Health & Welfare - Political Issue GuideIf 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. 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. Walmart, our nation's largest retailer, is cutting some 30,000 part-time employee's health care benefits, due to the rising costs for the company. The tragic passing of Robin Williams brings to the forefront an issue that millions of Americans struggle with each and every day. Depression is an illness that does not discriminate. It affects celebrities and regular people alike. And sometimes it has deadly consequences, as we saw first hand yesterday. 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. 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. 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 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
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| 01/01/14 | Illinois Medicaid Moving Forward in 2014 | Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) & Illinois | | | The Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) will be offering health coverage in Illinois through a state partnership model in 2014. The FFM will make assessments of Medicaid/CHIP eligibility and then transfer the applicant's account to the state agency for a final eligibility determination. Illinois is expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income adults effective January 1, 2014. |
| 12/17/13 | This Chart Blows Up the Myth of the Welfare Queen | Welfare Program & Poor | | | Here's a useful graph to keep handy for the next time Fox News airs a report about food stamp users buying lobster with their benefits.
This month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compared yearly spending between families that use public assistance programs, such as food stamps and Medicaid, and families that don't. And surprise, surprise, households that rely on the safety net lead some pretty frugal lifestyles. On average, they spend $30,582 in a year, compared to $66,525 for families not on public assistance. Meanwhile... |
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. The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, decided to discontinue its partnership with Planned Parenthood on 2/1/2012. Komen funding for Planned Parenthood has provided nearly 170,000 clinical breast exams and resulted in 6,400 referrals for mammograms. The resulting public backlash was huge and ultimately led to Komen reversing and apologizing for the decision on 2/3/2012. Karen Handel, a former GOP candidate for governor known for her anti-abortion stance, also stepped down from her position as senior vice president for public policy of Susan G. Komen on 2/7/2012. 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. On September 9, 2009, Wilson shouted at President Barack Obama while Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to outline his proposal for reforming health care. During his address, Obama said: "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false – the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally." In a breach of decorum, Wilson pointed at Obama and shouted, "You lie!". Wilson attracted national and international attention for the incident. He said afterwards that his outburst reflected his view that the bill would provide government-subsidized benefits to illegal immigrants. Members of Congress from both parties condemned the outburst. Wilson later apologized to Obama.
Health and Welfare News & Opinion Articles |  | 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 caree... |
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A new study suggests that growing up poor affects brain development at an early age, and those brain changes can have h... |
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For a long time, many American cities housed their poorest residents in giant public housing towers that had little goi... |
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The early days of the Obama administration were a chaos of uncertainty, between the historic housing bust, historic mar... |
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In a speech delivered April 14 in New Hampshire, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a large across-the-board c... |
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In 1988, Ronald Reagan traveled to the Soviet Union and gave a speech at Moscow State University, making the case for c... |
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"The Daily Show" has just made a huge difference in the lives of veterans, helping many gain access to a program they w... |
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President Barack Obama is slated to speak to students at Georgia Tech on Tuesday about how he wants to make the process... |
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There are few political careers more varied than James Webb’s. He served in Ronald Reagan’s administration — first as a... |
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Do you like watching Internet videos and then drawing broad, sweeping, pseudoscientific conclusions about the people in... |
"We shouldn't remind people on welfare when the election is."
"[30 million uninsured Americans] is not the issue."
Rush Limbaugh talking about Congressional hearing on Obama administration's contraception policy
One of the things I will talk about that no President has talked about before is I think the dangers of contraception in this country, the whole sexual libertine idea. Many in the Christian faith have said, 'Well, that’s okay. Contraception’s okay.' It’s not okay because it’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.
"If we had been on 'Obamacare' and a bureaucrat was trying to tell me when I could get that CAT scan, that would have delayed my treatment."
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British pop star Elton John, a leading voice in the fight against AIDS, applauded U.S. ef... |
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Cow pus. It all started with cow pus, nearly 220 years ago. |
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USA Today's John Waggoner explains how a Social Security raise will impact retirees in 20... |
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In his first Veterans Day message to America’s Veterans, VA employees, Veterans service o... |
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The Social Security Administration has announced the 2015 cost-of-living adjustment for b... |
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In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee today, Senator Joe Donnelly questione... |
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Veterans can receive the full cost of a college education under the GI Bill, but recently... |
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Over the past five years, more than $600 million in college assistance for Iraq and Afgha... |
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U.S. Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives i... |
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'Tis the season for college graduates to turn the tassel. Although it can be an exciting... |
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Student Loan Debt now reaches 1.2 Trillion dollars as students continue to default and tu... |
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Louise speaks of Paul Ryan's 'hammock' remark and his misguided desire to slash social sa... |
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