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To: TimF who wrote (372347)2/28/2008 4:01:32 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1578105
 
" All federal and state government spending in the US combined has more transfer payments any other category of spending."

Don't know about other states. Here, education is the single largest category. Very little can be classed as transfer payments.

governor.state.tx.us

"And a large part of what state governments do isn't education or important infrastructure. Subtract out public safety as well and you still have a lot of spending. "

Not here.


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