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The creation and swelling of social programs at the fed level has been going on for a loooooong long time. What is changing is that the bloat has finally caught up to the fed and now, after creating this system they are 'dumping' responsibility on the states. Which is the RIGHT thing to do...provided that you end the fed tax bloat. You cant maintain the fed tax bloat which the fed created AND tell the states, oh by the way...pick up the slack. The entire system has to be redefined. My personal belief is that it should be redefined with the fed tax burden radically reduced and the states given the responsibility to spend and tax accordingly.
Yes it has been going on a long time. This fund was originally established in 1935, for the aged, blind and children.
Cutting through to your bottom line, how do we insure the states increase taxes, much less enough to take care of those who through no fault of their own, need assistance? There are many states cutting taxes right now, cutting social programs in the process. The Fed being involved requires the money be spent on them. Take that requirement out, what happens. I don't deny the system is broken. There are people gaming the system as it was reformed and the states are gaming the Fed. That should stop right now. I just want to protect the most vulnerable. Pulling the Fed out and giving the states the responsibility, without safeguards (though how can the Fed impose safeguards when it's not Fed money) is a recipe for disaster.