Welfare spending has grown substantially over the past four years, reaching $746 billion in 2011 — or more than Social Security, basic defense spending or any other single chunk of the federal government — according to a new memo by the Congressional Research Service.
The steady rise in welfare spending, which covers more than 80 programs primarily designed to help low-income Americans, got a big boost from the 2009 stimulus and has grown, albeit somewhat more slowly, in 2010 and 2011. One reason is that more people are qualifying in the weak economy, but the federal government also has broadened eligibility so that more people qualify for programs.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, who requested the Congressional Research Service report, said it underscores a fundamental shift in welfare, moving away from a Band-Aid and toward a more permanent crutch.
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3 comments:
Those entitlement slaves who receive this welfare are the ones tweeting and sending out assassination threats against Presidential Candidate Romney.
This is sooo crazy! It's not like we should expect welfare numbers to increase during a historic recession where 8 million people were put out of work.
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Refer to Joe's post at 4:45 for reference as to how we got here.
I bet Obama's handicap is lower than his unemployment numbers.
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