https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/09/20/romneys-chance-to-challenge-the-welfare-state/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:27:31 -0400<![CDATA[The big programs are well-known. In 2011, Social Security had 49.6 million recipients and Medicare 45.6 million, most of them overlapping. There were 5.2 million Americans with unemployment compensation and 3.2 million with veterans’ benefits. An estimated 107.2 million people received “means-tested” benefits available to those with low incomes. Medicaid had 80.5 million beneficiaries, food stamps 48.3 million and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) 23.1 million. Among households with means-tested benefits, almost a third received three or more.]]>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:20:05 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/09/20/romneys-chance-to-challenge-the-welfare-state-n95966