Federal Welfare: Paul Ryan

This post couldn't be more perfect timing.  Mitt Romney just announced his running mate for the 2012 presidential race; Paul Ryan.  Before I get into my actual subject I want to talk a minute about Romney and Ryan.  I think that Romney made an outstanding choice in picking Ryan.  For one, Ryan is outstandingly conservative, especially economically, which is the country's biggest struggle right now.  Together, Ryan and Romney will be able to turn the economy around by cutting Medicare benefits to those under age 50 and by lowering taxes and the deficit, as well as making other budget cuts.  Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are going to have a lot to do with Federal Welfare in the coming months, as the election nears; not to mention if Romney wins the election.

Let me start with some current stats concerning Federal Welfare.

• 100 million Americans are currently receiving Federal Welfare, that is NOT including social security or Medicare.  That is 1/3 of the American public!  Medicaid is the most used welfare program.  
• In 2000 there were 34 million Americans on Medicaid.  Now, there are currently 54 million Americans on Medicaid. (Senate Budget Committee GOP Staff Analysis of 2011 data)
• In 2000, 17 million Americans received Food Stamps.  45 million now receive Food Stamps. (Senate Budget Committee GOP Staff Analysis of 2011 data)
• Spending on Food Stamps is supposed to reach $800 billion over the next ten years. (Senate Budget Committee GOP Staff Analysis of 2011 data)

Are 100 million people struggling so much that they can't afford to feed themselves?  In this economy, many of them are!  But, I can guarantee that there are also those who know how to play the welfare game.  The initial purpose of Federal Welfare was to be a temporary helper; to assist people trying to get back on their feet.  It has turned into a permanent solution for many people.

Entitlement.  Why do people now think that they are entitled to free things?  It all comes down to people not wanting to take responsibility for their actions.  They don't want to take responsibility for not having a job.  They don't want to take responsibility for having a child, so they blame it on birth control costing money.  President Obama supports the entitlement mentality every time he says the "fortunate" need to pay more taxes to support those who are "less fortunate".

Having the high earners pay more taxes will NEVER pay off all of the debt that our country is already in, let alone if we let the spending on food stamps reach 800 billion in the next ten years.  If a person makes $60/minute $3600/ hr it will take them 31 years to make a billion dollars.  1 in every 4 employed Americans makes less than $10/ hr.  America is $15 trillion dollars in debt right now and that does not include the interest that we are racking up every second of every day!  In 2011 we paid $454 billion in interest.  We need our next president to lower taxes and make major budget cuts.  Not only are our children going to be paying off the national debt that we have now, but their children as well; and that is just the current debt, not their own debt!.  We need Romney in the presidential office as badly as a person needs water to survive.  Romney will not only make budget cuts, but he will heal the economy, providing a way for people to become self-reliant.  Romney has my vote already!  Does he have yours?