Under The Presidents covid plan

[Beachnutt]

do folks recieving government assistance such as food stamps etc...
have to be vaccinated or lose it ?

[Enter stage left]

1. Great question...It should be mandatory for ANY federal government assistance!

Including social security.

[Beachnutt]

2. I agree even social security also

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3. you beat me to my edit...

[Ocelot II]

4. No, SS isn't government aid; it's something you've already paid for.

It's more like an annuity. You get it because you've been paying into the fund for a period of time, and it can't be taken away from you for any reason. That's a truly horrible idea.

[elleng]

5. Right.

[Beachnutt]

6. Well hopefully any government

assistance will require proof of vaccination

[Enter stage left]

7. You raised a valid point, and I take back my stance on Social Security...

But do medicare and medicaid fall under the same restraints?

[TexasTowelie]

8. Medicare tax is 1.45% of every paycheck

so if you have worked, then you have paid for Medicare.

The federal government pays 62% of the Medicaid program cost. However, the federal government through the general administration budget. A specific tax on workers to fund the program does not exist.

[Ocelot II]

9. Yes, you've been paying for that, too, in your FICA tax.