Comparison of Benefits for Poor Families to Middle-Class Incomes Is Deeply Flawed — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

“Means-tested programs do not raise poor households anywhere close to a typical middle-income household’s standard of living.”

via Comparison of Benefits for Poor Families to Middle-Class Incomes Is Deeply Flawed — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

A third of working families struggle with basic needs | Michigan League for Public Policy

Some people are entrenched in the assumption that it is only people who are not working that need assistance with basic needs, i.e, food, shelter, transportation. That is far from the truth.

“The number of low-income working families continues to grow, with nearly a third of all working families in the United States now struggling to earn enough money to meet basic needs, a new report by the Working Poor Families Project shows. In Michigan, the data found there were 308,000 low-income working families in 2011, representing 32 percent of the total 966,000 working families, up from 27 percent in 2007. The state ranks 26th in the nation in the percent of low-income working families.”

A third of working families struggle with basic needs | Michigan League for Public Policy.

Seniors Lose 34 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000 | The Senior Citizens League

Seniors Lose 34 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000: 2012 Annual Survey of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA | The Senior Citizens League

“Seniors have lost more than one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL).”

Seniors Lose 34 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000: 2012 Annual Survey of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA | The Senior Citizens League.