education under the GI Bill, but recently funds from the...

• GI Bill Funds Flow To For-Profit Colleges That...GI Bill Funds Flow To For-Profit Colleges That...
  	Mon Jun 30, 2014 Over the past five years, more than $600 million in college assistance for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans...

• Veterans Access to Care ActVeterans Access to Care Act
  	Tue Jun 10, 2014 U.S. Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of...

• Post grad survival 101: Tackling loan debtPost grad survival 101: Tackling loan debt
  	Sat May 24, 2014 'Tis the season for college graduates to turn the tassel. Although it can be an exciting time, many...

• Student Loan Debt Reaches New HighStudent Loan Debt Reaches New High
  	Fri May 23, 2014 Student Loan Debt now reaches 1.2 Trillion dollars as students continue to default and tuition's rise....

• Protecting Social Security, Medicaid and Medica...Protecting Social Security, Medicaid and Medica...
  	Tue Apr 08, 2014 Louise speaks of Paul Ryan's 'hammock' remark and his misguided desire to slash social safety net...

• Portland facing Section 8 housing shortagePortland facing Section 8 housing shortage
  	Mon Mar 31, 2014 Low income residents in Portland are experiencing difficulties getting vouches for Section 8 housing....

• City revamps homeless to housing programCity revamps homeless to housing program
  	Thu Mar 27, 2014 "Ready to Rent" takes 30 homeless families, puts them each in rented housing, and pays for the rent they...

• Hundreds line up for Section 8 vouchersHundreds line up for Section 8 vouchers
  	Mon Mar 24, 2014 Hundreds of people rushed to Wyoming on Monday to get on the waiting list for Section 8 housing, as it...