To put this into perspective, the US spent $4.7T on social programs in 2021. https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spending/categories/ https:

To put this into perspective, the US spent $4.7T on social programs in 2021. https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spending/categories/ https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spend... Other categories were defense + veterans benefits (about $1T), general government (about $.25T) and interest on the debt (about $.35T)