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Comment by arjie

This makes it sort of obvious how large the US welfare state is.

Medicaid: 10%

"Safety Net": 7.1%

Social Security: 22.6%

Medicare: 14.2%

53.9% of the federal budget is spent on welfare. That seems roughly in line with most Western nations.

parent arjie 6 months ago

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