Over 100 Million Americans Are Dependent On The Federal Government: “We Are Going To Get To The Point Where It Is Going To Break”
Handout Nation: Combined Enrollment In America’s 4 Largest Safety Net Programs Hits A Record High Of 236 Million
Margaret Thatcher once said that the problem with socialism “is that
eventually you run out of other people’s money”. As you will see below,
the combined enrollment in America’s four largest safety net programs
has reached a staggering 236 million. Of course that doesn’t mean that
236 million people are getting benefits from the government each month
because there is overlap between the various programs. For example,
many Americans that are on Medicaid are also on food stamps, and many
Americans that are on Medicare are also on Social Security. But even
accounting for that, most experts estimate that the number of Americans
that are dependent on the federal government month after month is well
over 100 million. And now that so many people are addicted to
government handouts, can we ever return to a culture of independence and
self-sufficiency?