https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/12/its-the-welfare-state-stupid/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:58:31 -0400<![CDATA[First, it squeezes other government programs. This is already happening. President Obama’s budget assumes that defense spending, as a share of the economy, falls 39 percent from 2011 to 2022. The Army is to drop by 80,000 soldiers, the Marines, 20,000. Domestic “discretionary” spending is cut even more, 45 percent. Research, education, transportation, law enforcement and other programs face pressures.]]>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:45:07 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/12/its-the-welfare-state-stupid-n280420