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Subject:	Re: Discussion (Was: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:47:57 GMT
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Last I head, from the Congressional Budget office figures, about 7 out of 8 dollars go to the administering of the programs, not the recipients, so whenever they talk about putting more money there, it is for the people running it, not the people on it. Another tidbit, on these same lines, what is the biggest union? the UAW, or the UFCW? Nope, it is the United Federal workers Union. Larry Pieniazek wrote: > > Jasper Janssen wrote: > > > I wonder where you get your figures. My figures say the costs of > > administration of the US welfare system are about 2% of the total sum > > paid out. > > and mine say they can go as high as 70%. > > 2% admin for a US government program? Laughable. > > -- > Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar > - - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com > fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet. > > NOTE: Soon to be lpieniazek@tsisoft.com :-) -- _________________________________________________________ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator, CAD Systems Administrator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Work Page: http://www.aeieng.com/ Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3372/index.html Main LEGO Page: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3372/index.html Soon to come: Star Wars LEGO Sets Parts Selling Page!

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		Re: Discussion (Was: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
(...) whenever (...) Not only the huge costs of dispensing the money in these programs, but I have heard that 50% of the money that the IRS collects is spent collecting it. That seems like a terrible waste to me. Flat sales taxes anyone? Chris (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Discussion (Was: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
John, (...) Pointless, yes, as always, but still there. I'm used to getting crispy every now and then, part of debate, I guess. (...) I don't think it is wrong. If that's the way they want to be, that is their right, unless the government intervenes (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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