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Talk:Welfare

2011-06-10T18:50:55Z

Dinkytown: /* Sentence fragment */ response

==On the Reference==
Whoever added "Jackson" - needs to fully cite the source in a "references section". Just saying "Jackson, 2005" doesn't really explain anything - and therefore the reference is questionable.--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 15:45, 22 November 2007 (EST)

== Citations Needed ==
This entire article needs citations.
''Welfare has been growing...''
It's also too simple. It is no longer called Welfare, and the concept has changed dramatically since its inception. I'm giving anyone who wants to look at it 1 day. After that, I'm giving it the scrubbing of its life. [[User:JohnGalt|JohnGalt]] 17:33, 30 November 2007 (EST)

==Image==
Why's there a picture of a bank on an article about welfare? [[User:HDCase|HDCase]] 17:00, 30 November 2008 (EST)

I wonder the same thing. The image seems to be a bit of a non sequitur. --[[User:Economist|Economist]] 17:27, 13 February 2009 (EST)

==Welfare==
Clinton signed GOP legislation cutting back welfare, just so you know who is credited for that success. Also, the U.S. Constitution says to "promote the general welfare", this doesn't mean "fund" the general welfare. Also, it is the same excuse Democrats use for implementing the unconstitutional [[ObamaCare]] package. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 18:37, 29 October 2009 (EDT)

==Sentence fragment ==

The sentence "Opponents say that, since 50% of Americans pay over 96% of the taxes." is incomplete - what was the intention of the writer? [[User:JanW|JanW]] 14:41, 10 June 2011 (EDT)
:I fixed it. Add anymore if you wish. One of he sources didn't make sense so I removed it. Article needs work... [[User:Dinkytown|Dinkytown]] 14:50, 10 June 2011 (EDT)

Welfare

2011-06-10T18:48:46Z

Dinkytown: /* Welfare in the United States */ fixing...

'''Welfare''' is a set of government programs paid for by the taxpayers that provide social or financial support programs specific sectors of the population deemed to be vulnerable, either financially, socially or physically. However, welfare programs can also be extended to much wider segments of the population, such as [[universal healthcare]] systems, [[vaccination]] programs, public roads, schools, and libraries. Some elements are opposed by [[libertarian]]s and [[conservative]]s.

==Welfare in the United States==
Welfare expenditures in the United States have been growing for many years. The welfare system was established by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]], and extended by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as part of the [[Great Society]]. Opponents say that the top 50% of Americans pay over 96% of the taxes. <ref>[http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/250.html]</ref> Supporters may cite the supposed effectiveness of Roosevelt's policies to help end the Great Depression.<ref>http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/overview.htm</ref> Welfare also comes in the forms of [[food stamp]]s, free school lunches, and [[Medicaid]].

==Corporate Welfare==
This is a pejorative term used to describe business loans, subsidies, bailouts, and tax breaks, or a government providing a closed bid contract to a favored company. The term is especially for these actions when directed toward large corporations, and especially in favored sectors such as finance, energy, defense and motor industries.

== Welfare Reform in the US==
In the [[United States]], Conservative legislators passed the [[Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996]], which ended the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and radically changed the US welfare system. Tighter restrictions were placed on the eligibility and manner of receiving public aid in order to discourage families (mainly single, divorced, or widowed mothers with children)<ref>[http://futureofchildren.org]</ref> from remaining idle (outside of the work force). For instance, recipients are required to find employment within two years of receiving aid, and a single family could receive aid for a total of five years. If a mother gives birth to a child while on public assistance, states are allowed to establish "family caps" in order to deny further benefits the family may have been eligible for before the reform<ref>Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/welfare/welfare.htm#new]</ref>. Legal immigrants have also been made ineligible for any Social Security Income (SSI)<ref>Cornell University Law School</ref><ref>[http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/welfare]</ref>.

