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> In the USA society is never on the hook for fixing people Can you cite this? How much does the US spend on entitlements vs other countries?
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> In the USA society is never on the hook for fixing people
Can you cite this? How much does the US spend on entitlements vs other countries?
- marcus_holmes 2y agoLet me Google that for you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_welfare_spending https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we... It's kinda interesting. In terms of % of GDP on social welfare spending it's halfway down the list (but still just above Australia and Canada which surprises me). In terms of government taxation and spending it's very close to the top on taxation and #10 on spending, which is definitely not what the USA tells itself. This implies that the USA taxes folks heavily and then doesn't spend it on social welfare (which seems consistent with the vast military spending).
- robertlagrant 2y agoWould you say military jumps out?[0] Medicare + Social Security + Health + Income Security add up to 44% already; much larger than the 15.5% military budget. Or am I misreading it? [0] https://www.usaspending.gov/explorer/budget_function https://www.usaspending.gov/explorer/budget_function