Word: benefits
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...diehards already give the show the benefit of the doubt. "You try to look the other way when they do something blatantly wrong," Davis says...
Liberals also insist that keeping the rich on the entitlement rolls is a political necessity. It is true that many wealthy senior citizens would not support the program if they did not benefit from it. But by bribing the rich for their support, liberals are hurting the very group they want to help--the elderly poor...
...someone with no other income, Social Security benefits are shamefully low. The maximum retirement benefit is only $6492 per year. And wealthy retirees are far more likely to receive this amount...
...House Republicans suggested that Bush take Kirkland's proposals seriously. Fighting the hike had become embarrassing for Republican lawmakers since they had energetically backed a cut in the capital gains tax that would mainly benefit wealthy investors. They warned that another veto might be overridden. "We don't need to be known as the party that squeezed the last penny out of the minimum wage," said Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole. After the Administration signaled its agreement, the measure passed the House by a vote of 382 to 37. Quick approval is expected in the Senate, and the President could...
...your parents own a home, chances are almost one in two that they benefit from the most expensive welfare program in the country. It costs more than Medicaid. It costs more than unemployment compensation. It costs three times as much as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), the program commonly known as "welfare...