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It would be nice for the families if the figures in that report were true and accurate. But, they aren’t.

I’m especially concerned about Wyoming’s figures. I have a family member who lives in that state, and she is UNABLE to rent even an apartment because there are NO rental subsidies there. The average rent where she lives is $800/month, and they do not adjust on a sliding scale. That figure is considered to be ‘’affordable rent’’. She was forced to move out of the state. Nor did she collect any form of welfare. She just doesn’t earn enough money to afford that price of rent. She did her homework.

Chances are, they compiled some of their numbers something like this:

If you earned $250,000.00/year, you can afford to pay $20K in health insurance, therefore, that’s what medicaid is worth.

And if the average rent for a one bedroom apartment is $800/month x 12 months, and you are subsidized, then you are given $9600 per year in subisidies. But, they also fail to add in your own out of pocket contribution. You can go to the section 8 HUD website to see how it actually works. You have to pay out 1/3 of your monthly income.

Anyway, the figures don’t add up.