Wow. This is a shame. Corporations get bailed out, multi-billion dollar wars get waged, the top 1% get tax breaks, and yet we can't even manage to feed our own people. I truly worry for the future of this country.
You do realize, don't you, that the democratic party just loves useful idiots? I know that is not polite. That was either Lenin's phrase, or Stalin's. I no longer remember which.No, corporate welfare is real ...The government doesn't own everything, if it did, perhaps we wouldn't see the greed displayed by most corporations and the wealthy. And, FYI, they don't (pay their fair share).
In all honesty, What this country may need is a harsh 'let the strong survive" period, a sobering get on the self supporting train or get run over by it.
if things are getting as bad as they are telling us they are, there may be no ther way. redistributing our wealth is not working obviously
No, corporate welfare is a doublespeak
Geez, maybe conservatives need to find out what their leaders are doing. How does the GOP manage to keeps its constituents so uninformed?
Corporate welfare is a term describing a government's bestowal of money grants, tax breaks, or other special favorable treatment on corporations or selected corporations.
Two Republicans stood by their vows to end the federal subsidies of Big Oil, but in the end, it wasn't enough. The rest of the Senate GOP voted to allow the largest oil companies to keep their taxpayer handouts even as they post near-record profits.
Senators voted 52-48 on Tuesday to block a bill that would have stripped the oil companies of more than $20 billion in subsidies that many argue amount to corporate welfare, particularly when the companies are posting an estimated $3 billion a week in profit.
The tally fell eight votes short of the 60 required to break a filibuster and move to final approval.
Senate Democrats have said that the subsidies to big oil companies should be cut to tame the federal budget deficit before other government programs that many midddle class Americans rely upon.
“Republicans would rather cut college scholarships, slash cancer research and end Medicare than take away taxpayer-funded giveaways to oil companies that are raking in billions in profits. That tells you everything you need to know about their priorities,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared in a statement after the failed vote.
The Washington Current: Sens. Flip Flop, Let Big Oil Keep Subsidies
end a food stamp supplement for elderly and disabled residents
Yes, I'm aware of the disaster. You want to answer my question or not?
If this affects the illegals... good. If it is solely based on the elderly and disabled.... this is disgusting. Now how in the freaking hell are they going to get money to eat? I wonder what is really going on here.
Let the elderly eat the illegals?
This is the current DNC Talking point.
20,000,000,000.00 to oil companies is evil corperate welfare we cannot afford.
69,000,000,000,000.00 in unfunded liabilities cannot be touched.
If the government's most pressing issue this year is to reduce the deficit and spending, then gifts to major oil companies should be at the top of the list of things to cut, not throwing seniors under the bus.
How did any person get money to buy food before government decided they could take money from me in order to give it to you?If this affects the illegals... good. If it is solely based on the elderly and disabled.... this is disgusting. Now how in the freaking hell are they going to get money to eat? I wonder what is really going on here.
You're the one that brought it into the conversation. And, yes, they can be repealed - or they can be discontinued. But, the GOP doesn't want to, shows where their interests are. They are for those that support their campaigns, not the regular folk.It's not, what you FAIL to, and I doubt you've even bothered to do more then get your marching orders and start decrying the "evil GOP Big Oil" folks, is that those subsidies can't just "be turned off", it's not like a "gift" you give your neighbor. We're talking about taxes that cover a broad spectrum of issues, grant,s subsidies etc. etc. FURTHERMORE, this is the act of the state of New Mexico, not something Congress did, thus you are off on a tangent about irrelevant issues.
You may consider it small potatoes, but it adds to the deficit. So, cutting them out would help, much more than just throwing seniors under the bus and letting the poor people starve.You are right about one thing, we do need to focus on important matters, that 20,000,000,000.00 to a wide range of oil businesses may seem big to you, but it's small potatoes compared to the real problems.
How did any person get money to buy food before government decided they could take money from me in order to give it to you?
How did any person get money to buy food before government decided they could take money from me in order to give it to you?
In all honesty, What this country may need is a harsh 'let the strong survive" period, a sobering get on the self supporting train or get run over by it.
if things are getting as bad as they are telling us they are, there may be no ther way. redistributing our wealth is not working obviously
In this society you are free to do so.We as a society should take care of those who can not take care of themselves.
I work, as a slave, for the benefit of others i do not know, for two days out of every five.There probably were a lot of people starving to death.
What I see so typical of conservatives, they claim to be Christian and have high family values, but all I see are a bunch of greedy people complaining about the small amount of their pay check that goes to helping those that are less fortunate.
We as a society should take care of those who can not take care of themselves.
I work, as a slave, for the benefit of others i do not know, for two days out of every five.
Perhaps now is a good time to evaluate the Fair Tax. Join me.No, corporate welfare is picking winners and losers through tax breaks/subsides. You, as a conservative, should be against all of it because its bigGov trying to plan the economy.
New Mexico to end food stamp supplement | New Mexico Independent
Well, it's official, New Mexico would rather Rich People get Tax Breaks then elderly people and the poor eat.
And the taxpayers least of all. Sounds good to me.This will make for an interesting future study if this law sticks. Hopefully not too many people will be harmed to get that data.