The American public's dependence on the federal government shot up 23% in just two years under President Obama, with 67 million now relying on some federal program, according to a newly released study by the Heritage Foundation.

The conservative think tank's annual Index of Dependence on Government tracks money spent on housing, health, welfare, education subsidies and other federal programs that were "traditionally provided to needy people by local organizations and families."

The increase under Obama is the biggest two-year jump since Jimmy Carter was president, the data show.

The rise was driven mainly by increases in housing subsidies, an expansion in Medicaid and changes to the welfare system, along with a sharp rise in food stamps, the study found.

"You can't get around the fact that policy decisions made over the past two years, on top of those made over the past several decades, are having a large effect on the pace of growth of the index," said William Beach, who authored the Heritage study.

Dependence on the government has climbed steadily since 1962, when the index stood at 19. By 1980, the index had risen to 100. It stood at 294 in 2010, the last year for which the data are available. The D.C.-based Heritage Foundation has produced the index for nine years.

The report also found that spending on "dependence programs" accounts for more than 70% of the federal budget. That, too, is up dramatically. In 1990, for example, the figure stood at 48.5%, and in 1962 just over a quarter of federal spending went to dependence programs.

At the same time, fewer Americans pay income taxes, the report notes. Almost half (49.5%) didn't pay income taxes in 2009, the latest year for which the researchers have data. Back in the late 1960s, only 12% of Americans escaped the income tax burden.

Other findings:

The number of people dependent on the federal government shot up 7.5% over the past two years.

In 2010, for the first time ever, average spending on dependence programs per recipient exceeded the country's per-capita disposable income.

The dependency index has dipped only seven times in the past 49 years, three of which were under President Reagan and two under President Clinton.

Some observers say the rise in dependence under Obama is merely a reflection of the deep and long recession.

But Beach says his team's research shows that economic effects account for only one-fifth of the change in the index.
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It appears that there was a remarked rise between 01 and 05, did you complain of that one too, and it appears to have risen all through the 80s and 90s, in fact it as been rising since 1962, so what is your point and what is your cure for it?

 

Rein in on the entitlements,,simple as that.

 

So an increase in the homeless and the hungry. "Fuck 'em it is their fault there is no work, lazy bastards deserve no help from us". What will you say if you end up in their position?

 

Oh stop the emotional shit.

It is NOT the business of the federal government to provide a check to those lazy fuckers, we support those that CAN NOT support themselves,,we do not need to support those that want to be supported.

 

I am only advocating for those that cannot help themselves, those that can find work should, those that can work should.
I worked from the age of 16 continuously till I was 49, then ill health laid me low, and with my condition no employer would risk taking me on, the jobs that I could physically do are not the jobs I can do, so should I be thrown on the streets after paying into the National Insurance scheme for over thirty years or should I be given a little help with what remains of my life?

Oh and I worked hard, no easy jobs, soldier, truck driver and mental health nurse.

 

Ah yes, the entitlement/welfare crowd. Also known as Obama's core supporters.

 

Hmmm.....I wonder what those figures would be if corporate billionaires in this country actually created jobs for Americans instead of sending all the work to Pakistan and Malaysia?
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actually this was part of a series of articles, the others are in my corruption daily thread. the point of all of it was to show that in a nut shell congress people are taking our fucking money and spending it to better themselves at a feverish pace. The people asking for help and truly need it are getting shit on while the usual "bums" continue to suck the country dry. The american people paid out the fucking ass for protection from a lot of shit, but when it came time for the government to pay up they said fuck you. They have roads and beaches to rebuild to make their personal property better. They took jobs, homes, cars, life savings, property of all kinds, life, liberty, and freedom. WE GOT FUCKED and not one senator or other government official is sitting in jail for ruining the lives of millions. now if you show that you do not like that kind of fucking, the fbi says you are a terrorist and wants you arrested. they have 24 hr drones watching us as we speak. what the fuck have we got to do to stop this bullshit

 

Facts:

I've been denied foodstamps 3 times in my life, once when I was 18, when I was 25, and recently now because I have a job.

These two illegals I know (straight from Mexico) who rent a condo not far from me have been getting food stamps and welfare for the past 20 years under a false name. They both live in the same house, and they both get bank.

Between the two of them they get $700, which is doubled in street value (basically you take your food stamps and buy people food and they trade it for money or drugs) and they get about 1300 for welfare...pretty nice for not working, they do jobs on the side which also helps, plus they dont pay taxes, its all adds up.

But that my friends in the American dream, RAPE the system, fuck it hard in the ass, you will get money.

Stop your suffering, why work? The government will pay for it right :excited: if we all switched to that mentality I bet shit would change real quick

 

Republicans are opposed to helping the unemployed, and they are opposed to any policies that might actually reduce unemployment.

 

I have requested government help several times due to health problems and was temporarily disabled. The only help offered to me was sheriff's office said they would come and throw my shit out of my house so it could be sold for property tax that was less than 60 days behind. As for feeding my infant children I was told wait a few more day and not feed them and the state would take them for neglect. Government is fucked beyond repair

 

The government did not help you, so you think it should help no one.

 

The government does not want to help anyone, regardless of the party.

 

Help those that need it because they need it, not because they're black. Don't turn white people down because they are white. The government is totally corrupt and as of now serves only who they choose, not everyone that needs it

 

Why were you asking for food stamps at 18 and 25, you should have been working, and while you are now working, running a shop I seem to remember and you want food stamps, it sounds to me like you are trying to fuck the system to feed your THC habit.

 

Why do you think the government would have helped if you if you had been black?

 

not entirely true. The republicans support full employment. They just dont support the idea of anyone but the elite earning anything close to a living wage. By forcing people into wage slavery they can avoid paying social benefits while still having these people paying thier entire paycheck back into thier pockets just to survive.

What people who support the elimination of social benefits are to stupid to understand is that every single cent that gets paid out to people in welfare, food stamps and other benefits gets paid right back into the pockets of the busineses and business owners pockets that paid for it in the first place. In many circles its called an "economy." People recieve money that they later spend on things like food, clothing, shelter and other necessities that are provided by private companies that either sell these products and services or produce the goods that are purchased from a third party retailer. This money in turn gets used to pay wages to employees or to purchase more goods for sale. Some of the money gets redirected into the pockets of people called "business owners" who then use this money for thier own personal expenses and to purchase things from other retailers. Tax dollars spent on domestic expenditures ultimately end up right back in the pockets of the people who paid the taxes in the first place. Every time a dollar moves from on hand to the next, somebody makes money, and the government gets a cut. Thats how an economy works.