== Welfare and Welfare Reform in Egypt ==
The Egyptian welfare system is significantly different. Rather than specific programs aimed at helping vulnerable individuals or families, the government prefers to maintain price controls and subsidies, as [[poverty]] is regarded as the most serious social issue, and is widespread. Staple goods such as bread, cooking oil and fuel are all blanket subsidised, that is supplied at the subsidised price to the entire population, with no form of means testing employed. Although this is more expensive than a more targeted means-tested approach, it is administratively simpler, a major factor in a country where the civil service often has limited resources, and limited computerization.

The government also implements non-financial programs, including [[family planning]] (which has succeeded in halving population growth, but still faces many challenges), subsidized basic medical care at the village level, [[vaccination]] programs, and agricultural assistance programs. The government also provides more sophisticated medical services through a network of public hospitals, though care is not free at point of access and facilities are generally less sophisticated than in private hospitals, though geographic coverage is much more extensive.

Attempts to reform the system, by reducing subsidies overall has been proposed many times by the government, and limited cuts have taken place, but there exists huge public resistance to deeper reform, especially amongst the poor, who comprise a huge percentage of the population. At present, there are no plans to drastically alter the provision of medical services, and most reform efforts are aimed at reform of the blanket subsidies on basic goods, and agricultural programs.

== Finding welfare ==
Welfare in the U.S. is administered at the county level. Search terms include welfare, social services, public assistance, and food stamps plus the name of the county. Like before the internet, phone books and yellow pages can be searched as well.

== See also ==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Legislation]]
*[[Capitalism]]
*[[Social democracy]]
* [[Welfare State]]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Government Programs]]
[[Category:Social Problems]]
[[Category:Welfare State]]

Welfare

2011-06-10T18:36:51Z

Dinkytown: expansion of coverage; Christianity had elements of "socialism"; spelling.

'''Welfare''' is a set of government programs paid for by the taxpayers that provide social or financial support programs specific sectors of the population deemed to be vulnerable, either financially, socially or physically. However, welfare programs can also be extended to much wider segments of the population, such as [[universal healthcare]] systems, [[vaccination]] programs, public roads, schools, and libraries. Some elements are opposed by [[libertarian]]s and [[conservative]]s.

==Welfare in the United States==
Welfare expenditures in the United States have been growing for many years. The welfare system was established by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]], and extended by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as part of the [[Great Society]]. Opponents say that, since 50% of Americans pay over 96% of the taxes. <ref>Jackson, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/250.html]</ref> Supporters may cite the supposed effectiveness of Roosevelt's policies to help end the Great Depression.<ref>http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/overview.htm</ref> Welfare also comes in the forms of [[food stamp]]s, free school lunches, and [[Medicaid]].

==Corporate Welfare==
This is a pejorative term used to describe business loans, subsidies, bailouts, and tax breaks, or a government providing a closed bid contract to a favored company. The term is especially for these actions when directed toward large corporations, and especially in favored sectors such as finance, energy, defense and motor industries.

== Welfare Reform in the US==
In the [[United States]], Conservative legislators passed the [[Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996]], which ended the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and radically changed the US welfare system. Tighter restrictions were placed on the eligibility and manner of receiving public aid in order to discourage families (mainly single, divorced, or widowed mothers with children)<ref>[http://futureofchildren.org]</ref> from remaining idle (outside of the work force). For instance, recipients are required to find employment within two years of receiving aid, and a single family could receive aid for a total of five years. If a mother gives birth to a child while on public assistance, states are allowed to establish "family caps" in order to deny further benefits the family may have been eligible for before the reform<ref>Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/welfare/welfare.htm#new]</ref>. Legal immigrants have also been made ineligible for any Social Security Income (SSI)<ref>Cornell University Law School</ref><ref>[http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/welfare]</ref>.

