Republicans have full control, let's balance the budget finally

sarktastic

so... the unprecedented, meteoric rise in cost and number of participants under Obama is real/actual but the gdp growth and reduction in participation is conjecture... is your point?

HoustonHusky

2001400ex said:

HoustonHusky said:

Don't disagree one bit...just disagree with the initial (moronic) post that started this thread. You have to address those, with most reasonable methods being limiting how fast they grow. Recommending that gets morons like 2001400ex to start claiming people are trying to kill the old and poor and crap like that.

And if/when interest rates go up...the budget is going to blow up.

You are correct that politicians like to call slower future growth a "cut". However, welfare spending outside of medical and social security, are actually declining right now already. Just the natural job growth has reduced benefit payments. This is marginal in dollar terms, and drastic in terms of percent if GDP.

Here is food stamps:

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4054



Like I said, that is as a percent if GDP, but if you look at straight dollars, it is declining as well.



(This chart is technically number is participants)

So Spending had doubled (100% increase) in the last 6 years, but because it went down a couple % the last year then all is well

Got it....

2001400ex

HoustonHusky said:

2001400ex said:

HoustonHusky said:

Don't disagree one bit...just disagree with the initial (moronic) post that started this thread. You have to address those, with most reasonable methods being limiting how fast they grow. Recommending that gets morons like 2001400ex to start claiming people are trying to kill the old and poor and crap like that.

And if/when interest rates go up...the budget is going to blow up.

You are correct that politicians like to call slower future growth a "cut". However, welfare spending outside of medical and social security, are actually declining right now already. Just the natural job growth has reduced benefit payments. This is marginal in dollar terms, and drastic in terms of percent if GDP.

Here is food stamps:

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4054



Like I said, that is as a percent if GDP, but if you look at straight dollars, it is declining as well.



(This chart is technically number is participants)

So Spending had doubled (100% increase) in the last 6 years, but because it went down a couple % the last year then all is well

Got it....

Not what I said. But I understand reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.

I was actually responding to a comment that welfare spending hasn't been cut. And I was demonstrating that it has.

HoustonHusky

2001400ex said:

HoustonHusky said:

2001400ex said:

HoustonHusky said:

Don't disagree one bit...just disagree with the initial (moronic) post that started this thread. You have to address those, with most reasonable methods being limiting how fast they grow. Recommending that gets morons like 2001400ex to start claiming people are trying to kill the old and poor and crap like that.

And if/when interest rates go up...the budget is going to blow up.

You are correct that politicians like to call slower future growth a "cut". However, welfare spending outside of medical and social security, are actually declining right now already. Just the natural job growth has reduced benefit payments. This is marginal in dollar terms, and drastic in terms of percent if GDP.

Here is food stamps:

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4054



Like I said, that is as a percent if GDP, but if you look at straight dollars, it is declining as well.



(This chart is technically number is participants)

So Spending had doubled (100% increase) in the last 6 years, but because it went down a couple % the last year then all is well

Got it....

Not what I said. But I understand reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.

I was actually responding to a comment that welfare spending hasn't been cut. And I was demonstrating that it has.

Holy cow you are mentally challenged. Saying something just went up 100% followed by down by something like 3% under the same administration is now demonstrating a "cut" in spending. Fucking brilliant.