# Transfer payments
Summary::As the term implies, transfer payments simply transfer money to individuals, who belong to some specific group or category of citizens (or even non-citizens).
Examples of transfer payments include: [[Social Security System]], [[Medicare]], [[welfare payments]], and [[Economic Stimulus Payments]]. The government receives nothing in return for these payments.
# References / Links
[[How the Government Spends Money]]
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