Welfare spending as a percent of total government spending?

[angelatc]

Social Security and Medicare are not an "entitlement". Those of us who have worked our whole lives have paid into it!

Actually it is an entitlement. Yes, you paid taxes for years and years. But that money is gone, and unless you die young, you're going to take far more out of it than you put in.

 

[angelatc]

And the drumbeat rolls on. It is going to be ugly...real ugly real soon.

You know, I'm not being contrarian here. But I've been hearing that for 50 years, and yet somehow they manage to hold it together.

 

[AuH20]

You know, I'm not being contrarian here. But I've been hearing that for 50 years, and yet somehow they manage to hold it together.

The real problem for them is the interest on the enormous debt consuming the entire revenue base. There is no escape aside from starting WW3.

 

[Anti Federalist]

You know, I'm not being contrarian here. But I've been hearing that for 50 years, and yet somehow they manage to hold it together.

Theye will kick the can down the road, just as long as theye need to.

And not a day longer.

Might be 100 years from now...maybe 1000...who knows?

I know that empires in the past that have figured out the cardinal rule of keeping people in line, docile and compliant and that being, keep them fed, entertained and allow them to boss their fellow man around and wield some petty power, have lasted for centuries sometimes.

 

[Red Green]

Let's see:

Social Security is technically welfare.
Medicare / Medicaid is technically welfare
Foreign aid is technically welfare
Department of Education is technically welfare
Health and Human Services is almost all welfare


Am I up to 2% yet?

 

[puppetmaster]

I've paid that tax since '74 and I don't expect to see one nickle...

In fact I'll gladly sign away any claim I may have to excuse my son from the burden....

+1

 

[NewUser]

Minuscule and irrelevant when compared to military/defense spending, which should be the primary target of anyone who claims to be fiscally conservative. Furthermore, corporate welfare is higher than what's used on poor Americans. While slowly eliminating social welfare is a goal, people who focus only on eliminating social welfare without considering the consequences or looking at where the largest amount of capital is being allocated are pretty annoying, yes.

Wow, thanks for your well-thought out reply!

If anyone has some graphs with numbers I'd love to see them!

 

[Weston White]

Actually it is an entitlement. Yes, you paid taxes for years and years. But that money is gone, and unless you die young, you're going to take far more out of it than you put in.

No, if we were to instead invest what we are UNCONSTITUTIONALLY TAXED into a prudent (IRA) investment portfolio--and being the recipient of the accruals--even median lifelong workers would become capable of retiring early and as millionaires.

You know, I'm not being contrarian here. But I've been hearing that for 50 years, and yet somehow they manage to hold it together.

Due to incessant inflation, ILLICIT TAXING ON WAGES, and covert meddling in Wall Street.