Apples and oranges, doofus.
Medicaire (sic) is funded through (non-government) worker's paycheck deductions for their entire working lifetime
Welfare is redistribution of money stolen, earned by other people with real, productive jobs.
I think he was asking me that question rhetorically.
If you had bothered to read the entire thread instead of just my post, you might have noticed that my question was rhetorical, and was aimed at someone who had compared medicare and food stamps.