Of the 3.7 Trillion dollars spent in 2010 here is the breakdown.
Pensions (SSI)- 774.3 (20%)
Health care (medicaid/medicare)- 829.5 (24%)
Education 157.0 (4%)
Defense(war)- 895.0 (25%)
Welfare--Food Stamps 99.3 (4%)
Unemployment 194.3 (5%)
HUD 77.0 (2%)
Work Training 186.0 (4%)
Protection-Law 55.0 (1%)
Transportation-Goods 106.0 (3%)
Gen. Government-Salaries 30.6 (1%)
Research/Development 109.0 (3%)
Interest on old Debt 188.0 (4%)
*****So it looks as if Welfare (minus medicaid) is the least of our problems. War and SSI..........we need to find a way to fix this before we are the United States of China.
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_welfare_spending_40.html#usgs30260
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