== Welfare and Welfare Reform in Egypt ==
The Egyptian welfare system is significantly different. Rather than specific programs aimed at helping vulnerable individuals or families, the government prefers to maintain price controls and subsidies, as [[poverty]] is regarded as the most serious social issue, and is widespread. Staple goods such as bread, cooking oil and fuel are all blanket subsidised, that is supplied at the subsidised price to the entire population, with no form of means testing employed. Although this is more expensive than a more targeted means-tested approach, it is administratively simpler, a major factor in a country where the civil service often has limited resources, and limited computerization.

The government also implements non-financial programs, including [[family planning]] (which has succeeded in halving population growth, but still faces many challenges), subsidized basic medical care at the village level, [[vaccination]] programs, and agricultural assistance programs. The government also provides more sophisticated medical services through a network of public hospitals, though care is not free at point of access and facilities are generally less sophisticated than in private hospitals, though geographic coverage is much more extensive.

Attempts to reform the system, by reducing subsidies overall has been proposed many times by the government, and limited cuts have taken place, but there exists huge public resistance to deeper reform, especially amongst the poor, who comprise a huge percentage of the population. At present, there are no plans to drastically alter the provision of medical services, and most reform efforts are aimed at reform of the blanket subsidies on basic goods, and agricultural programs.

== Finding welfare ==
Welfare in the U.S. is administered at the county level. Search terms include welfare, social services, public assistance, and food stamps plus the name of the county. Like before the internet, phone books and yellow pages can be searched as well.

== See also ==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Legislation]]
*[[Capitalism]]
*[[Social democracy]]
* [[Welfare State]]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Government Programs]]
[[Category:Social Problems]]
[[Category:Welfare State]]

Vietnam War

2008-05-12T22:56:17Z

Dinkytown: /* Failure of US campaign to help the South */ fact needed

{{rewrite|Doesn't give the origin of the war, what it was fought about, and what the sides were. See [[Talk:Vietnam War/draft]]}}
[[Image:SaigonFall.jpg|thumb|South Vietnamese residents flee [[Saigon]], as North Vietnamese forces enter the city.]]
The '''Vietnam War''' was an [[undeclared war]] fought principally between [[North Vietnamese]] [[Communist]] troops vs. [[South Vietnamese]] forces supported by American soldiers. American troops first intervened in 1965, not counting "military advisers." The war was basically a fight over whether South Vietnam should have a Communist government.

The war was in progress more or less continuously since the surrender of [[Japan]], which occupied Vietnam during [[World War II]], in 1945. [[Ho Chi Minh]], an operative of the [[Comintern]] (the Soviet organization charged with promoting Marxist-Leninist revolution around the world),<ref>[http://www.triumphforsaken.com/index.php?pr=Excerpt Triumph Forsaken], book by [[Mike Moyar]]</ref> led the movement for a unified, [[Communist]] Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969.

Ho's declaration of Vietnamese "independence" in 1945 from [[France]], the former colonial power, was famously modeled on that of the [[United States]],{{fact}} but that country correctly interpreted the flattery as subterfuge and backed France and its ally [[Bao Dai]] to the hilt. By 1953, 80% of the money and material used by Bao Dai's troops came from the United States. Nonetheless, in early 1954 French and allied troops were defeated at the [[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]. The French sued for peace at talks in [[Geneva]], the upshot of which was the creation of four independent countries in their former colony of [[Indochina]]: [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[North Vietnam]] and [[South Vietnam]].

The war was characterized for the ensuing twenty years by the efforts of North Vietnam to take over the South. Rather than play to the strength of the Americans by launching a [[conventional war]] like [[Korean]] leader [[Kim Il-Sung]] had, Ho chose [[subversion (political)|subversion]] of the South as his strategy, using as his tools the [[National Liberation Front]] and its non-uniformed [[guerrilla]] wing, the [[Viet Cong]]. The Comintern resistance movement against the French had previously been known as the [[Viet Minh]]. The South Vietnamese, under various [[military governments]] following the overthrow of their last civilian leader [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] in early November 1963, similarly tried to subvert Ho's government in North Vietnam, but with much less success. U. S. forces supported these operations, leading to the [[ Gulf of Tonkin incident]] on August 2, 1964, when at least one U. S. destroyer was fired on by North Vietnamese forces as it operated close to their waters. The United States responded first with air attacks that became known as [[Operation Rolling Thunder]] and later with ground troops.

