Nanny State … We Are Here
” The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that makes welfare that year the government’s largest expenditure, according to new data released by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee.
The total sum taxpayers spent on federal welfare programs was derived from a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on federal welfare spending — which topped out at $745.84 billion for fiscal year 2011 — combined with an analysis from the Republican Senate Budget Committee staff of state spending on federal welfare programs (based on “The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance”), which reached $282.7 billion in fiscal year 2011.
The data excludes spending on Social Security Medicare, means-tested health care for veterans without service-connected disabilities, and the means-tested veterans pension program. “
Is anybody other than that idiot Rush limp balls stupid enough to believe this???
Personal Insults aren’t welcome on this site especially from anonymous trolls . Go stir the pot somewhere else .
Who or what is CRS? Why is relevant information blacked out
Directly from their webpage comes this description of who/what the CRS is . They are an arm of the Library of Congress . All easily revealed with a few mouse clicks . As for the addressee being particularly relevant to the veracity of the data , I have my doubts . Nice Try Troll .
“The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for nearly a century.”
Come on people don’t be fooled again