Welfare is now the single largest national expenditure. The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested
federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that
makes welfare that year the government’s largest expenditure, according
to new data released by the Republican side of the Senate Budget
Committee. ... MORECaroline May: Welfare Now Costs $1,030,000,000,000
Welfare is now the single largest national expenditure. The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested
federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that
makes welfare that year the government’s largest expenditure, according
to new data released by the Republican side of the Senate Budget
Committee. ... MORE