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Old 01-22-2008, 11:24 PM  
pocketkangaroo
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Originally Posted by spunkmaster View Post
The real reason is because 90% of the spending is mandated by law.

That's right we're a welfare state now !

The reason tax cuts help the economy is they get spent and taxed several times if given to the consumers to spend. When the Gov't spends the money it gets spent once and most isn't taxed again.
1% of the federal budget goes to welfare.
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