100 MMMillion Americans on Welfare, so Obama by a Landslide

[Steelplate]

Medicaid and/or food stamps make up the vast majority of that. Your thread title is misleading. Even the article says "some sort" of welfare......nothing like using a right wing site and the doubling down on it.

 

[Dreamy]

From the report:

This is not just Americans, however. "These figures include not only citizens, but non-citizens as well," according to the committee.

Sigh. Nanny govenment is alive and growing. The System collapse is whistling along nicely and is on schedule. Obama must be so proud.

17 million to 45 million in 2011

Unreal.

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. — attributed to Benjamin Franklin.

Don't we ever see it now Ben! Truths are timeless.

 

[tyroneweaver]

From a Packer fan steelplate:

you're defending the indefensible.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Medicaid and/or food stamps make up the vast majority of that. Your thread title is misleading. Even the article says "some sort" of welfare......nothing like using a right wing site and the doubling down on it.

What is misleading by it?

"The federal government administers nearly 80 different overlapping federal means-tested welfare programs," the Senate Budget Committee notes. However, the committee states, the figures used in the chart do not include those who are only benefiting from Social Security and/or Medicare.

Food stamps and Medicaid make up a large--and growing--chunk of the more than 100 million recipients. "Among the major means tested welfare programs, since 2000 Medicaid has increased from 34 million people to 54 million in 2011 and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) from 17 million to 45 million in 2011," says the Senate Budget Committee. "Spending on food stamps alone is projected to reach $800 billion over the next decade."

 

[uscitizen]

And Romney is trying as hard as he can to get on the govt dole as well.

Has he offered to give back his salary if elected?
He sure does not need it.

 

[ScienceRocks]

And Romney is trying as hard as he can to get on the govt dole as well.

Has he offered to give back his salary if elected?
He sure does not need it.

Maybe he can give it to the space program. I'd vote twice if he does!

 

[GWV5903]

And Romney is trying as hard as he can to get on the govt dole as well.

Has he offered to give back his salary if elected?
He sure does not need it.

This is a perfect example of what is wrong with the Democrats, now you know, you don't need it if you have more than the next person...

 

[uscitizen]

And Romney is trying as hard as he can to get on the govt dole as well.

Has he offered to give back his salary if elected?
He sure does not need it.

This a perfect example of what is wrong with the Democrats, now you know, you don't need it if you have more than the next person...

Ahh but I know the difference between need and want.

although I do admit to getting a bit confused on that point where women are concerned.

 

[Care4all]

Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare | The Weekly Standard

this is why obama will win.
kiss our party good bye and what it stands for because this is the new norm, and the dems will make sure they stay there.

we have a thread on this already: using the same article

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...icans-on-welfare-so-obama-by-a-landslide.html

it's been hashed over pretty good already...

this includes seniors on Medicare, also SS recipients I think....?

AND if you have a family of 5 and your mother who is on medicare, is living with you and your family, then this report INCLUDED ALL 5 FAMILY members plus the senior on medicare AS RECIPIENTS of welfare and they are part of the 100 million...........

AND THAT is simply bull crap.........

last count, 4.4 million people are on Welfare/TANF......4.4 million out of 300 million are on welfare/tanf and get cash assistance....

 

[GWV5903]

And Romney is trying as hard as he can to get on the govt dole as well.

Has he offered to give back his salary if elected?
He sure does not need it.

This a perfect example of what is wrong with the Democrats, now you know, you don't need it if you have more than the next person...

Ahh but I know the difference between need and want.

although I do admit to getting a bit confused on that point where women are concerned.

And the next example is to side step the issue, why admit it when I can half way divert the subject...

Good Job

Our system, the Free Enterprise system, promotes growth, free thinking, job creating, productive environment for the participants who choose to participate...

When you take it all away, there will be no one there to support the free loaders...

 

[LilOlLady]

Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare | The Weekly Standard

this is why obama will win.
kiss our party good bye and what it stands for because this is the new norm, and the dems will make sure they stay there.

If you think Obama want to keep people on welfare ...................you must be a village idiot.

 

[GWV5903]

Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare | The Weekly Standard

this is why obama will win.
kiss our party good bye and what it stands for because this is the new norm, and the dems will make sure they stay there.

If you think Obama want to keep people on welfare ...................you must be a village idiot.

No, you're the village idiot...

 

[Duped]

Yea for sure: Obama want's to create as much dependency as he can - it's all about the vote. The stupid ass masses don't get it.

 

[Lakhota]

Yep, Bush fucked us really long time.

 

[Chris]

Medicare, Social Security, and military pensions are not welfare.

Unless you are Mitt Romney.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Yep, Bush fucked us really long time.

 

[Contumacious]

We'll advance to 200 million if O wins.

We'll advance to 17 Quadrillion if EITHER candidate wins... Romney plans to invade Iran...

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[Contumacious]

Medicaid and/or food stamps make up the vast majority of that. Your thread title is misleading. Even the article says "some sort" of welfare......nothing like using a right wing site and the doubling down on it.

Are medicaid and food stamps a government controlled transfer of wealth scams?!?!?!?

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[Contumacious]

Medicare, Social Security, and military pensions are not welfare.

Unless you are Mitt Romney.

Okay, here is the problem. Or should I say problems.

Promises to balance the budget within ten years are absolutely meaningless. Even the Republican spendthrifts in Congress make promises like that.
The Heritage plan will keep the budget "balanced forever"? Even Paul Ryan wouldn’t make a claim like that.
Tying the federal budget to a percentage of GDP is a license for ever-increasing budgets.
Promises to reduce or cut something "within 25 years" are even more ridiculous than balancing the budget within a decade.
Replacing the tax code with a "fairer" tax code instead of getting rid of it altogether is no solution at all.
"Full funding for national defense" means that defense department budget cuts are off the table. It also means that the U.S. empire of troops and bases that encircles the globe will remain intact. It also means that the foreign wars will continue. It also means that an aggressive, reckless, interventionist U.S. foreign policy will continue. It also means that the warfare state will continue. It also means that military Keynesianism will continue.
If the Heritage plan said it "eliminates Obamacare" and that was it, then that would be a good thing. But no, instead of leaving the nation’s healthcare system completely up to the free market that the Heritage Foundation claims to believe in, Saving the American Dream creates a new health care system. And since when is it the job of the government to "ensure that Americans can afford adequate coverage"?
Redesigning Social Security and Medicare instead of phasing them out simply means that Heritage wants to save and redesign the welfare state. After all, as the introduction to Saving the American Dream points out, "The three entitlements – Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid – account for 43 percent of federal spending."

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[OohPooPahDoo]

Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare

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So the number jumped 11% under Obama after he was handed an economy that grew at an annualized rate of < -8% in the last quarter of 2008.

How earth shattering.