New Lies in the GOVERNMENT!

Thursday, October 18, 2012 Alex Pareene posted an Article on Salon website titled New Lie: the government spends more on welfare thananything else. He argues that the government “lies” by saying that majority of the money spent is on welfare which is not TRUE. He states, “In all, the U.S. government, including federal and state governments, spends in excess of $1 trillion on welfare. “If you really think about it , that’s not even half of the debt we’re in . He goes about breaking down exactly what the government now claims “welfare” consists of. Like TANF( Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) , Medicaid, CHIP , Pell Grants, public works spending, child tax credit, foster home assistance, and etc. When you keep listing all the programs that are now counted as welfare you see why so much money is spent. Welfare is no longer just in TANF and Medicaid; it is a very broad category. Medicaid and CHIP alone are expensive programs that have helped many poor families. Pareene states, “The federal government spends $16.5 billion a year on TANF and, combined, the states spend another $10 billion.” So in reality the spending is not nearly all on TANF! I definitely agree that government spending is not entirely on welfare anymore. It is defense, war spending, and Medicaid. This misunderstanding or as Pareene says LIE, needs to be told in a TRUTHFUL way!