31 July 19
Robert Reich | Where Your Tax Dollars Really Go
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Website
Reich writes: "Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress claim that America spends too much on things like food stamps, welfare, and foreign aid. But let's look at how the government actually spends your federal tax dollars each year."
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Website
Reich writes: "Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress claim that America spends too much on things like food stamps, welfare, and foreign aid. But let's look at how the government actually spends your federal tax dollars each year."
EXCERPT:
But that’s only 46 percent. The remaining 54 percent of annual spending is on the military, which is more spent on the military than the next 7 nations combined. It’s huge. It’s about the only really big thing the federal government does.
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