==Failure of US campaign to help the South==

Military, political, and social historians have ever after debated why the United States was unable to defeat the North Vietnamese.

[[James Q. Wilson]] wrote: "First, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson both wanted to avoid losing Vietnam without waging a major war in Asia." <ref>When Richard Nixon became president, he wanted to end the war by pulling out American troops, and he did so. None of the three presidents wanted to win, but all wanted to report "progress." All three administrations instructed military commanders always to report gains and rely on suspect body counts as a way of measuring progress. [http://www.opinionjournal.com/federation/feature/?id=110009203] </ref>

Another factor was [[careerism]] of the [[officer corps]]. The number of officers in the US army grew disproportionately from the end of WWII, with a 1-in-15 ratio dropping to 1 in 6. Competition for promotions was handled badly by [[General Westmoreland]], who permitted a six month tour of duty for officers. This was hardly enough time to learn how to engage the enemy successfully, and gave rise to resentment among the largely working-class enlisted men. {{fact}}

America at first operated on the assumption that [[victory by body count]] was possible and would eventually bring the North Vietnamese to the peace table. There were in fact peace negotiations following [[Operation Linebacker II]] in December 1972, but these succeeded mostly in giving the United States its prisoners back and time to withdraw from the fight. It was simply impossible for the North Vietnamese leadership, which had been fighting in some form for 30 years, to imagine the indefinite existence of South Vietnam apart from unification under their rule. Accordingly, after U.S. troops had withdrawn, they renewed their offensive in 1975 and took over the former South Vietnamese capital of [[Saigon]], renaming it "Ho Chi Minh City."

Over the course of the war, the United States suffered 46,226 battle deaths with 153,311 wounded 5,486 missing and 10,326 non-battle deaths. 3.3 million troops fought over the course of the war, with the largest number of 625,866 reached on March 27th, 1969. The North Vietnamese are estimated to have lost 1 million men.<Ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979, Chart Page 1221</Ref>

Today Vietnam has a communist government.

==Controversies about the war==

[[Max Boot]] wrote:
* Numerous bits of conventional wisdom have accreted around the Vietnam War. It is commonly held that [[Ho Chi Minh]] was a Vietnamese nationalist above all, not a true c[[ommunist]], and that his victory was inevitable. That [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] was an unpopular and repressive [[reactionary]]. That the United States had no vital strategic interest in defending South Vietnam. That the ‘[[domino theory]]’ was a myth. That the U.S. was right not to invade North Vietnam or Laos for fear of triggering Chinese intervention. [[Mark Moyar]], a young, bold, and iconoclastic historian, takes a sledge hammer to these hoary beliefs. [His boox] is ‘revisionist’ in the best sense of the word.” [http://www.triumphforsaken.com/]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==

*Larry Berman, [http://hnn.us/articles/37934.html ''Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An''], Time Magazine (Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins, 2007). [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060888381/Perfect_Spy/index.aspx]
*[http://www.fas.org/irp/nsa/almanac-saigon.pdf SIGINT and the Fall of Saigon, April 1975].
*[http://www.independent.org/events/transcript.asp?eventID=6 "Secrecy, Freedom and Empire: Lessons for Today from Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers"].
*[http://www.onpower.org/foreign_regional_Asia.html#10 Vietnam War].

[[Category:Wars]]
[[Category:United States History]]

Junkie

2008-05-12T22:48:39Z

Dinkytown: Source makes no reference to homosexuals.

