Another example is Medicare and medicaid-programs with worthy goals but whose costs have increased from 11.2 billion to almost 60 billion, more than 5 times as much, in just 10 years.
"State of the Union Addresses of Ronald Reagan"
Ronald Reagan
Starting in fiscal 1984, the Federal Government will assume full responsibility for the cost of the rapidly growing medicaid program to go along with its existing responsibility for Medicare.
"State of the Union Addresses of Ronald Reagan"
Ronald Reagan
Last year, Medicare, medicaid, and other new programs that you passed in the Congress brought better health to more than 25 million Americans.
"Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present"
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