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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (31601)1/19/2009 7:00:07 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
If you consider all social spending to be welfare than yes. If you mean only programs targets at the poor, we do spend a lot of money in that area, its much less than social programs that aren't targeted or are only modestly targeted by income.



To: Peter Dierks who wrote (31601)1/20/2009 6:37:16 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
(Corporate welfare being, of course, by FAR the largest portion of 'welfare spending'....)


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