Where is this "welfare state"? How are people suppose to get that money? I don't see it happening - it all goes to programs that suck the money up before it rea

Where is this "welfare state"? How are people suppose to get that money? I don't see it happening - it all goes to programs that suck the money up before it reaches anyone like Medicare and supporting end of life cost for people that weren't even poor while providing little for the actual poor, etc.