Are Republicans right about welfare? How do they know?

Question

I see it on here a lot... talk of Democrats wanting dependance, and "buying votes"...

They say that Democratic programs only make more people dependent on the government... and imply that all on welfare will never get off and will only have more children that will go on welfare...

have the welfare rolls grown exponentially over the years, since the programs start?

basically, do Republicans have any facts to back this up?

I realize that most who vote on welfare, do vote Democrat, but I also realize that the vast majority don't vote... so, it's not really this huge voting block keeping the Dems in power...

I don't know who gave you a thumbs down... if you were talking to me...

I suspect it was some Republican who has a great dislike of Clinton and doesn't give him credit for anything... and could care less about any reasons or facts anyone has otherwise

Answer 1

Oh boy oh boy and all these Europeans and Canadians all these years were so misguided.

Can you believe it! They were giving lavish handouts to the poor and unfortunate, instead of buying weapons and making wars.....

Can you believe the nerve of these countries that think that the measure of a society is the way it is treating its weakest members.

You should go to Europe and Canada, eh? No one is working. NO ONE. We all just stand here holding babies in our arms living lavishly and extravagantly off our governments!!!!

Oh oh oh oh minor detail: The all mighty $ is at the lowest ever against the welfare riden € !!! Coincidence?

Answer 2

Cash welfare to single mothers is not growing but shrinking after the reforms of the 90's, and never was a very big part of the budget. It currently support about 5 million people, the majority of them children, so out of a population of 300 million it is not a big voting block, However it is an emotional issue for many people, so it is a favorite topic of political debate. The vast majority of tax dollars spent on welfare is on Medicaid and SSI for sick poor people and the disabled and on food stamps. Both parties support these programs, but the republican try to control the cost more.

Answer 3

First you have to differentiate between -social- welfare and -corporate- welfare. Social welfare was never more than 1/8 of this total.

-All- politicians of -both- parties use taxpayer money to buy votes. This is one reason we have such a hard time balancing the budget. Both parties get power by spending money, they just spend it on different things, that's all.

I think welfare got out of control. It was never the idea to have people living on welfare their whole lives, raising children on welfare who would then themselves live on welfare their whole lives. Republicans criticized this as a 'failed liberal program' and in this case, at least, I think they were right. Of course there are many failed -conservative- programs that they won't cop to. Clinton fixed the welfare program but what Republican has ever taken such a responsible attitude towards one of -their- failures?

Welfare was a good campaign issue because people hated the idea of working to support others who don't work. But this is also true with prisoners, and because of the Republicans 'tough on crime' posture we have more people in prison than any other country, many of them non-violent offenders, casual drug users, etc.

Also Republicans used welfare as an excuse to not balance the budget. Whenever Reagan or Bush41 were asked why they couldn't balance the budget, they'd immediately talk about welfare. But welfare was never more than 1% of the federal budget, and if it had been just suddenly cut out completely nobody would have noticed the difference in the budget.

Reagan deregulated the savings & loan industry leading to a $500 billion debacle. This represents more than we spent on welfare since it began! Bush's war in Iraq is a bigger and more expensive failure than that, costing not just nearly a trillion dollars but hundreds of thousands of lives as well.

Answer 4

Bill Clinton (a Democrat) is the one who created the Welfare Reform Act which kicked most people off of welfare. Now there is a lifetime maximum of upto 2 years anyone can be elegible for welfare. Also, all money provided by the state now has to be repaid, usually from the non-custodial parent, by garnishing back-owed child support payments.

Welfare no longer is a free ride.

*Edited afterwards* Why did you give me a thumbs down? I told you the truth. I'm sorry you don't like my answer but I do know all about the Welfare Reform Act because I was on welfare, and I know how it worked. I gave you true information yet you still gave me a thumb down. Why?

Answer 5

you're a bite of rotten beef. the militia service isn't welfare. it somewhat is repayment for centers rendered. in case you artwork at McDonald's, you at the instant are not on welfare. each and each job and enterprise dictates the repayment and reward. in case you're scuffling with in Iraq real now, do you think of that the tent is such super housing??? Or, those loose MREs are massive welfare too ! in case you get wounded on the sector, do you think of they are going to deliver you a bill !!!!! (NO, BTW it would be coated under workers repayment interior the indoors maximum sector). Minimizing taxes isn't tax evasion ! it rather is against latest rules to shape transactions as you declare united statesdid. (See Patriot Act, financial enterprise Secrecy Act, and so on.). Contracting out for weapons layout isn't welfare. it rather is two events shifting into right into a settlement for products and centers. Halliburton is between the main important agencies that are obtainable to furnish those form of settlement centers. you does not elect to hire McDonald's to do a Halliburton job. basically because of the fact Cheney worked at Halliburton formerly, you are able to not say that each and all and sundry Republicans had something to do with those agencies. apart from, there's no info that Cheney who formerly worked for the enterprise did something incorrect. Tax cuts to the wealthy?? How approximately each and all of the tax cuts for the those that don't pay taxes - i.e. earned earnings credit, ss recipients, and so on.. Does the certainty that approximately 50% of the electorate do not pay taxes (and are not interior the real bracker) hassle you? confident, there have been proceedings with reference to the financial enterprise bailout !!!!!! HAHAHAH you're so misinformed.

Answer 6

If we are talking corporate welfare, as a direct result of lobbying, both parties are guilty. Democrats are more likely to support subsidies that go directly to people of lesser means , even if they have never payed income taxes to the U.S. in their entire lives. Republicans vote to subsidies farmers and give tax breaks to the wealthy. Either way, it screws the middle class who vote based on their hopes of becoming wealthy or their fear of becoming poor.

Answer 7

LOL Repukes are the biggest welfare recipients. Look at Blackwater and Halliburton....

Answer 8

Yes Republicans are correct on welfare most of the time.