Many modern American fiscal conservatives accept
some social spending programs not specifically delineated in the Constitution.
When the USA needs money to cover shortfalls
social spending programs, like social security or disaster relief, they use the OBE ledger, and issue debt to cover their spending needs.
The cost of the 2011 cutbacks in federal spending will fall most directly on consumers and retirees by scaling back Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and
social spending programs.
Credit is a form of infrastructure, and such public investment is what enabled the United States to undersell foreign economies in the 19th and 20th centuries despite its high wage levels and
social spending programs.
However, a budget deficit that takes the form of transfer payments to banks, as in the case of the post-September 2008 bank bailout, the Federal Reserve's $ 2 trillion in cash - for - trash financial swaps and the $ 700 billion QE2 credit creation by the Federal Reserve to lend to banks at 0.25 % interest in 2011, has a different effect from deficits that reflect
social spending programs, Social Security and Medicare, public infrastructure investment or the purchase of other goods and services.
Not exact matches
Sousa, however, is confident investment will pick up, owing to the government's
spending on health care, education and other
social programs.
Lower GDP and especially recessions tend to mean higher
spending as more people become eligible for unemployment benefits, food stamps, and other
social programs.
Space critics such as the CBC's Wendy Mesley and Now are usually opposed to the billions
spent on agencies, largely because of their ties to the military - industrial complex and because they feel it's money that could be
spent on better things, such as education or
social programs.
For Republicans, the timing provides crucial leverage to force Democrats and the president to cut
spending in Medicare, Medicaid and
Social Security, expensive benefit
programs that Democrats have long protected, despite escalating costs.
The heavy
spending on
social programs succeeded in providing a safety net to keep many people out of poverty, but it has done nothing to spur job creation.
You have to, then, blame policy, and the fundamental policy approach over the past five years has been to
spend more on
social programs and government assistance, all at the cost of America's businesses, the small business owners and our most successful earners.
While some have argued for ignoring the
spending limits, others want to offset the hikes with cuts to either domestic
programs or so - called mandatory
programs like
Social Security and Medicare.
Deficit
spending endangers
social programs we benefit from and our children will soon depend on.
In early January, Walden Asset Management, a corporate client who uses Vanguard for their 401 (k)
program, wrote Vanguard about its proxy voting practices with respect to
social and environmental issues like political
spending and climate change.
Instead of
spending tax dollars on
programs such as welfare, food stamps, Medicare and
Social Security for some of the population, give an equal amount to everyone and be done with it.
This procedural tool would allow the chamber to pass certain kinds of legislation which affects the federal budget — including
spending on
programs like Obamacare, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, and
Social Security — with a simple majority.
IMF loans are made mainly to enable governments to pay foreign bondholders and bankers, not
spend on
social programs or domestic economic recovery.
Determined to prevent any uprisings of this nature in their domains, oil - exporting nations have reacted to The Arab Spring by ramping up
spending on
social programs.
«Today's budget delivered on the government's election promise to boost
spending for
social programs and stimulate growth in key sectors of our economy.
According to an August report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), debt will likely continue to grow as
spending for large federal benefit
programs —
Social Security, Medicare and the like — outpaces revenue.
CBO now also projects higher
spending on government loan
programs, Medicaid, and other
programs, offset slightly by lower
spending on
Social Security and Medicare.
We also promote tax simplification; identify and fight the creep of specialized deductions; conduct, synthesize and curate research on the effect of globalization and technological trends on the US economy; and encourage growth advocates to focus more attention on cutting harmful regulations and increasing
program efficiency than attempts to radically pare down
social spending.
A seasoned association professional, Ross has
spent 30 + years building membership
programs that unite members through common interests and
social justice issues.
However, the Liberal platform also envisaged temporary deficits to finance higher
spending on
social programs such as child benefits, a higher Guaranteed Income Supplement for single seniors, public health care, child care and First Nations
programs, and did not increase overall federal tax revenues.
The biggest
spending increases have typically been in
Social Security, Medicare and other
programs which are unrelated to recipients» income.
Inner - city Catholic schools (the Church in America's most effective
social welfare
program) demonstrate that time and again: They
spend less than the government schools, and their students learn much more — and not just in quantifiable, standardized - testing terms.
The fact that poverty remains a serious problem in the United States after the federal government has
spent $ 22 trillion dollars on
social welfare
programs over the past fifty years should have taught us all something about the complex problems of empowering the poor.
