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HiPointDem

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12. That omits spending on education, first. Second, it omits the fact that children <18 are about

Reply to dkf (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 12, 2012, 05:05 AM

Dec 2012

20% of the population, and more than half of them are being supported perfectly adequately by their families.

and that 41% on elderly AND DISABLED includes SSI spending, Social Security disability spending, and Social Security dependents' benefits, all of which include spending on young people & middle aged people.

Third, federal spending on almost *everything* is down, and so is state spending, because, uh, in case you hadn't noticed, everything is being cut.

It's just rigged stats to ramp up the war against SS/MC, not surprising it's NPR, our rich peoples' foundation-funded "public" television.

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The problem is we spend 4 times more on our elderly than we do on our kids. dkf Dec 2012 #1

I agree with you democrattotheend Dec 2012 #2

Child poverty has *nothing* to do with SS & MC, it has to do with low wages, high structural HiPointDem Dec 2012 #9

Everyone gets older DJ13 Dec 2012 #3

who do you think takes care of the elderly.. the parents? OKNancy Dec 2012 #4

Exactly! hootinholler Dec 2012 #6

We need government to take care of people because families no longer do. dkf Dec 2012 #7

Or...medical costs are much more than they should be n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #5

But the elderly don't want any changes. Do you see them fighting for cost containment? dkf Dec 2012 #8

bullshit, as usual. leave it to you to ramp up the generational war. "we" do no such thing. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #10

Here the stat... dkf Dec 2012 #11

That omits spending on education, first. Second, it omits the fact that children <18 are about HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12