Daily Archives: July 1, 2009

Jul 1 2009

The Social Security Administration is paying millions of dollars in benefits to dead Americans

The Social Security Administration is paying millions of dollars in benefits to dead Americans, while other elderly people who are incorrectly said to be deceased, get nothing.

McClatchy Newspapers reports one study revealed at least 88 of 305 Social Security recipients listed as deceased were still receiving checks. And at least 140 of the 305 supposedly dead people, were in fact still very much alive.

Overall, investigators say more than 6,700 people currently receiving Social Security benefits have master files that include a date of death. They estimate more than $40 million may have been improperly paid out to deceased beneficiaries. Read More

WOW! What a wise government we have! Come on now, maybe if we cleaned up some of these crooks we would not have to worry about being out of money!

Jul 1 2009

Canada has a Boom in Private Health Care Business

Facing long waits and substandard care, a growing number of Canadians are willing to pay for health treatment, leading to a booming private business in Canada a country often touted as a successful example of a universal health system. Read More

Maybe America should think before going to a government ran healthcare. Do you want Obama’s government to tell you what treatments you may have?

LINKS:

(1) Obama’s Top Five Health Care Lies

(2) Arizona Says – Maybe Public Health Options Isn’t For Us.

(3) National Health Care and Government-Subsidized Suicide

(4) Not a surprise: SEIU & Wal-Mart unite behind Obamacare

(5) The Obamacare Show: Two dissenting docs challenge Dear Leader

(6) Journalist Doing His Job: Jake Tapper Challenges Obama on Socialized Health Care (video)

Jul 1 2009

473,000 jobs lost in June – Obama where is the jobs?

The U.S. private sector lost 473,000 jobs in June
The largest decrease for the month was in medium sized businesses those with 50 to 499 workers. They lost 205,000 jobs. Big businesses, over 500 employees, lost 91,000 jobs in June, while small businesses, often considered the engine of U.S. job creation, lost 177,000 Read More

Lets ask these unemployed workers how they feel Obama is doing on creating jobs! Lets ask these unemployed how it is to live on an unemployment check! Would you still vote for Obama?

LINKS:

(1) New unemployment numbers: Quick, blame Bush!