Comment by m463

4 hours ago

I was wondering what this was.

SAVE - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_Alien_Verification_...

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delichon 4 hours ago

  You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state. -- Milton Friedman

Turns out you can, but for how long?

Muromec 4 hours ago
For as long as you make it possible and attractive for new immigrants to join the this Ponzi schemw
- rattlesnakedave 4 hours ago
  
  Calling the welfare state a Ponzi scheme doesn’t magically make every new entrant a net contributor.
  
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goatlover 4 hours ago
As long as the government doesn't spend trillions on fighting endless wars in the ME, while making it difficult for immigrants to become citizens, then over funding an agency to crack down on immigrants while claiming there is some sort of invasion, all the while cutting taxes for the super wealthy.
- rattlesnakedave 4 hours ago
  
  You could zero out the Pentagon tomorrow and still have to confront the welfare-state arithmetic. Social Security and Medicare alone cost vastly more than defense.
  
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- tekla 4 hours ago
  
  Have fun comparing defense vs welfare/entitlements per year.
  Link the comparison please. I already know what the numbers are
  
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