Who Benefits Rich or Poor

were meant for the poor. But, the rich benefit more from public assistance

and governmental benefits in the United States today. In 1994, 29 percent

of families with incomes of at least $150,000 received governmental benefits

averaging more than $16,000 through programs such as Social Security.

Families with incomes below $10,000, however, received benefits averaging

less than $8,000 (C&O, 1998:273,4). This shows that the people with less

need of aid are receiving twice as much as the people who are living in

extreme poverty. The way the government distributes their funds is

This makes me wonder how poor families survive on that much

money. Many poor families manage by cutting back on food, jeopardizing

their health and the development of their children, or by living in

substandard and sometimes dangerous housing. Some do without heat,

electricity, telephone service, or plumbing for months or years. Many do

without health insurance, health care, safe child care, or reliable

. . .
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