Claim: Rick Santorum blames President Barack Obama for "a nightmare of dependency with almost half of America receiving some sort of government assistance." But the same could have been said of George W. Bush. In fact, the Census Bureau reported that in the third quarter of 2008, under Bush, "nearly half of U.S. residents live in households receiving government benefits." Back then, Census reported that 44.4 percent of Americans received some sort of government benefits.
Fact-check: Santorum's Distorted 'Dependency' Claims - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rick santorum blames president barack obama for "a nightmare of dependency with almost half of america receiving some sort of government assistance." but the same could have been said of george w. bush. in fact, the census bureau reported that in the third quarter of 2008, under bush, "nearly half of u.s. residents live in households receiving government benefits." back then, census reported that 44.4 percent of americans received some sort of government benefits.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-08-29T22:41:58