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2Thick said:
you keep posting this...
it aint true...
please notice that welfare consumes almost
17% of the federal budget...
please note that this EXCLUDES medicaid and social security...
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APPENDIX K. SPENDING FOR INCOME-TESTED
BENEFITS, FISCAL YEARS 1968–98
CONTENTS
Overview
Participation in Income-Tested Programs
Trends in Spending
Spending Trends by Level of Government
Federal Government
State and Local Governments
Total Spending
Share of Federal Budget Used for Income-Tested Benefits
List of Income-Tested Programs
Medical Aid
Cash Aid
Food Aid
Housing Aid
Education Aid
Other Services
Jobs and Training Aid
Energy Aid
References
OVERVIEW
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has found that almost
80 benefit programs (the programs are listed at the end of this
chapter) provide cash and noncash aid that is directed primarily to
persons with limited income (Burke, 1999). Such programs constitute the public ‘‘welfare’’ system, if welfare is defined as income tested or needs-based benefits. This definition excludes social insurance programs, such as Social Security and Medicare.
These income-tested benefit programs in fiscal year 1998 cost
$391.7 billion: $277.3 billion in Federal funds and $114.3 billion in
State and local funds. Total welfare spending rose by 3.1 percent
from its fiscal year 1997 level. Higher medical spending accounted
for $10.3 billion of the year’s net increase of $11.8 billion and, for
the first time, medical benefits accounted for half of all income tested spending. Expressed in constant fiscal year 1998 dollars,
total welfare spending increased by $5.8 billion (1.5 percent); medical benefits increased by $7.4 billion (3.9 percent); services by $0.6 billion (5.4 percent); education by $0.3 billion (1.8 percent); and housing by $0.2 billion (0.6 percent). In real terms, cash benefit outlays held steady, but spending for food aid, jobs and training, and energy assistance declined. Welfare consumed the same share of the Federal budget (16.8 percent) as in fiscal year 1997, but accounted for a slightly smaller share of gross domestic product (4.6 percent compared to 4.7 percent in 1997).
In fiscal year 1998, medical services represented 50.1 percent of
total welfare spending; cash benefits, 24.1 percent; food and housing benefits, 16.6 percent. Services, energy aid, education, and jobs and training accounted for the remainder. The composition of welfare spending differed by level of government. Medical aid consumed 72 percent of State and local welfare funds, but only 41 percent of Federal welfare dollars.
Most income-tested programs provide benefits in the form of
cash, goods, or services, to persons who make no payment and
render no service in return. However, in the case of the job and
training programs and some educational benefits, recipients must
work or study. Further, the block grant program of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requires adults to start work
after a period of enrollment, the Food Stamp Program imposes
work and training requirements, and public housing requires residents to engage in self-sufficiency activities or perform community service. Finally, the earned income credit (EIC) is available only to workers.
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