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==Welfare in the United States==

==Welfare in the United States==

Welfare in the [[United States]] has been growing for many years. The welfare system was established by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]], and extended by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and the [[Great Society]]. Opponents say that, since 50% of Americans pay over 96% of the taxes <ref>Jackson, 2007</ref>, welfare is a [[socialist]] policy. Welfare also comes in the forms of [[food stamp]]s, free school lunches, and [[Medicaid]].

Welfare in the [[United States]] has been growing for many years. The welfare system was established by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]], and extended by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and the [[Great Society]]. Opponents say that, since 50% of Americans pay over 96% of the taxes, <ref>Jackson, 2007</ref> welfare is a [[socialist]] policy. Welfare also comes in the forms of [[food stamp]]s, free school lunches, and [[Medicaid]].

==Corporate Welfare==

==Corporate Welfare==

This is a pejorative term used to describe business subsidies and tax breaks, especially for large [[corporation]]s.

This is a pejorative term used to describe business subsidies and tax breaks, especially for large [[corporation]]s.

[[Category: Politics]]

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[[Category:Government Programs]]

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