The federal government pays Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to indigent people who are aged, blind or disabled. SSI was adopted in the 1970s and replaced earlier state programs. The federal SSI rate was lower than the benefits already available at that time in some states. Most, if not all, of those states chose to supplement the SSI benefits so that their indigent people who were aged, blind or disabled would not lose money because of the adoption of SSI. The state supplements are combined into one check or direct deposit sent by the U.S. Treasury.
California is one of those states that supplements SSI. The Sacramento Bee is reporting that because of its disastrous state budget situation the state of California is considering reducing its state supplement for SSI. If this happens, I am pretty sure that it will be the first time such a thing has been done. I have a feeling that this will not be the last time this issue comes up.
California is one of those states that supplements SSI. The Sacramento Bee is reporting that because of its disastrous state budget situation the state of California is considering reducing its state supplement for SSI. If this happens, I am pretty sure that it will be the first time such a thing has been done. I have a feeling that this will not be the last time this issue comes up.
4 comments:
"I am pretty sure that it will be the first time such a thing has been done."
I'm pretty sure this is the first time California has been 40 billion in the hole, something has to give.
If they start cutting public assistance benefits, maybe Juan and Pedro will go home or at least stop more relatives from coming.
All those millionares and yet california broke.Where's the logic?
Yeah, let's soak the rich. States are finding out as are the Big Three auto makers that all the past give-aways are now coming back to bite them in the @ss.
If California were able to deport all the illegal aliens living there, it would be in the black overnight.
And it's not just the illegals. Public pensions are budget busters, too.
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