• @PsychedSy@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    National defense is the fifth on that chart by percent. Everything above it is entitlement spending. Looks like income security is where welfare falls - it’s a little over half. The other half is other forms of payouts to peeps.

    • @bdiddy
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      1 year ago

      Entitlements are not welfare. Period. Welfare is hardly a drop in the overall bucket. Entitlements are money that people are owed because they paid in. As in they are entitled to that. Welfare is paying for poor people to be able to survive.

      You are purposely mixing the 2 because you fall for the serious propaganda on the “right” that somehow social security should be ended. If they end it they owe us that money back.

      • @PsychedSy@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        And are and.

        Entitlements and welfare. Say it with me this time.

        We don’t see eye to eye on it, but there’s no reason to insult people that disagree with you. I’m looking at wasting money on bombs vs spending it on american citizens

        If our SS money went in to a retirement plan that mirrors congress’ investments we’d all retire very comfortably, but somehow we’re not good enough for that.

        • @bdiddy
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          11 year ago

          I mean people like you are actual dumbasses…

          What do you think happens if they ended entitlements??? Where do you think all of that money goes? INTO THE ECONOMY… if we end entitlements we’d see the largest depression ever in the US.

          Our economy is what it is BECAUSE of them. You think if the government just spent 0 money we’d somehow be better off? Even though literally every other major economic powerhouse hase entitlements and welfare lol.

          It’s just pure propagandized stupidity.

          When the US government stops spending the entire world will spiral into a depression and the US would take longer to come out of it. We’d be ruined economically for the remainder of your life.

          But yeah go on with your stupid fucking take.

          Sending weapons to Ukraine is also a huge economic boost with the added benefit of securing yet another eventual base and massive political power in that region while destabilizing an aggressive dictatorship shit hole.

          Fucking pittance in the grand scheme of things and amazingly smart move by our current leaders. If you think they’d actually spend it on our citizens that’s the other funny part. The republican talking points are on and on about “look what we could do with this money” while they themselves want to further take from citizens and give to billion dollar organizations.

          Oh but they are too busy trying to install a theocracy to give a fuck about helping citizens anwyay. Mostly republican states that still have not legalized weed because they rather throw people in jail than get a major boost to tax revenue that could go to actual communities in need.

          Republican states with the worst education by far and shittiest teacher pay.

          Republican states with the worst health care and highest infant mortality…

          etc…

          But yeah for sure we’d have magically taken that money and put it to good use instead of defending an ally while boosting the shit out of our economy with said defense lol.

          Stop listening to pod casts… You want to know why the government needs to spend that money follow the federal reserve and modern monetary theory. Economically we are still a leader in the entire world with not even close to the highest population. How do you think we keep that going? By cutting off entitlements, welfare, and allowing Russia to expand it’s territory and influence?

          Fucking brain dead fucking take.

          • @PsychedSy@lemmy.world
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            11 year ago

            You just decide what people are saying based on your own assumptions and ideology then make Gish look like a galloping noob. I’m not bothering with that.

            Treat people better and sort yourself out instead of spewing bile from nowhere. You can do better.

            • @bdiddy
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              11 year ago

              nah I know the kind of people you are who call entitlements welfare. You purposely conflate the 2 and spread your misinformation for more idiots to pick up. You’re brainwashed by a party that has become completely radicalized. I say this as a person who use to vote republican.

              Our government has to spend tons of money on all the shit it spends money on. We should consider other ways of collecting money to defeat the inflation problem. It’s really very fucking simple if you get right down to it.

              As soon as we get rid of the theocrats we can probably solve it.

              • @PsychedSy@lemmy.world
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                11 year ago

                Our government has to spend tons of money on all the shit it spends money on.

                With no room for criticism of policies that leave working class people barely eating while congress laughs all the way to their stock broker. Even with small 401ks my father lives with my brother and my mom lives with me.

                As soon as we get rid of the theocrats we can probably solve it.

                The irony here is pretty thick. I tend to not argue with people about their positions held by faith so I’m gonna just leave this here.