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Posted on 07/29/2005 9:27:09 AM PDT by hinterlander
A panel of 36 distinguished public policy experts and scholars—ranging from Nobel laureate Milton Friedman to Eagle Forum President Phyllis Schlafly to former House Majority Leader Dick Armey—has selected the Internal Revenue Code as the No. 1 item on this year’s Human Events list of the Ten Most Harmful Government Programs.
The programs elected by our judges don’t just cost money, they also attack our values and corrode the spirit of liberty that makes America the greatest nation.
As in previous years, we initially asked our judges to nominate programs for the list. The judges were then sent ballots listing the nominated programs. They ranked their choices 1 through 10, with No. 1 being the program they believed to be “most harmful.” A program received 10 points for each No. 1 vote it received, 9 points for each No. 2 vote, and so on. The program with the highest. . .
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Even Reagan spent a lot..RAT controled congress and then he had to REBUILD our Military as GW is having to do along with fighting a war on 2 fronts.
Later read/ping.
If you want more info on the sugar subsidies do a Google search on the Fanjul family in South Florida,they are Cuban refugees,that are on the receiving end of these subsidies
At least the % of the total budget spent on social welfare programs dropped during Reagan's term. During Nixon's and both Bush's terms, the % of total spending on social welfare soared--with George Bush being the biggest spender.
Also, when Reagan spent money on the military, a much larger percentage of DOD $ went to procurement of hardware. With George Bush, we are spending a lot on the military but it is NOT going toward procurement. In fact, we are getting huge reductions and cancelations in programs such as the F-22 and other major weapon platforms.
The point I raised was that it was not just LBJ. Nixon and both Bush I and Bush II have been key cogs in the social welfare jugggernaut.
As outrageous as it is, George Bush has exceeded LBJ in many respects with social welfare. Bush has started NEW social welfare programs tha even LBJ never dreamed of.
MEGA BUMP! This is good stuff.
I thought the article was most interesting. Thanks for posting.
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good article.
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