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"well sourced" would be linking to the actual source with the citation, not expecting us to dig out the information. I'm not sure how they got to near 20% of US
by altcognito 6y ago
"well sourced" would be linking to the actual source with the citation, not expecting us to dig out the information. I'm not sure how they got to near 20% of US gdp being spent on social programs.
US GDP is 21 trillion, social program spending is under a trillion.
- rayiner 6y agoThe images say the source is OECD data. The OECD tracks various indicators like this in a comprehensive database: https://data.oecd.org/ https://data.oecd.org/ Social expenditures are here: http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/OECD2016-Social-Expenditure-Update.pdf http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/OECD2016-Social-Expenditure-Upda... As defined by the OECD, social program spending includes social security, Medicare, and education (each of which are $700-900 billion expenses).