Number of uninsured Americans decreased by 8.8 million in 2014
Social Security reduced supplemental poverty degree by more than 8%
whether there was any good news in the census data dump on Wednesday,it was that the US’s welfare safety net programs and Barack Obama’s signature healthcare legislation are doing exactly what they are supposed to.
The supplemental poverty degree data released by the US Census bureau showed that programs like food stamps, refundable tax credits and social security benefits helped support millions of Americans out of poverty in 2014. Similarly, and the data regarding health insurance coverage showed that last year the number of uninsured Americans dropped by 8.8 million.
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Source: theguardian.com