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One of the most dangerous side effects of the Obama Administration’s failed efforts to move our economy out of recession is the growing expansion of the reliance of many Americans on federal welfare programs. 

According to a study conducted by USA Today, government anti-poverty programs now serve an all-time record of one in six Americans.  More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid right now, and another 16 million are expected to be added thanks to ObamaCare in 2014. 

More than 40 million Americans currently get food stamps, 4.4 million are on welfare and close to 10 million receive unemployment insurance.  Unemployment benefits are now available for up to 99 weeks – more than 8 years. 

These grim numbers are the sum total of the Obama Administration’s work to boost our nation’s economy.  While the economy of India grows by about 8 percent, and even Russia’s economy grows by more than 4 percent, the American economy continues to struggle to create growth and new jobs. 

The Obama White House and the Pelosi Congress are set to make the hole even deeper by refusing to renew the Bush tax cuts.  The impact of hundreds of billions of dollars of tax hikes while in the depth of a recession could extend our economic difficulty for years. 

Unfortunately, the Democrats in Congress and the Obama White House seem to be more interested in prolonging the people’s reliance on the federal government than they are in creating an environment for businesses to thrive and grow.  Until those priorities change, or the American people elect a Republican Congress, our economy will continue to sputter and the federal government will continue to grow.