This study could be summarized as "the poorest 20% of USA residents have as much money spent addressing their poverty as the average citizen of a European count

This study could be summarized as "the poorest 20% of USA residents have as much money spent addressing their poverty as the average citizen of a European country". But once you pick through the details you realize they are looking at expenditure , not outcomes. Considering this, and given the gross corruption and inefficiency of US welfare, most notably healthcare, it might be more accurate to say that "The poorest 20% of USA residents have as much money wasted on a farcical attempt to support them ..."