Questions tagged [welfare]
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Does Great Britain have the lowest state pensions (relative to average wages) in the OECD?
I recently came across this political post on Facebook
It is arguing that Great Britain is the 'worst' in the developed world, and I'm sceptical of a few assertions made here.
UK pensions don't seem ...
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Do 7 out of 10 Australians support drug testing welfare recipients?
On the Liberal Party of Australia's Facebook feed they posted an image that makes the claim that "7 out of 10 Australians support drug testing welfare recipients".
Is this true? What is it based on? ...
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Does the U.S. government spend four times as much on welfare as it would take to eliminate poverty by giving the necessary cash?
According to this article by Peter Ferrara, the U.S. spends more than four times as much on welfare as it would take to simply cut every person under the poverty line a check large enough to bring ...
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Does the Netherlands goverment fund 'Hookers for the Handicapped'?
In the Netherlands, citizens with disabilities receive money from the Government as part of the 'Hookers for the Handicapped' program, to pay for sexual services up to 12 times a year. This move has ...
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Does the UK government have only 300 staff investigating tax evasion of £70bn+ vs 3250 staff investigating benefits (welfare) fraud of £1.2bn?
The following graphic is doing the rounds on Facebook:
Is it true?
Does the graphic give an accurate representation of the comparative headcount/effort/resources that the UK government (as a whole) ...
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Are these claims about Owsley County, KY factual [duplicate]
Facebook is a great source of notable claims. Another one today is this picture:
There seem to be three separate claims in this picture:
Is Owsley County 99%+ white?
Is Owsley County 95% republican?...
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