Obamacare Kills The Elderly
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Story Of Obama
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Safety net programs: About 13 percent of the federal budget in 2011, or $466 billion, went to support programs that provide aid (other than health insurance or Social Security benefits) to individuals and families facing hardship. Spending on safety programs declined in both nominal and real terms between 2010 and 2011 as the economy continued to improve and initiatives funded by the 2009 Recovery Act began to expire.
These programs include: the refundable portion of the earned-income and child tax credits, which assist low- and moderate-income working families through the tax code; programs that provide cash payments to eligible individuals or households, including Supplemental Security Income for the elderly or disabled poor and unemployment insurance; various forms of in-kind assistance for low-income families and individuals, including food stamps, school meals, low-income housing assistance, child-care assistance, and assistance in meeting home energy bills; and various other programs such as those that aid abused and neglected children.
Such programs keep millions of people out of poverty each year. A Center analysis shows that government safety net programs kept some 25 million people out of poverty in 2010. Without any government income assistance, either from safety net programs or other income supports like Social Security, the poverty rate would have been nearly double in 2010 (28.6 rather than 15.5 percent).
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258
These programs include: the refundable portion of the earned-income and child tax credits, which assist low- and moderate-income working families through the tax code; programs that provide cash payments to eligible individuals or households, including Supplemental Security Income for the elderly or disabled poor and unemployment insurance; various forms of in-kind assistance for low-income families and individuals, including food stamps, school meals, low-income housing assistance, child-care assistance, and assistance in meeting home energy bills; and various other programs such as those that aid abused and neglected children.
Such programs keep millions of people out of poverty each year. A Center analysis shows that government safety net programs kept some 25 million people out of poverty in 2010. Without any government income assistance, either from safety net programs or other income supports like Social Security, the poverty rate would have been nearly double in 2010 (28.6 rather than 15.5 percent).
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258
^ so what percent of this is wasted?
How many old folks and single moms don't really need the help?
How many of these children don't feel like the "entitled class" ?
How many of these people with mental illnesses should just suck it up and get to work?
How many old folks and single moms don't really need the help?
How many of these children don't feel like the "entitled class" ?
How many of these people with mental illnesses should just suck it up and get to work?
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In spite of all this, Odumbo apparently still leads in the polls. Can only be because 1/2 of the populace (1) is stupid as a bag of hammers, (2) is so greedy they don't care about the future of America, their children or grandchildren so long as they "get a check now", or (3) both.
Why should the productive half of Americans be forced to subsidize the layabout, greedy other half??
I'm almost starting to wonder what the real members are gonna be, as I've yet to run into anyone in the last month who'd vote for Ocommunist.
I really think Romney is going to win by a larger number than all the media is showing.
Was playing the silly mini gold if Florida with my Son last week, and the Dad from the family in front of us said it best, "if we get Obama again, we're finished as a Country." I agreed, and even though it was a hot evening there, I had goose bumps at the mere thought of Odumba and four more.
The US is now the country in the developed world with the highest inequality of income.
Since the 80's the difference between the haves and have nots has grown to levels not seen since before the great depression.
Most of this is due to structural aspects of our tax system and wealth incumbency.
Personally, I'd rather see pure socialism than plutocracy.
(ps...I don't want to see either)
Since the 80's the difference between the haves and have nots has grown to levels not seen since before the great depression.
Most of this is due to structural aspects of our tax system and wealth incumbency.
Personally, I'd rather see pure socialism than plutocracy.
(ps...I don't want to see either)
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I'm almost starting to wonder what the real members are gonna be, as I've yet to run into anyone in the last month who'd vote for Ocommunist.
I really think Romney is going to win by a larger number than all the media is showing.
Was playing the silly mini gold if Florida with my Son last week, and the Dad from the family in front of us said it best, "if we get Obama again, we're finished as a Country." I agreed, and even though it was a hot evening there, I had goose bumps at the mere thought of Odumba and four more.
Calm down. I said the same thing about Bush and look everything turned out fine...............ok, bad example.
Here again is the heart of our disagreement: Liberals believe that the way forward, out of economic stagnation and high unemployment a la Europe, is to cut from the top and feed it to the bottom of the economic scale. Instead of equal opportunity, liberals want equal results.
However, conservatives believe that this decreases incentive on both sides - those of us who are capable of creating jobs have less incentive to fight it out here and more incentive to either look for greener pastures (a la build the factory in China instead of Michigan) or sell the business and retire.
Imo, it's better to have the most creative folks build businesses here, even for totally selfish reasons, and hire local talent; and encourage the lower group not to just sit there in order to collect unemployment or welfare but do something, anything legal, to qualify for that government (aka taxpayer) monthly check.
but are we close enough.
Lets look at the over paid.
