It takes a lot of courage for a president to target almost a quarter of the federal budget for reform in an election year.
But this is exactly what President Donald Trump is doing with his executive order, “Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility.”
We’re now spending more than $700 billion per year on low-income assistance, which is more than we are spending on our national defense. And there are plenty of reasons to believe this spending is inefficient, wasteful, and counterproductive.
Over the last half-century, some $22 trillion has been spent on anti-poverty programs and yet the percentage of poor in this nation remains unchanged. And it is not only a matter of the percentage staying the same but also that the people and families who are born poor stay that way.
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2 comments:
Sadly we have created an entitlement mentality. Why work if one can get it for free? There is no incentive to be productive and all that "down" time affords some to be devious and counterproductive. I am a firm believer in drug testing and a work for benefits program.
We are set up to make it impossible for the
average person to work and pay a sitter.
Limit the number of children one can have to
ONE on welfare, the rest are their responsibility.
Let's see how the population dwindles down then!
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