When I heard Limbaugh ranting about this on the radio yesterday, I thought it was just hype and half truth.
It turns out, he's right.
Holy (bleep!) Is this country in trouble, or what?
Welfare spending jumps 32% to over a trillion dollars
Here's another:
That's 1.03 teradollars, or roughly ten grand per taxpayer, and it's more than the military budget.
It turns out, he's right.
Holy (bleep!) Is this country in trouble, or what?
Welfare spending jumps 32% to over a trillion dollars
Federal spending on more than 80 low-income assistance programs reached $746 billion in 2011, and state spending on those programs brought the total to $1.03 trillion, according to figures from the Congressional Research Service and the Senate Budget Committee.
Here's another:
In many respects, this country no longer looks like the American Republic that our parents and grandparents experienced. More than ever before, government is destroying private enterprise on the one hand, and offering permanent dependency on the other hand. With all the focus on big bird, binders, and the 47%, the most important figure is the $1.03 trillion – the cost of combined federal and state welfare spending per year.
That's 1.03 teradollars, or roughly ten grand per taxpayer, and it's more than the military budget.