universal credit = welfare here.
the welfare "system" is a group of services . section 8 ( council housing ) supplemental nutrition assistance program / SNAP/food stamps, low income home energy assistance program/LIHEAP , cash assistance/TANF , + others. the federal govt collects the money then disperses it to the states, some states get more some less. they help oversee these programs taking the burden of paying for it off the states budget. the states give out the assistance/money based on need . you must apply through your states program usually called a department of human services, and show proof of need. much of this assistance isnt actually cash in hand. one program talks to the other program and wham you have 0 rent due.
we pay for this out of the general "federal taxes" its not separate line items. we pay for welfare out of the same with holding we pay for money for the military or national parks or white house light bulbs.
i think the general fund its why we cant get anywhere its not solely about party. its about no one being on the same page of what goes where.
out of the $10 creed had taken out for federal taxes last year only 6 cents of his went to welfare and 12 cents went to white house light bulbs and he paid none to national parks. out of the $20 I have taken out for federal taxes only $1 went to welfare, 14 cents went to national parks and $2 went to white house light bulbs. creed is madder than a wet hen that 12 cents went to white house light bulbs. and he wants me to be mad too. I personally think my $2 was well spent. but creed is gonna climb up one side of the tree and down the other side and yell its not fair his 12 cents went there. and then argue with me, get mad and say hes never paying for national parks again. and ill say you cant access national parks then. then it goes round and round while he still pays 12 cents and i pay $2. dont get me started on how angry creed gets when he learns i get a refund on tax day and he breaks even.
we have a lot of medical debt. most of it cannot count against your credit. or your ability to apply for social services. we also have free hospitals and many hospitals that take govt funding have a rule in an emergent situation they will treat you even if you cannot pay right then. its hard breaking the stigma of medicare for all, medicare has a history of being not good insurance. if the govt did medicare for all the private pay system would have no choice but to get on board. making the medicare system better.
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