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You're confusing federal programs (like Medicare and Social Security) which tend to be transparent, efficient, and universal with state run programs (like Medic
by wefarrell 5y ago
You're confusing federal programs (like Medicare and Social Security) which tend to be transparent, efficient, and universal with state run programs (like Medicaid, SNAP) that make up the bulk of welfare spending.
You're not going to find a straightforward answer about to the administrative budgets of SNAP or Medicaid.
- criddell 5y agoThe person you replied to posted a link in a sibling comment that shows 90% of combined Federal and State SNAP money is spend on food. From that link: > Eight percent of total federal- and state-funded costs went for administration, less than 2 percent went for services for beneficiaries, and about 90 percent went for food that beneficiaries purchased.
- wefarrell 5y agoAnd social security, a universal program, has administrative costs of 0.6%: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/admin.html https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/admin.html