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No, that doesn’t prove any expansion of specific programs, only increases in costs.
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The ACA or better known as Obamacare is certainly an entitlement expansion.
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You, and Romney and many other Republicans call it the “entitlement attitude”. The givers v. the takers. The vast majority of that 47% are retiree social security beneficiaries. Double down on that. Over and over again. See how it works out for you.
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That’s pretty much the problem. The taker side is essentially the majority now. Of course they’ll vote to keep those programs going whether we can afford them or not. If you go down that path you eventually end up in Greece’s shoes. Sure we can print but money in itself has no value. It’s the total goods and services you can take and redistribute that has value.
The reality is that this won’t end well. Whether it’s massive austerity like Greece or some kind of hyper inflationary event we’ll end up in a depression. When the pain gets bad we’ll likely have a majority that begs for a socialist government solution and everybody will get poorer. Those with the means will escape the country but loose a lot of assets in the process. Honestly real estate is a pretty shitty investment unless we get our fiscal house in order soon. Just wait until the government redistributes rental properties to the current tenants.
