Your big government at work: A profile of a Food Stamp Recruiter

Quote Originally Posted by 14daroad:

But by 2020 and beyond, the direct cost to U.S. taxpayers could reach $3 trillion



Um, so?

Could doesn't mean will.

Anyway, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — together accounted for 21 percent of the budget in 2012, or $732 billion, Another 22 percent of the budget, or $773 billion, was spent on Social Security in 2012.

Guess how much that adds up to by 2020?

So as we see, one year of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) equals the entire cost of 10 years of the Iraq war.

Funny how you're not complaining about that spending, huh?

link please, back up your bs.

link ?

link or just more bs from you?

Quote Originally Posted by 14daroad:





How about you go to Google and find out about federal spending?

What would be the point in providing you any links?
You have no interest in actual facts, or changing your mind.

What no links? More of your bs?

The article I posted wasn't from any of these. So you are wrong as to my scources!! But spinning what others say is second nature to you. Carry on. 

According to Congressional budget office, the major causes of federal deficits for 2009-19 are Bush tax cuts, weak economy and war on terror.  Welfare spending isn't mentioned.

Fact is food stamps are still a tiny percentage of federal budget which barely affects debt.  Any increase in economic activity from food stamps is a bonus according to economist Mark Zadi.  Most importantly, food stamps are successful in helping to feed the poor.

Complete nonsense.

You and the CBO don't seem to understand that the one time Obama Stimulus was 2/3rd the cost of 8 years spending on the Iraq war.

Anyone suggesting any causes of deficit without mentioning Medicare is simply lying.

It is utterly amazing that nobody on the left actually seems to understand what the federal government spends money on.

I guess finding that out would damage the narrative. And as we know with the left, the narrative is all that matters.

From the Washington Post article on food stamps that started this thread.

"It also adds to rising federal entitlement spending and the U.S. debt."

That's funny, given that in fiscal year 2012:

1. 22% of the budget - $773 billion was spent on Social Security
2. 21% the budget - $732 billion was spent on Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
3. 12% the federal budget - $411 billion, was spent on programs that provide aid to individuals and families facing hardship. These programs include:  the refundable portions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, 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 SNAP (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.

Given that 55% of the federal budget, totaling $1.91 trillion (more than the 10 year cost of the "unfunded wars" to date) is spent on welfare programs, how do you think this CBO statement is mathematically possible?