Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!tektronix!larryk From: larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Social Security vs Social Welfare Message-ID: <5895@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 16:14:40 EST Article-I.D.: tektroni.5895 Posted: Wed Nov 6 16:14:40 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 08:43:27 EST References: <756@whuxl.UUCP> <29200244@uiucdcs> <361@whuts.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 41 >> >> Data for the following table was obtained from the US >> Statistical Abstract, 1984, p.316; the numbers indicate acutal outlays in >> millions of dollars. Adding some calculations not included in the previous two postings, yields: CALCULATIONS ---------------- >> 1980 1983 AMOUNT PERCENT >> ----- ----- ------ ------- >> National Defense 135.9 214.8 +78.9 +58.1% >> Vet.Benefits 21.2 24.4 + 3.2 +15.1% >> Total Military 157.1 239.2 +82.1 +52.3% >> % of total outlays 27.2 29.7 + 2.5% ------ >> >> Income Security 193.1 282.5 +89.4 +46.3% >> Health 55.2 82.4 +27.2 +49.3% >> Education 30.8 26.7 - 4.1 -13.3% >> Total Social Spending 279.1 391.6 +112.5 +40.3% >> % of total outlays 48.4 48.6 + 0.2% ------ ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINT: ---------------------- CALCULATIONS ---------------- >> 1980 1983 AMOUNT PERCENT >> ----- ----- ------ ------- >> National Defense 135.9 214.8 +78.9 +58.1% >> Vet.Benefits 21.2 24.4 + 3.2 +15.1% >> Total Military 157.1 239.2 +82.1 +52.3% >> % of total outlays 27.2 29.7 + 2.5% ------ >> >> Health 55.2 82.4 +27.2 +49.3% >> Education 30.8 26.7 - 4.1 -13.3% Total Social Spending 86.0 109.1 +23.1 +26.9% % of total outlays 14.9 13.5 - 1.4% ------ DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS!