erynthered Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 http://news.investors.com/Article/600452/201202080802/government-dependence-jumps-under-president-obama.htm I had never heard of this before. Pretty interesting. The American public's dependence on the federal government shot up 23% in just two years under President Obama, with 67 million now relying on some federal program, according to a newly released study by the Heritage Foundation.
erynthered Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 On 2/8/2012 at 6:31 PM, DC Tom said: Wow. It was up 67% under Bush. His misery index numbers are right there with Bush too. Hell, misery loveves company when you need more rooster in your ass.
B-Large Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) On 2/8/2012 at 3:54 PM, erynthered said: http://news.investors.com/Article/600452/201202080802/government-dependence-jumps-under-president-obama.htm I had never heard of this before. Pretty interesting. The American public's dependence on the federal government shot up 23% in just two years under President Obama, with 67 million now relying on some federal program, according to a newly released study by the Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation's "Dependecy Index".... I highly doubt that study is biased..... lol Also, the wealth discepensies from between the rich and poor continue to grow, the more we encourage that kind of trend the most people who will not be able to keep up considering flat wages.... Edited February 8, 2012 by B-Large
erynthered Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 On 2/8/2012 at 8:42 PM, B-Large said: The Heritage Foundation's "Dependecy Index".... I highly doubt that study is biased..... lol Why did they even mention Bill Clinton, then? lol
whateverdude Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) On 2/8/2012 at 6:31 PM, DC Tom said: Wow. It was up 67% under Bush. More like 56% for the 8 years...moron Edited February 8, 2012 by whateverdude
Rob's House Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 On 2/8/2012 at 8:42 PM, B-Large said: The Heritage Foundation's "Dependecy Index".... I highly doubt that study is biased..... lol Also, the wealth discepensies from between the rich and poor continue to grow, the more we encourage that kind of trend the most people who will not be able to keep up considering flat wages.... how could you possibly reduce the growth of the wealth discrepancy while maintaining growth in the economy?
B-Large Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 On 2/8/2012 at 8:52 PM, erynthered said: Why did they even mention Bill Clinton, then? lol The underlying assumption I get from that article is "social/safety net programs are bad".... however, they continue to be very popular among both politcal affiliations...
....lybob Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Geeze, I thought this was about the banking industry but then I realized it would have been 23000%
erynthered Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 On 2/8/2012 at 9:04 PM, B-Large said: The underlying assumption I get from that article is "social/safety net programs are bad".... however, they continue to be very popular among both politcal affiliations... What I got from the article is "Its the Economy stupid".
B-Large Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 On 2/8/2012 at 9:04 PM, Rob said: how could you possibly reduce the growth of the wealth discrepancy while maintaining growth in the economy? I don't think you will, and perhaps that is a symptom of globalization, a nation that has peaked and is starting to decline, and a populus that has a self-fulliling prophecy that revolves around their desire for Cheap. Most of America has a lust and addiction to Cheap- sit in a mall or box store, you will hear more than enough disusssions that reolves around "I want cheap", "what is the cheapest", "I don't care, I want Cheap".... but what I think people don't relize is that they hurt themselves as the load up imported trash from across the globe... How do you gow the economy while helping youself or your neighbor? Buy Local, Demand Local Products, purchase USA. Job created locally, Dollars spend Locally, less money into the hand of Middle Men skimmers like Walmart- you know those greedy compaines that people deried, but can't get to fast enough to buy stuff? If we kept activity HERE, we would not be trying to be Robin Hood's or paint Making Social Programs the Devil- that is just my opinion. On 2/8/2012 at 9:10 PM, erynthered said: What I got from the article is "Its the Economy stupid". and that as well.
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