Who Benefits-RICH or POOR? I have always thought that welfare and other governmental benefits were meant for the poor. But, the rich benefit more from public assistance and governmental benefits in the United States today. In 1994, 29 percent of families with incomes of at least $150,000 received governmental benefits averaging more than $16,000 through programs such as Social Security. Families with incomes below $10,000, however, received benefits averaging less than $8,000 (C&O, 1998:273,4). This shows that the people with less …showed first 75 words of 781 total…

…showed last 75 words of 781 total…more way the poor benefit least of all under the rich and middle class. I wonder if the poor realize that they are neglected the assistance they need while the rich get richer off the assistance they do not need. It seems like someone needs to do something. I also have to wonder if the rich know that the poor are deprived of the aid they need to get by. While, the rich keep collecting.