America is rapidly becoming a nation of takers. An increasing number of Americans expect the government to take care of them from the cradle to the grave, and they expect the government to dig into the pockets of others in order to pay for it all. This philosophy can be very seductive, but what happens when the number of takers eventually outnumbers the number of producers? In 11 different U.S. states, the number of government dependents exceeds the number of private sector workers. This list of states includes some of the biggest states in the country: California, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Maine, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, New Mexico and Hawaii. It is interesting to note that seven of those states were won by Barack Obama on election night. In California, there are 139 “takers” for every 100 private sector workers. That is crazy! The American people have become absolutely addicted to government money, and it gets worse with each passing year. If you can believe it, entitlements accounted for 62 percent of all federal spending in fiscal year 2012. It would be one thing if we could afford all of this spending, but unfortunately we simply cannot. We are drowning in debt, and we are stealing more than a hundred million more dollars from future generations with each passing hour. No bank robber in history can match that kind of theft.
Yes, we will always need a safety net. There are many people out there that simply cannot take care of themselves. We certainly don’t want to see anyone sleeping in the streets or starving to death.
But if the number of people jumping on to the safety net continues to grow at the current pace, the net will break and it will not be available for any of us.
For example, the number of Americans on food stamps grew from about 17 million in 2000 to more than 47 million today. It nearly tripled in just 12 years.
What will happen if it nearly triples again over the next 12 years?
Read More at the dailysheeple.com . By Michael Snyder.
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Isn’t that “hope and change” really working well !??!?! Stupid people gave up their freedom for free health
care ?!??!?! Really….free health care ???? I don’t think it’s going to be free…..the only thing it’s going to do is CONTROL you ! You, your family, your money, your house, your car ( if they let you have one ) and the biggest one is your LIFE , depending on how old you are !!!
This is nothing more than proof that the Socialist system will not work because those that work will quit working and receive all the benefits too. If no one works who will pay for all these freebees.
More and more citizens are saying why should I work and give it to those people. I will quit and let someone give it to me. Here you have the proof of what we have been trying to tell the people for years. Even a liberal should be able to see this now.
The states that are listed are all either BOONS OR ILLEGALS, imagine that, the 2 lowest forms of life on the planet
76% of the “Government Dependents” are Blacks and Latinos. When is “enough is enough”" to be considered for such preferences for the non existing “minorities”, that also show their disregard for real Americans, when voting in bloc for skin and race?
This is how the democrats remain in power. They buy their votes with the taxpayer’s money. They claim they are for the working man, but they use the working man’s money to give to these lazy bums. Each election the democrats scream if you don’t vote for them you will loose your Obama phone, welfare, Wic, food stamps, heap, section 8 housing, and a host of other freebees. This year the democrats are trying to give these bums free internet service. Why should you have to pay for your service if they do not have to pay for theirs? These bums will stand in line to buy $300.00 sneaker and then want you to feed, clothe and take care of their kids.
No one objects to helping someone that truly needs it. They object to helping these people that are on welfare generation after generation and never worked a day in their lives.