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Originally Posted by Tumbleweed36
Welfare is an entity that is out of control thanks to the overzealous politicians who want to "buy" votes with our tax dollars.
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Just a point of fact: In the USA, welfare, as you probably define it, accounts for a very small fraction of the government budget - less than 6%. Social Security accounts for about 23% and Medicare = 12%. Defense = about 25%.
The votes they are buying are from seniors and the defense industry, not the Republican stereotypical "Welfare Momma" (even eliminating 100% of them would not make any significant impact on "Welfare" spending).
Now back to the discussion of the riots in France...