Yeah... Add in HUD and SSI. This is the majority of spending on poverty, and it's literally direct transfers. So I'm really confused by this comment. The rea

Yeah... Add in HUD and SSI. This is the majority of spending on poverty, and it's literally direct transfers. So I'm really confused by this comment. The reason we spend money on special programs is because things like job training and drug addiction would never be taken care of by just handing out free money.