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Re:The US has spent $1.5 trillion on war since Sept 11 attacks by onomonomono on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @10:50AM (#17960210)
For perspective, we spend about $1 trillion on means-tested welfare programs every year. So 17 years of war would cover about 18 months of welfare spending.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_programs_in_the_United_...

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Re:The US has spent $1.5 trillion on war since Sept 11 attacks by citation_please on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @11:06AM (#17960386)
Made me think: if we cut corporate taxes, raised the minimum wage, and reduced means-tested welfare, where would we end up? Same position but with less bureaucracy?

Something tells me that the welfare safety net has more societal benefits than a wage floor, but right now we don't really have a respectable form of either compared to 20 years ago.

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