dsgrue3 said:
Kasz216 said:
I disagree... if you went with taxpayer based budgeting model... (That is the taxpayer decides what his taxes will pay the next year). I bet most Welfare would be one of the first things that filled up... espiecally stuff like WIC
Various farm subsidies where we pay farmers, price supports and the like would probably go pretty quickly though, assistance to help poor people get home loans would likely go, stuff like that.
The "mid level" welfare that's less about taking care of the poor and more about trying to elevate the poor. That stuff that doesn't actually focus on the poor.
A LOT of government employees salaries would likely take huge hits, and specific unpopular military stuff would be gone.
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Additionally, 64% think too many are dependent upon government aid:
51% think government spends too much on poverty programs:
And you think taxpayers would support these things?
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Well yeah. 51% of people thing the government spends too much on poverty programs. Therefore 49% don't think that.
In a taxpayer choose spending scenario... you only need ~20% support depending on what you consider welfare. It costs way less then that for Foodstamps, WIC, Unemployment and general welfare.
The big "Welfare" programs that cost a LOT of money are Social Security and Medicare. Which are larger percentage of the population support, a lot thinking they aren't even welfare.
