Friday, December 19, 2014
"Obama opens fraud-ridden benefits programs to illegal immigrants"
In the Washington Examiner, Byron York fills us in on some details:
"Supported by both political parties over the years, the programs were intended to encourage work and strengthen families. Their growth has been extraordinary in recent years — payments increased 40 percent from 2007 to 2012 alone. And now both are beset by staggering levels of fraud.
According to the inspector general, the IRS paid out $63 billion in EITC benefits in 2013. Of that, 24 percent, or about $15 billion, was given improperly to people not qualified to receive it. That improper payment rate has been enough to qualify the EITC as a 'high risk' program for years."
