“””Over Half Of America Gets More In Welfare...
More than half of Americans receive more money in various types of government transfer payments (Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, Social Security) than they pay in federal taxes.”””
Bad Headline.
Medicare and Social Security are not welfare. For the most part the Medicare and Social Security recipients paid far more into Medicare and Social Security than they will ever receive from those programs.
MEDICARE PART B IS A PREMIUM THAT COMES OUT OF SS CHECKS MONTHLY.
That 2% COLA raise we got this year was a total of $12.00 a year $1.00 a month. $1,569 went to Medicare Part B Premium.
The 2.8% COLA raise we might get is on average $38 a year. Rest is MEDICARE B PREMIUMS.
Part D is a Secondary health ins.
In our case TRICARE LIFE CO-PAYS went UP OVER WIPING OUT the $12.00 a year. It will be the same with this New 2.8% COLA Raise. WE CAME OUT IN THE HOLE. And we still pay Federal Income taxes! We are 70/78. Hubby is a 20 yr Career Navy Ret. SCPO. Taught as a Electronics Prof for Jr College another 20 yrs. Both under paid jobs.
Sex Offender Wiener makes more for serving 1 yr in Congress for a Pension than hubby makes as a 20 yr Career Navy Seaman who started as a E1 ended as a E8, would have made E9 if he were not in the Naval Hospital during Evals that year from a car wreck for 31 days with a broken jaw wired shut, and many teeth missing, 58-80. Blue Water Vietnam Navy, Operation Frequent Wind his responsibility was ‘Electronics’ mainly Communications on the Planes. The AMB. came out on his ship. Then off the coast of Cuba during the Missile Crisis.
My late Pastor worked a 2nd day job for 40 yrs, while he was preaching. First he did a 4 yr stint in the Army prior to Nam.
He retired at 65, DIED at 65 of a massive heart attack at a minister’s conference before he received his first SS check. His wife worked for the State for 40 yrs besides her Pastoral duties as a Pastor’s wife, played the Piano for the Congregation, both those were unpaid positions, She worked for GOD.