If you hate military
spending, then
Social programs are also quite large enough to absorb your small contribution to the tax base.
Personally, I think the money
spent on church and other religious advertising should go to
social programs as well.
What conservatives and libertarians are most animated about nowadays is the abuse of public - good authority, particularly as such authority has been misused for a very long time to tax and
spend, not generally on public goods like defense but on wealth - transfer
programs, such as
social security, Medicare and Medicaid, and other entitlements — the kinds of
programs, in other words, that have effectively bankrupted Greece, are threatening to bankrupt several other European nations, and are undermining the European Monetary Union.
I'm guessing you have no idea what ancient taxes were
spent on if you think they had
social programs for the poor in Jesus times.
In comparison, we
spend more than 4.2 million privately donated archdiocesan dollars each year — every year — on
social services for the poor, the homeless, the disabled, troubled youths, battered women, immigration counseling, food pantries and nutritional
programs.
American liberals need conservatives to be racist as justification for resisting change to the status quo of our government in terms of
social programs and «entitlement»
spending.
Proponents of increased public
spending refer repeatedly to our «starved public sector,» and they look to the potential peace dividend as an opportunity to return to liberal
social programs fallen on lean days because of budget restrictions and the conservative
social philosophy of the Reagan and Bush administrations.
«A nation that continues year after year to
spend more money on military defense than on
programs of
social uplift is approaching spiritual death.»
The Commission allocated the bulk of its marketing
spend on measurable and highly - targeted digital and
social media
programs that allowed CAC and its content partners to effectively engage with California avocado fans on a variety of platforms.
The USA is so worried about
spending more money on
social programs at the risk of becoming «socialists» it seems as thought they prefer ignorance of the benefits to the bliss of their, um, recession -LRB-?)
The irony is that, though Republicans criticize
spending on
social programs by Democratic presidents, it was the Bush administration that
spent over one trillion dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy.
For example, a common Democrat position is that
spending cuts in defense should be used to pay for more
social programs.
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are pushing forward with a new budget resolution this year designed largely to rein in
spending on entitlement
programs like Medicare and
Social Security, according to the panel's chairman.
On the other hand, if a campaign has a solid field plan and knows which doors to knock on, which homes to call; if a campaign has a solid fundraising
program and plan for constructive
spending of that money, that campaign can not win the election without the use of
social media to augment everything else they are doing.
Cuomo is getting some criticism for $ 300 million dollars in
spending cuts to
social service
programs.
:: Urgently pay Edo State pensioners over 42 months outstanding pension benefits and entitlements from the over N29bn Paris Club refunds received by your government and meant for the payment of pension arrears and gratuities;:: Adopt a human rights policy of guaranteeing regular payment of pension benefits and entitlements so that pensioners and their families can live decently;:: Recognize the human rights of Edo State pensioners and ensure their full and effective enjoyment of those rights, as well as provide them with information to enable them to claim their rights;:: Treat all pensioners in Edo State as individuals with humanity and dignity and respect and promote their higher standard of living and improve economic and
social conditions for all pensioners;:: Provide Edo State pensioners with proper support and assistance to alleviate their plight, including by ensuring informal, community - based and recreation - oriented
programs for pensioners to help develop their sense of self - reliance and independence;:: Reduce opportunities for corruption in the
spending of the Paris Club refunds
It gets more complicated because the terms morphed around the WWII era when the leftists started to support more «entitlement»
programs like
social security, which would mean bigger government and higher taxes, not necessarily tariffs on imports, or support for a monarchy but still more federal
spending.
President Trump unveiled a new $ 4.4 trillion budget proposal Monday that boosts
spending for the military, homeland security and infrastructure while imposing cuts to
social - welfare
programs.
Mr. Grimm faulted Mr. de Blasio for a rising homeless rate in the city, fuming that «tax - and -
spend» liberals mistakenly believe government
programs can solve
social ills.
The $ 77.7 billion
spending plan, up 3.6 percent from last year, also includes a spate of new
social programs that would aid homeless New Yorkers, spur prison reforms and expand literacy
programs in public schools.
Schumer says the house bill would cut
spending through the National Council for the
Social Studies by 42 percent, which he says would cripple the
program.
However, some American fiscal conservatives view wider
social liberalism as an impetus for increased
spending on these
programs.
After five years of bitter clashes, Republican congressional leaders and President Obama last night appeared to settle their final budget fight by reaching a tentative deal that would modestly increase
spending over the next two years, cut some
social programs, and raise the federal borrowing limit.