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Originally Posted by djplong
Before I pass judgement I'd like to see how they define "welfare spending". They're a big vague about that - but if includes Social Security benefits, then they're just spinning numbers to suit themselves. Notice they don't say how much Bush spent on welfare. For a fair comparison between the administrations, you have to compare similar numbers. I mean, you could just as easily say that Obama is spending more on welfare than Bush spent on Amtrak. ...and the numbers I've seen on Iraq and Afghanistan can be in excess of a TRILLION, depending on how you count.
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Your defense of this president and condemnation of the past is impressive and expected...since you didnt read the link....this from the link...
Obama’s spending proposals call for the largest increases in welfare benefits in U.S. history, according to a report by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. This will lead to a spending total of $10.3 trillion over the next decade on various welfare programs. These include cash payments, food, housing, Medicaid and various social services for low-income Americans and those at 200 percent of the poverty level, or $44,000 for a family of four. Among that total, $7.5 trillion will be federal money and $2.8 trillion will be federally mandated state expenditures.
"According to his White House budget proposal, President Barack Obama will increase annual federal welfare spending by one-third, from $522.4 billion to $697 billion in his first fiscal year. Adjusted for inflation, the combined two-year increase of $263 billion is greater than any increase in welfare spending in history."
Now please read this sentence.....
"Welfare has been the fastest growing part of the federal government’s spending, increasing by 292 percent from 1989 to 2008. That’s compared to Social Security and Medicare, which grew 213 percent, the study says"
All of this was in the link provided !!!
Apologies to Tony...I know that is a lot of quotes from one article but hard to have an intelligent discussion if folks dont read the links provided.
I enjoy reading links even if I disagree with the poster...good way to learn stuff !!!!