Thread: This is what I want !!!!

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

Most people have a distorted view on what we spend on programs they think are wasteful. There was some poll that asked people whether we should cut foreign aid, what percentage of our budget goes to foreign aid, and how much of it should go to foreign aid. A majority of those questioned answered that we should cut it. Most people thought we spent 25% of our budget on it, and it should only be 10%. Foreign aid is less than 1% of our budget. This is why we are fucked, they allow stupid people to vote.

if capitalism worked perfectly there would be no need for it but it does not and especially not after 40 years of neo-liberalism. the US spends the least amount on social protections out of all highly industrialized wealthy nations in the OECD, only Mexico and Turkey spend less. we also have the highest percentage of low paid workers in the OECD at 25% of the labor force and the greatest amount if income inequality.

if birth control was made free to those in the lower income quintiles TANF payments could even be reduced lower.

Originally Posted by LAM

if capitalism worked perfectly there would be no need for it but it does not and especially not after 40 years of neo-liberalism. the US spends the least amount on social protections out of all highly industrialized wealthy nations in the OECD, only Mexico and Turkey spend less. we also have the highest percentage of low paid workers in the OECD at 25% of the labor force and the greatest amount if income inequality.

if birth control was made free to those in the lower income quintiles TANF payments could even be reduced lower.

I believe it has been, it is part of the health care bill.