SO YOU THINK ALL YOUR MONEY GOES TO THE POOR

[Pine Mt Beagles]

Welfare is dwarfed by middle-class and corporate handouts
Judging from the media, you might easily think that half the gummint's budget goes to those darn poor people. Hardly.
The U.S. budget isn't organized (purposely so, one suspects) to make it easy to find out how much money goes to the poor. In 1995, however, the total was about $116 billion. That's 8% of a budget of $1519 billion.

Now, that's certainly real money, but compare it to the 33% of the budget spent on Social Security and Medicare; the 21% spent on defense; the 15% spent in interest on the national debt, or the 8% spent on handouts to business (farm subsidies, S&L and bank rescues, export/import assistance, tax credits, guaranteed loans, reimbursement for advertising, etc.). Here's how it breaks down:

Medicaid (excluding aid to aged, disabled, blind) - $32 billion
AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) - $22 billion
Food stamps - $27 billion
Housing subsidies - $22 billion
School breakfast/lunch programs - $6 billion
Head Start - $3.5 billion
Miscellanous programs - $3 billion
Folks, it's just not the case that Your Moneytm is being stolen and given to the wastrel poor. Most of Your Money (three quarters of it) is spent on defending you, supporting you in old age or unemployment, protecting the money you have in the bank, keeping farmers and big business happy, and paying interest.

---THEY ARE OLD NUMBERS BUT=ONLY THE NUMBER'S HAVE CHANGED NOT THE PROGRAM'S=

[Newt]

Dang Republicans keep wasting money that should be helping the unfortunate. Not! Rufus I hope you notice this is not from Fox News.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/us/po ... ss&emc=rss

[TC]

So Rufus YOU think it is fair then that the Property owners Should Foot the bill For everybody??????
The renter Dont Pay School Taxes!!! Or Property tax!!! to help pay for thier clean water and Sewage Disposal. Or Hiway taxes or County property tax to help improve thier roads and Bridges..
I Would Not have a problem if they PAID the Same TAXES that I do..For the Same services
Or is that Something I just need to buck up and take?? because I went out and Worked my Arse off to get what I have I should have to Share????? TO PAY more than others because I got more???
I Am Supposed to SUPPORT those that JUST DONT WANNA?????
If i gotta foot the Bill I should have MORE say So....

[Pine Mt Beagles]

y TC on Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:36 pm

So Rufus YOU think it is fair then that the Property owners Should Foot the bill For everybody??????
The renter Dont Pay School Taxes!!! Or Property tax!!! to help pay for thier clean water and Sewage Disposal. Or Hiway taxes or County property tax to help improve thier roads and Bridges..
I Would Not have a problem if they PAID the Same TAXES that I do..For the Same services=THEY DON'T HAVE PROPERTY SO THEY CAN'T.PAY==Or is that Something I just need to buck up and take?? because I went out and Worked my Arse off to get what I have I should have to Share????? TO PAY more than others because I got more???
I Am Supposed to SUPPORT those that JUST DONT WANNA?????
If i gotta foot the Bill I should have MORE say So....
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-- NOI DID NOT SAY THAT==WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE RIGHT TO VOTE,AND THE =HIPPOCRIT PARTY= IS ALWAY'S SAYING =TAKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE,=CRYING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE POOR,NONE OF YOU GREW UP AS POOR AS MYSELF,NONE AND I DON'T LIKE PAYING PROPERTY TAXES THAT GOES EVERY YEAR, SCHOOL TAXES,ELECTRIC BILL'S AND GARBAGE BILLS, WATER BILL'S=ALL ARE CHARGED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT I HAVE NO SAY IN THE MATTER====BUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE APPARTMENT'S AND W-O-R-K,FOR A LIVING HAVE THE SAME RIGHT TO VOTE AS WE DO ,,,AND I THINK THEY SHOULD ,NOW THESE PEOPLE PAY TAX, ON THEIR VEHICLE ,INCOME TAX STATE AND FEDERAL,THEY PAY SALES TAX SAME AS WE DO,I KNOW WE PAY PROPERTY TAX,THEY PAY RENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER==LOOK= ALL= I'AM= SAYING =IS THAT,THESE PEOPLE HAVE JUST AS MUCH OF A RIGHT TO VOTE AND ARE NO LESS IMPORTANT, TO OUR COUNTRY OR ECONOMY AS ANYONE,,,BUT I DON'T THINK WE DISAGREE MUCH ON THAT..

===NOW THAT BEING SAID =I =DO NOT AGREE WITH, A LOT OF THESE SORRY PEOPLE (=NOT THE PEOPLE MENTIONED ABOVE=)
BUT THE ONES THAT GET HOUSING AND HEATING AND FOOD STAMP'S,,WITH NO WORK, IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO WORK PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY THAT IS DIFFERENT,BUT, LIKE YOU I KNOW A BUNCH THAT IS JUST SORRY,I THINK THEY SHOULD DO SOME KIND, OF COMMUNITY WORK ,OR BE CUT OFF ,,NOW WE ARE GETTING TO THE PROBLEM,THERE ARE NO JOB'S, AND SOON WILL EVEN LESS JOB'S,IF WE CUT THESE PEOPLE OFF= THAT ARE TO SORRY TO WORK =WHAT WILL=THEY EAT AND WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THEM,ONE THING WE WILL HAVE TO HIRE A GUARD SERVICE TO WATCH YOUR PROPERTY,,I WOULD LIKE SOME THOUGHT'S ON THAT,IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THAT I'AM WITH YOU,,,

[Rabbithoundjb]

More diverionary nonsense.

[Pine Mt Beagles]