Political Theory

Re: Welfare Programs Phasing Out

bloomj31 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:02:42 GMT

They are acts created by Congress, only Congress can repeal them.

Re: Welfare Programs Phasing Out

al gore the idiot — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:14:59 GMT

Brian, those types of entities will never be phased out. Welfare and other wealth transfer schemes are the elected official's lifeblood - particular Democrats. There's no easier way to secure votes than to promise people something for nothing, particular if the majority of funding comes from a mere 1-2 percent of the population.

Re: Welfare Programs Phasing Out

ViennaSausage — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:14:49 GMT

How can the the liabilities of these welfare programs be funded assuming young people drop out?

Re: Welfare Programs Phasing Out

Hard Rain — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:10:56 GMT

There is no sustainable means of operating a pyramid scheme. One way or another and sooner or later the bottom rungs will be getting screwed over.

Re: Welfare Programs Phasing Out

czelaya — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:41:37 GMT

Evantually the programs must be phased out because they are not sustainable. Government and state entities well have no choice. There is only so much you can tax the productive sector of the economy, print money, and confiscate private property.

Presently, I don't see any method of eliminating social programs. Once there instituted they become cancers. So until the host is dead (American economy bankrupts) they will continue to grow.

I would be interested if anyone could provide information on social programs that have been eliminated in the last 100 years.

Re: Welfare Programs Phasing Out

Bogart — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:26:02 GMT

Ron Paul wants to close the foreign military bases and cut the military down to a true department of defense instead of its current agressive nature against foes both foreign and domestic. Then take that money and place it against social security and the other crap. At this point he would let younger folks drop out of the program.

Sounds about as good as any other way to do it.

Welfare Programs Phasing Out

BrianAnderson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:23:17 GMT

What would be the best way to phase out Medicaid, Medicare, Sociali Security, etc.? Basically all welfare. I feel like it could easily just be stopped by executive order, but considering the fact that many people have been forced to pay for it their entire lives, I don't feel like it's really fair. Plus, the people who usually receive more from the government than they usually give would cause riots.

How would you go about doing this if you were the president?