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Old 03-04-2013, 12:35 PM   #56
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Re: Sequestration - good, bad, or indifferent?

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Originally Posted by NC_Skins View Post
I have a good clue. You didn't break down that welfare spending.


US Welfare Spending for 2013 - Charts


Family and children spending equates to 111.7 billion of the total spending.

That is what most people bitch about when they talk welfare and that equates to about 26% of welfare spending. So about 2% of the total budget. I was a little off, it accounts for 2.6% of the budget.


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You cannot pick and choose what part of welfare you decide to count. Its over 10% of the budget.
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