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Re:Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than ... by adamnemecek on Monday June 24, 2019 @08:20PM (#20269954)
The question is about the quality of life people have when they are on such programs.

Also, it's not about how much is spent but how much people actually get. I read somewhere not too long ago that if you divided the amount of money spend on welfare programs by the number of recipients a family of three would be getting $60,000 a year. This is not the case. Welfare administration eats up the difference.

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Re:Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than ... by gwright on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:21AM (#20271141)
I just pointed out that $700 billion isn't nothing.

I'm well aware of the myriad of flaws in the existing programs. I certainly wasn't claiming that the $700 billion was being spent wisely but apparently that is what a number of people assumed.

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Re:Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than ... by chibg10 on Monday June 24, 2019 @10:14PM (#20270588)
Do you have any numbers to back that last sentence up? I suspect the difference between your figure and intuition is less welfare administration bloat and more that most of it is eaten up by exorbitant healthcare costs through Medicare and Medicaid.
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