'''Junkie''' is a slang term for an addict. Its most common use is for drug addicts, but it has also been used to refer to enthusiasts of various topics, i.e. "TV junkie". Junkies have been "central to the spread of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] since the pandemic began more than 25 years ago."<ref>[http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/drugabuse.html Science of drug abuse and addiction]</ref> They are also "major contributors to the U.S. crime problem".<ref>[http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/crime/index.html Executive office of the President]</ref>

The term originated from 'junk', a slang term for [[heroin]], and became popular in 1953 when William S. Burroughs released a book about drug addicts called "Junkie".

==See also==
*[[Addict]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Slang Terms]]

Talk:Junkie

2008-05-10T03:58:52Z

Dinkytown: /* Removed "They are also "major contributors to the U.S. crime problem" */

This article is about the meaning of the '''word''' not a discussion about drug addicts. None of what you wrote isn't true, it belongs perhaps on the [[Addict]] page. This article is discussing the '''word''' junkie. While largely used to describe addicts, it also has other meanings (which you removed of course).

BTW Liberal obfuscation is a made-up term/disorder (not quite sure what Andy thinks of it), even so, I wasn't "excessive words or manipulative phrases in order to distort the truth about controversial issues" I was writing what the '''word''' means. If you would like to add your input to the addict page (ironically enough, another article I wrote most of), feel free. [[User:DLerner|The user formerly known as DLerner]] 10:04, 19 March 2008 (EDT)

:I don't think I removed anything deliberately. I think it is impotant to say this on this page, as some people may not look up [[Addict]] straight away when looking for information on junkies - plus, like the way that [[homosexual]]s stole the once pleasant word "gay" from us, it is important to call a spade a darn spade and keep "addict" for someone who for example plays too many MMORPGS or has an eating compulsion. Filthy drug users should not be allowed to transfer responsibility for their unclean and antisocial lifestyle by whining that they are somehow psychiatrically ill. As opposed to being feckless scabs and parasites on society. Lets not manipulate phrases to diustort the truth about them! [[User:RickKnish|RickKnish]] 10:11, 19 March 2008 (EDT)

::I am adding a link to the [[Addict]] page then [[User:DLerner|The user formerly known as DLerner]] 10:13, 19 March 2008 (EDT)

Your new version is better. I still think the information is better served on the [[Addict]] page, but I'm gonna leave it alone. [[User:DLerner|The user formerly known as DLerner]] 10:16, 19 March 2008 (EDT)

==Removed "They are also "major contributors to the U.S. crime problem"==
Removed the follwing:
''They are also "major contributors to the U.S. crime problem".<ref>[http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/crime/index.html Executive office of the President]</ref>''
The citation mentions nothing about "junkies' as a slang, only drug addiction. That phrase and citation should be desribed in the durg addiction page. [[User:Dinkytown|Dinkytown]] 23:39, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

: A junkie is a drug addict, and the citation is to useful information about drug addiction. We do not allow the removal of information that conforms with our [[rule]]s.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 23:43, 9 May 2008 (EDT)
::I looked at your [[rules]], and they state that they should state the "truth". Where in that citation [http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/crime/index.html] does it mention the word "Junkie"? There are better sites than that one that would better describe that word than that site. Why that site? [[User:Dinkytown|Dinkytown]] 23:58, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Talk:Junkie

2008-05-10T03:39:18Z

Dinkytown: Inserted "Removed..."

Junkie

2008-05-10T03:33:42Z

Dinkytown: Removed section as the citation does not mention the word 'Junkie' in it and only about durg addiction.

'''Junkie''' is a slang term for an addict. Its most common use is for drug addicts, but it has also been used to refer to enthusiasts of various topics, i.e. "TV junkie". Junkies, along with [[homosexual]]s, have been "central to the spread of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] since the pandemic began more than 25 years ago."<ref>[http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/drugabuse.html Science of drug abuse and addiction]</ref>

The term originated from 'junk', a slang term for [[heroin]], and became popular in 1953 when William S. Burroughs released a book about drug addicts called "Junkie".

==See also==
*[[Addict]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Slang Terms]]