More Than A Quarter Of Americans Would Have Lived In Poverty Last Year Without The Social Safety Net

More Than A Quarter Of Americans Would Have Lived In Poverty Last Year Without The Social Safety Net: pRepublicans in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail have spent much of the year trying to gut social safety net programs vital to the livelihood of America’s poor and elderly citizens. From House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Medicare-ending budget plan to multiple proposals from the GOP’s presidential candidates, conservatives have sought to [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~