The Rise Of The Welfare State

Zero Hedge ^ | 9-11-13 | Lance Roberts

[RKBA Democrat]

In case any of y'all are curious as to why amnesty is pretty much a sure bet, here is why...

"...instead of using some of his hoard of cash - he whipped out his supplemental nutrition assistance card. I literally watched in amazement as the cashier rang up the purchase, handed him the receipt and thanked him for his patronage. "

Yeah sure, amnesty is about cheap labor and getting new voters for the 'rats. But those are just the fringe benefits for the kakistocracy. Mostly, though, it's about trying to get 14 million plus people who are surviving and and many cases thriving on the underground economy to please join the official economy.

[jsanders2001]

7.3 is pure manufactured government spun BS. All it takes is looking around at your ommunity to see the droes of people losong their jobs or being downgraded to the point that it almost costs them more to work if they have to drive any distance. Again that number is pure Obama spun BS manipulation.

[Travis McGee]

[Blueflag]

‘Travis’ - good article but it’s about one book and half an anthology behind you.

[Blueflag]

LOL You are too fast.

[willywill]

“7.3 is pure manufactured government spun BS. All it takes is looking around at your ommunity to see the droes of people losong their jobs or being downgraded to the point that it almost costs them more to work if they have to drive any distance. Again that number is pure Obama spun BS manipulation.”

the question then becomes, when does the system implode.

[steelhead_trout]

When you don’t have a robust manufacturing base, you are left with a lot of low-skilled people with nothing to do except flip burgers and exclaim “welcome to Wal Mart.”

[Travis McGee]

Thanks. Appreciate that. We do what we can.

[Responsibility2nd]

This article is stpot on. But it doesn’t go far enough.

The real unemployment numbers don’t factor in the part time and under-employed workers in America. There are millions of folks trying to get by on part time wages simply because that’s all there is.

And what with Obamacare punishing employers who have no other recourse but to hire part timers and not full timers...

Its only gonna get worse.

[Blueflag]

silly me; trying to ping YOU!

[Travis McGee]

The question then becomes, when does the system implode.

Three days after the power goes out, for any reason.

[Travis McGee]

I just happened to be sitting here at the moment.

[RKBA Democrat]

“The Day the EBT Died” is coming. And probably sooner than we think.

[Responsibility2nd]

“Three days after the power goes out, for any reason.”

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That reminds me. Is the power still out in Detroit?

jus sayin.

[Travis McGee]

Not that I know of.
If it was, the EBT machines would not work, and the city would be on fire.

[Alberta's Child]

It's high time for us to face the truth, and to stop referring to entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicate, Section 8 housing and "supplemental nutrition assistance" as taxpayer-funded programs.

The reality is that, with the U.S. government running on an annual deficit in excess of $1 trillion, the beneficiaries of these programs are using money that isn't costing the U.S. taxpayer a dime. This is how these programs have managed to perpetuate themselves at all.

[Responsibility2nd]

From a few hours ago...

 

The Power Has Gone Out In Downtown Detroit

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:53:29 PM · by lbryce · 48 replies

Business Insider ^ | September 11, 2013 | Adamn Taylor

Downtown Detroit was hit by a power outage at around 1 p.m. today. Multiple buildings appear to have lost power including city hall, Detroit News is reporting. CBS Detroit reports that the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice and the People Mover in downtown Detroit have also lost power, while Local 4 News reports that some Wayne State University buildings lost power and there were reports of people stuck in elevators. We recently reported how the city was racing against the end of Daylight Savings Time to restore reliable service to thousands of street lights. The city's office of emergency management...

 

[mjp]

we are already experiencing the lowest rate of annualized economic growth in history. With an aging population rapidly moving towards retirement; the structural employment imbalance will lead to far more economic ills in the not so distant future as the drain on welfare programs intensifies as people continue to leave the workforce.

The cost of the welfare state is due to the diversion of funds from capitalists, businessmen, and the rich to government officials, government employees and to recipients of welfare and redistribution. The aggregate results are:

1) decreases in profits
2) decreases in savings
3) decreases in net investment
4) decreases in demand for capital goods
5) decreases in demand for labor of workers
6) decreases in money wage rates for workers
7) decreases in supply of labor hired
8) decreases in net consumption of capitalists, businessmen, and the rich
9) decreases in demand for consumers' goods by workers
10) decreases in productive expenditure
11) decreases in investment of capital
12) decreases in capital invested
13) increased demand for consumer goods by welfare recipients and bureaucrats
14) decreased ratio of demand for capital goods / demand for consumers' goods
15) decreases in total productive ability
16) decreased capital accumulation
17) lower standard of living for the average wage earner

[silverleaf]

do not associate social security with Medicaid and section 8

the recipients of the latter put NOTHING into the system

social security - some recipients AND their employers have paid SS taxes for 20-30-40 years - with NO CHOICE to opt out and invest privately- and trusted “the govt” to invest or manage the money as their retirement supplement

big difference between welfare and SS even though they are govt programs

[IMR 4350]

“the question then becomes, when does the system implode.”

I’m predicting right after the 2014 election so it can be blamed on the republicans.