Survey Finds… 81% of Americans Believe the Government is NOT Doing A Good Job Of Telling About Available Money Programs!
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| by Matthew Lesko |
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Rockville, MD (July 4, 2005) –
Two-thirds of Americans indicated in a recent national
survey that they believe the government has financial
programs they would be eligible for but don’t know
enough about them to apply – primarily because the
government is not doing a sufficient enough job of letting
Americans know. The survey was conducted by the University
of Connecticut, Center for Survey Research and Analysis.
These recent survey results reveal
that many Americans think the government is doing a poor
job of letting people know about government financial
assistance programs. Of the 1,000 people surveyed, nearly
half (48%) earning more than $75,000 annually, believe
they are eligible for money they don’t know about. A
significant majority of both Democrats (73%) and
Republications (60%) believe there is money available they
are unaware of. And more people under the age of 44 (72%)
than over the age of 60 (56%) believe there is unknown
money due to them.
“During these tight economic times
when families are watching each and every penny they earn
and spend, it is crucial for Americans to know what monies
are available to them,” says Matthew Lesko, New York
Times Best Selling author and consumer advocate who works
to educate Americans about free government money. “It is
imperative for all Americans to know what they have access
to.” Do You Think You Are Eligible For Gov’t Financial
Programs But Don’t Know How To Get Them?*
.........................Yes
........................................... 65%
.........................No
............................................. 27%
.........................Don’t Know
..................................7%
* U of Connecticut Survey
Recent studies by the government itself and other research
organizations show that over 50 million consumers don’t
know to take advantage of programs that they are legally
entitled to including:
4 million senior citizens can
receive up to $1,000 from Medicare but they don’t apply
because they are unaware of the program
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04363.pdf
6 million families are missing out on free health
insurance for their kids
http://www.kff.org/medicaid/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=28333
10 million families can get up to $4,000 a year for
groceries but don’t apply
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04346.pdf
8 million college students can receive grants and low
interest loans but don’t apply
http://www.acenet.edu
Single moms can receive some of the $673 million in
collected unclaimed child support payments
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04377high.pdf
29 million senior citizens don’t know they can get
colonoscopies, bone mass measurement, prostate cancer and
glaucoma tests paid for by Medicare
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d03958.pdf
According to the United States Government budget data for
2005*, the government gives out over $1.5 Trillion a year
in money programs to individual taxpayers, and only 12% of
this money goes to the poor**. This is an average of over
$11,000 for every U.S. taxpayer. And this figure continues
to grow every year no matter who is in the White House.
To learn more about this survey or
how to access resources for government money, please call
Matthew Lesko 301-929-8400 or visit www.lesko.com/survey.
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| About
the Author: Lesko is a
best-selling author, appears regularly on network
television shows and travels the country appearing on
virtually every newscast in the top 100 markets. His stage
antics, as well as his sound consumer advice has made him
a favorite guest on Larry King Live, Good Morning America,
The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jay Leno, Letterman and The Today
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