Much of it is off the books, to shield the cash from the prying eyes of the tax man (and the agency writing benefit checks).
But Republicans said that, instead of just writing benefit checks, federal and state officials must do more to help people get back to work.
Unlike the poet Robert Lowell, who believed that his writing benefited from his mania, I was never manic, and my psychosis and depression presented only obstacles to my prose.
He disliked repeating himself, and his writing often benefited from an easy, naturalistic style and a familiarity with ordinary life.
Justifying his concerns, Chalke wrote that Benefits Street had already had "a considerable negative impact" on Oasis Academy Foundary pupils.
Daniel Koshland, then editor of the prestigious journal Science, captured the mood when he wrote: "The benefits to science of the genome project are clear.
Looking back at the journeys of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama, Adam Smith had written, "What benefits, or what misfortunes to mankind may hereafter result from these great events, no human wisdom can foresee".
As Malcolm Gladwell wrote last year, benefits for retired workers certainly are a major hindrance for the big companies that still offer them.
Recent investigations have shown little evidence that written disclosure benefits bereaved individuals over a control condition.
Glenn Kenny wrote, "Che benefits greatly from certain Soderberghian qualities that don't always serve his other films well, e.g., detachment, formalism, and intellectual curiosity".