1. In my opinion... corporation boards should have more independence so that CEOS salaries dont screw the stockholders.
2. Entertainers and athletes... that is a function of our Intellectual Property Protections... no change from me.
3. Businesses who leach off govt... massive cuts needed
4. Govt workers - pay and retirements must match private sector.
5. Business owners... no problem for me if they make their money in the private sector outside of govt.
6. Those who buy polticians - stop lobbying money.
7. Financial sector... decrease too big to fail, stop lobbying... protect shareholders more- glass steagle (sp)
In short most of the inquality is caused by govt or should be controlled by simple laws such as increasing independence of public corp boards.
the guy running goldman... grew up in the bronx.
the guy running the country grew up overseas.
many of the guys running businesses in silicon valley were not even born here.
There is wide open oppotunity in this country for those will to work that ass off for good grades.... or work really hard at any point if their life if they can work profitably.
I am sensitive to some of the discrimination against blacks.
I know its real... but in my opinion the job problem for blacks is currently caused by the govt.
So lets spread the savings around and cut the size of govt and taxes and eliminate laws which make it costly to hire black people.
The government's overall guidelines and explicit or implicit messages for all Americans are very important. It used to be"work hard, study, stay out of trouble, take risks and you'll reap vast rewards." It is becoming "vote for the right politician and they'll give you all sorts of goodies." That is disastrous. The economy doesn't function that way - do more of this and it will stop to a crawl before retreating as capital flees the country for friendlier environments.
The president used to give speeches about the progress of the economy, defense, our plans to make this an even more exceptional nation. Now he's talking about the "middle class" and the "have nots", as if he's fooling anyone that he's fishing for votes. The message of reaching out to new highs has subsided, the message of accomodating the decks on the Titanic has become paramount: "the pie is big enough, or we can borrow another half from China, but, how are we going to divide it, who gets what?"
What's more, we are not very selective about how we add to our population? Yes, birth rate is lower than needed even to keep population the same, but we used to try to get the best and brightest, those who played by the rules, those who wanted to become true Americans like my parents did. Now we tolerate, even encourage, those who would violate our laws and bring in with them their discontent, language and customs they want to keep, and, in doing so, tranform America if necessary more to THEIR liking. Who's the boss here and who's the newcomer?
Family used to be the foundation of our society, that closely linked and highly mutually supportive group that both nurtures and guides us. Now you have the right to kill your baby, no questions asked, over and over again... and, if you can do that, what's family again? You are asking what happened to the African Americans in this country? No need to look further than the fact that in the late 40s and 50s 15-20% of black kids were born out of wedlock, and now it's over 70%... Which has resulted in 5-7 generations of kids without a father around, a terrible systemic problem. Yes, the laws changed for the much better wrt equality and freedom, and that's great for everybody, but, at the same time, the government has a lot to be blamed here, as welfare etc programs went well beyond their original intent and are hurting in the long run more than they are helping in the short run. For example, the structure of welfare tends to inhibit the formation of families and the independent thinking of recipients... and then you get fatherless youngsters looking desperately for guidance and acceptance that they now have to find in gangs instead of at home. And what do most black leaders do? They talk and complain about Trayvon Martin a million times more than about black on black crime, that devilish machine that really oppresses blacks.
etc etc Oh well.
The president used to give speeches about the progress of the economy, defense, our plans to make this an even more exceptional nation. Now he's talking about the "middle class" and the "have nots", as if he's fooling anyone that he's fishing for votes. The message of reaching out to new highs has subsided, the message of accomodating the decks on the Titanic has become paramount: "the pie is big enough, or we can borrow another half from China, but, how are we going to divide it, who gets what?"
What's more, we are not very selective about how we add to our population? Yes, birth rate is lower than needed even to keep population the same, but we used to try to get the best and brightest, those who played by the rules, those who wanted to become true Americans like my parents did. Now we tolerate, even encourage, those who would violate our laws and bring in with them their discontent, language and customs they want to keep, and, in doing so, tranform America if necessary more to THEIR liking. Who's the boss here and who's the newcomer?
Family used to be the foundation of our society, that closely linked and highly mutually supportive group that both nurtures and guides us. Now you have the right to kill your baby, no questions asked, over and over again... and, if you can do that, what's family again? You are asking what happened to the African Americans in this country? No need to look further than the fact that in the late 40s and 50s 15-20% of black kids were born out of wedlock, and now it's over 70%... Which has resulted in 5-7 generations of kids without a father around, a terrible systemic problem. Yes, the laws changed for the much better wrt equality and freedom, and that's great for everybody, but, at the same time, the government has a lot to be blamed here, as welfare etc programs went well beyond their original intent and are hurting in the long run more than they are helping in the short run. For example, the structure of welfare tends to inhibit the formation of families and the independent thinking of recipients... and then you get fatherless youngsters looking desperately for guidance and acceptance that they now have to find in gangs instead of at home. And what do most black leaders do? They talk and complain about Trayvon Martin a million times more than about black on black crime, that devilish machine that really oppresses blacks.
etc etc Oh well.