In 1960, the government spending on welfare was 3% of all government spending and healthcare was 1.5%. That was BEFORE Medicare. In 2010, the cost of government healthcare will be 24% and welfare quadruples to 12% of all government spending. Combined with government pensions, the cost of these social programs totals 57% of the federal budget.
Are we in a safer world today than in 1960? Our expenditures for national defense have been approximately cut in half compared to 1960.
Click here for these charts and full federal spending and budget information from 1792 to today.
We were promised "no more earmarks." According to U.S. News and World Report, in FY 2009, Congress "stuffed" 10,160 pork projects into 12 appropriations bills for a total expenditure of $19.6 billion.
2009 Omnibus Bill and Pork Project List. I particularly like the $200,000 for tatoo removal. Didn't President Obama just tell our children that they need to take individual responsibility? Would paying to remove your own tatoo be considered individual responsibility?
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