Government - #101 - # 17 - “Just thought you’d like to know!!!!”

The Governments Money Comes From.........

33% - Individual Income Taxes
7% - Corporate Taxes
30% - Social Security and Medicare taxes from both individuals and their Employers
7% - Excise Taxes and other Fees
23% - Treasury borrows from other countries, U.S. Bonds, etc.
_________ called (the “Interest on the National Debt and the Deficit”!!!)
100% - Total
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Ques. #1 : If the National Deficit goes up, from where do you think the money can come?
Ans. : Increase “Taxes”? ....and /or.... Increase “Borrowing”? …. (i.e. Just sell more bonds and increase the National Debt???)

Ques. #2 : If the National Debt goes up, where do you get the money for the increased interest payment on the new Debt???
Ans. : Increase “Taxes”?....And/or.... Increase “Borrowing”?
(i.e. Just sell more bonds and increase the National Debt???)

“GET THE PICTURE?”


Also… Some more “POLITICAL FACTS” ... (as of Jan. 1996)

Since 1960:
1. Population has grown "41%"
2. (Adjusted for inflation..) The Gross National Product has risen by "300%"
( From a total cost of all goods and services of $1,971 bil. to a total $4,920 bil.)
3. Social spending by Government has risen "500%"……( from $143 bil. to $787 bil.)
4. Welfare spending has increased "630%"
5. Education spending has increased "225%"
( from $63 bil. to $207 bil!!)
( S.A.T. scores have dropped 80 points...)
( Spending per student has increased from $2,035 to $5,247 )
IMMIGRATION ….
As of 1992 :

1. 750,000 legal immigrants of working age were admitted to the USA.

2. "In Addition", 60,000 foreign professionals were admitted on "extended work permits".
(Most of these were in skilled , highly paid occupations such as engineering, medicine, computer programming, etc.)

3. 2/3rds. of the legal immigrants enter this country as "low-skilled".
(Entering markets of disappearing occupations and competing with our own "low- skilled")

4. 90,000 of these legal immigrants are over 55 years of age and we have a $4800 billion debt.
Our schools are overcrowded,inefficient and can't successfully cope with the student load now.
Our welfare and free medical costs are a national emergency.


Are "more people" the ANSWER? ……. (“What’s the successful alternative?)

(The following so called facts were "recycled" from other sources! They may be TRUE!!)

1. Teen births have increased from 15.3 per 1000 to "42.5" per 1000 births … ( Has nothing to do with population growth! )

2. Births to Unmarried Women have risen from 5.3% of all births to "28%" of all births
(Whites from 2.3% to "21%"....Blacks from 23% to "65%")

3. Marriages (per 1000) women have decreased from 73% to "54%"

4. Divorces (per 1000 Married women) have increased from 9% to "21%"

5. Marriages (per every 1000 Unmarried women) have decreased from 73 to "55"

6. Single parent families have risen from 9% to "28%" ( of all families with children)

* Need to know more?
* Get the picture?
* Do you have any detailed, "understandable" proposals?

HOW MUCH?....WHO PAYS?

( WE'RE waiting!!!!)