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Is this a safe assumption? The majority of our federal budget is spent on social security, health care (more than half on 65 and over), and defense. According t
by jimmytucson 5y ago
Is this a safe assumption? The majority of our federal budget is spent on social security, health care (more than half on 65 and over), and defense. According to this research, only 8% was spent on safety net programs in 2019: https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/where-do-our-fe...
- meany 5y agoI think one could make the case that social security, Medicare and Medicaid are safety net programs. That said, I don’t think that means these taxes would necessarily go to help the poor. Edit - bad spellcheck edit
- jedberg 5y agoI'm saying the assumption when someone says, "increase the gas tax" is that such a system is only viable if a subsidy for the poor is part of it.