Obama Budget Trillions of Debt : Cut Welfare Spending

One thing the progressive socialist democrats do not want is ways to save money and reduce the size of government. Goodness, the very existence of progressive socialism depends of the size of government must continue to expand and grow more powerful.

And what is the main thrust of an all powerful government, the elimination of personal freedom, individual thought which leads to  prosperity. An all powerful government must have a population that is subservient, and better way to accomplish this is to limit their options by making them poor and keeping them that way.

Cutting the Budget: Welfare Spending
Source: "The Budget Book: 106 Ways to Reduce the Size and Scope of Government," Heritage Foundation, February 2015.

February 6, 2015

The Heritage Foundation has released a new report on the American budget -- but rather than call for new spending, they suggest 106 different ways to cut the federal budget and decrease the size of government. These suggestions span sectors, from national defense to housing policy to agriculture. Consider their suggestions for cutting back on "income security" spending:

• Capping means-tested welfare spending then tying it to inflation would save $100 billion in 2016 alone and $2.7 trillion over a decade. Why the cap? It would require lawmakers to send money to the place and people that really need it, rather than letting it grow from year to year. Since the 1960s, welfare spending has increased sixteenfold.
• Require able-bodied adults to work or look for work in order to receive food stamps. This would save the country $5.4 billion each year. Current policy has made it easy to get on food stamps and creates little incentive for people to get back to work.
• The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) consistently loses money due to fraud. By instituting more rigorous controls and penalties for erroneous claims, the government could save $80 billion over a decade.

These are just three of Heritage's 106 budget proposals.