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Message: <blockquote data-quote="refineryworker05" data-source="post: 3354376" data-attributes="member: 66082">“Welfare” is a meaningless term that really just means the government spending on people I don’t like. Welfare was reformed in 1996 renamed TANF and spending in that program has not grown one penny since 1996.  It’s less than 1% of the federal budget. Food stamps is less than 2% of the federal budget. Public housing/section 8 is less than 1% of the federal budget. WIC is less than 1% of the federal budget. In fact, adding up all the so called welfare programs( TANF, Foodstamps, Section 8, WIC) adds up to not even 3% of the federal budget. So why do we pretend that cutting welfare spending will impact the budget and end budget deficits or save a bunch of spending?  Oh that’s right cause they hate the Americans they think are getting that spending.</blockquote>