what is the benefit of government expenditure on social programmes?
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Social programs are very useful in any society.  In the US, the social programs provides a safety net for its people.  This safety net keeps people from falling too low and preserves its society.  In many countries with no such programs, there are a few super rich and 90% poor.  This combination will lead to an unstable society if the poor feel that they are stuck and decides to take more.
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Money recieved by the Federal government through taxation.
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Maximum public benefit at minimum public cost.
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You have to remember that government programs to help the poor are really just applying a financial band-aid to the problem.  It keeps them alive, so that they can climb their way back into a better life.\nThe key is that the person must desire to change.  This is true for any disadvantaged person: poor, alcohol or drug dependent, overweight, etc.  They must desire change, or no amount of help will do anything over the long term.\n\nThe government programs are their to sustain these people until they are ready to help themselves...and then there are government programs to help them do that, too.
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A Federally funded "government entitlement", as I'm expecting your question is in reference to, is a benefit paid for by the U.S. taxpayer to assist those in need of opportunity.  That's a laymen's definition.  \n\nSocial Security is a forced entitlement, created by FDR.  It was meant to create revenue for the Government at the time of its inception. Citizens are forced to pay into SS and that money generated by the Federal Government is invested and draws interest.  It is funnelled to various accounts and is part of the Federal Budget.  Check the accounting principles that regulate it.  You will find that SS monies are used to pay for SS, as well as other government subsidies and entitlements, such as WELFARE, FARMER SUBSIDIES, ETC.\n\nQuite frankly, I'd rather have that money that I've been forced to pay the imperial federal government.  I'd invest it and I'd earn MORE MONEY that what SS is yielding.  This is a policy that President BUSH wanted to happen.  Afterall, ALL FEDERAL employees have this as a program. So, why can't we?  Answer:  Democratic leadership, led by Ted Kennedy, argue that SS is needed.  Why?  see my point above about how it's used.  These people use scare tactics to convince people that SS is a Security Blanket, because they're too foolish with their money.  Let GOVERNMENT handle your own financial portfolio.  Not ME.  I can earn MORE MONEY without the GOVERNMENT telling me what to do.  \n\nYou can too.  \n\nAsk your SENATOR or your REPRESENTATIVE about whether or not they are part of the PRIVATE investment program that FEDERAL employees have that we don't have (we have SS-- yippee).
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Because we need it to fund all our new social programs that started since the Civil War.  The New Deal programs during the depression, medicare, medicaid, and a host of other programs.  However, our government is full of crooks and a lot of our money goes to corporate bailouts, tobacco subsidies and other such nonsense. Vote Libertarian!  No income tax.
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Well, there are some "wonderful" things we do with tax money.  But there's also alot of waste and we spend money on things we probably shouldn't.  \n\nThere are no programs, that I know of, in the federal government where a decent business case of cost/benefit is performed.  We have programs around that have been there for decades and we have no idea if they're still worth doing.   We spend tons of money on things that benefit a very small number of people- tons of pork dollars go to building things fed dollars should never fund and that we frankly can't afford.\n\nWe invest money in research and often times allow the patents (our public patents) to be used by private industry for little to nothing.  then, we as consumers get to pay tons for either drugs, medical care or consumer products that we the public funded to develop.  How does that make sense?\n\nAt this point, 25%+ of the fed budget goes to the military\nAbout 20% or more (I think) goes to pay interest ONLY on the debt.  We never retire any principle on our debt.\n\nLocal taxes etc. is a slightly different story-- still have waste and inefficiecy though.\n\nI personally don't see what I get for my tax dollars (at the federal level) other than things like roads, national parks (which I have to pay to use), consumer protection laws (marginally benefit me that I can tell), college (I paid my tuition-but fed/state dollars go to Universities).  I have never taken advantage of any federal programs, no subisdies, so welfare/TANF.  So what am I getting for my money?  Not much that I can see.  Yet I pay quite a bit of dough each year to the fed and state.  More than alot of people make in a year.  \n\nWe get taxed for pretty much everything we come in contact with-- think about it.  Income, consumption of all sorts, gasoline, phone, utilities, property.  Next thing you know, they're going to tax the air we breath.  Its get tiresome and eats away at everybody's earnings.
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http://www.socialsecurity.gov/planners/calculators.htm\n\nis their benefits calculator.
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Well there's the debate whether if those effects are positive or negative in first and third world countries.  In a little more than 10 years after the creation of the WTO the world's poor nations became poorer and the rich nations wealthier.  I think any economic policy to be implemented ought to involve social development as well... it doesn't make sense to make the global exchange more efficient if the majority of people will suffer from it in the end.
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Social Security is a socialist program.  It does not work.  It must be abolished and US citizens given the right to invest that money in our own retirement plans.  The baby boomers are going to start retiring in the next ten years and they are going to bankrupt Social Security.  There is currently 7 working people paying into the SS system for every 1 person drawing benefits.  In ten years there will be 2 people paying into the SS  system for every 1 person drawing benefits.  Let's say that an individual gets $800 a month for their SS benefit currently each individual is responsible for $114.29 each per month.  Now in ten years each individual will be responsible for $400.00 each per month.  It can not continue to function like this.
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when government subsudizes a certain sector, that reduces the cost of production of the good. that leads to increase in world supply and price eventually falls, assuming demand does not change.
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Yes, some NGO's receive government funding.  Many could not exist without that money.  They often have to do special applications and proposals to get the money and must reapply for it every year.  They usually also have to account for the spending of the money.  Sometimes there are strings attached to the money, such as they have to support certain philosophies.
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Assuming you mean public social insurance such as Social Security, check out the website below.
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Redistribution of wealth and provide services (food stamps, government assistance, school grants, building highways, schools, government buildings, veteran's benefits, military defense, police, courts and everything you can imagine that government takes care of).
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This sounds like a homework question but i will still answer it:\nCity welfare payments\nState unemployment payments\nFederal Social Sectury payments
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Simple term: government spending.
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Clinton passed the most sweeping welfare reform bill in 50 years - welfare to work. I think welfare is a solid program as long as it's not abused and is not a lifelong meal ticket. As far as Social Security goes, what ever happened to personal responsibility? Why are we paying what is basically a tax to Washington when we could be investing that money and getting higher returns? Social Security will not be backrupt in 20 years. It is bankrupt now. There is no money in the social secutiry trust fund. It has all been spent and replaced with IOUs. Washington is spending "our" retirement money. There are 2 ways to fix the system. Raise the ceiling for SS contributions from $72,600, where it is now, and "lock box" them, or disband the system.