Government assistance programs offer free or low cost resources to those who need it and qualify. We cover seven areas of your financial life where you might be able to get help.
If you are in need of urgent financial help, there are a number of government programs that can provide it quickly. These include food assistance (USDA National Hunger Hotline), money to help with utility bills (Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program benefits), and housing assistance (Emergency...
To elaborate, if you give government a little bit of power, we fear it will just be a matter of time before politicians and bureaucrats figure out how to expand and abuse that authority. For instance, look at how the simple and modest income tax that was adopted in 1913 has morphed into...
The authorization laws that specify the amount of funding for mandatory programs may use language such as “there is hereby appropriated [a particular amount of money].” Funding for some mandatory programs—for example, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, veterans’ disability compensation ...
To be more specific, poorly designed entitlement programs are leading to an ever-growing spending burden that ultimately will either lead to massive tax increases or a debt crisis. To avoid either of those bad options, we need entitlement reform. I’ve previously written about how to fix “soc...
The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements there would not be these private businesses.? Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years people have given different answers to the question. For some...
You Want Government to Spend More Wisely? Give It Less Money.The author discusses how the U.S. government can spend money more wisely. She says that organizations that oversee big-ticket military programs are recognizing that austerity may finally achieve what acquisition reforms have not succeeded...
Have you heard that the U.S. Government does not give out grants to individuals to start a for-profit business? That's true – but it does not mean the government offers no help.Grants to Start a Businessare one of the best sources of funding though you may need to get creative to ...
Omnibus packages are appealing to lawmakers because they can often include policies or programs that wouldn't pass if they were taken up in isolation. Both parties have used this to their advantage over the years, leveraging the threat of a government shutdown to pass enormous spending bills wit...
A:Thank you.谢谢。 Social Security-(社会保险) A:Man, they take a lot of our paycheck.嘿,他们从我的薪水里扣了不少钱哦。 B:Yeah, the government really takes a bite, doesn’t it?是呀,政府确实扣除不少。 A:Seriously. The only tax I don’t mind them taking is social security. It’...