Really, Clinton cut social programs, he was President in the 90's right??
Grandfather Federal Government Debt Report - page 1 - by MWHodges
Look closely at that red line on social spending. Note 3 points: (1)the acceleration starting mid-1960s, (2) this stopped rising (and declined) in the 1980s for the first time in 4 decades, (3)only to rise again thereafter to a record high in the 1990s.]
and it will continue to rise if you continue to include social security as a welfare program, WHICH IT IS NOT....
social security will continue to rise each year untill the baby boomers all retire .....
but social security taxes and the social security retirement checks are paid for by ourselves, not welfare and should NOT be in discussion when talking about what income taxes should pay for...
SS has nothing to do with that.... you murkey the waters when including ss taxes and retirement with general expenditures of which income taxes should be paying imho.
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