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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
Welfare and welfare fraud is HUGE. It is one of the factors that is now bankrupting the state of Rhode Island, which is $600 million in the hole and maybe the first state to file court supervised bankruptcy.
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We spend $600 million in 2 days in Iraq. We could bail out the entire state for what it costs for 2 days in Iraq.
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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
Now, add up the 70 years of welfare and welfare fraud since 1935, and you have an economic catastrophe.
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Welfare accounts for 1% of our budget. Are you telling me that this 1% is what is putting us into a recession? I agree that welfare fraud needs to be fought harder, but many of the people defrauding the system are the ones that are donating to your President and party.
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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
Long term a free Iraq makes excellent economic sense, it is like buying Alaska for pennies on the dollar.
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Alaska cost $7.2 million dollars. Iraq is estimated to cost us $2 trillion dollars. We don't even get the deed to Iraq when we're done. As for economic sense, since we've "freed" the Iraqis, oil has gone up a ton, our dollar has gone to shit, and our economy is on the verge of a recession.