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Zipgun

(182 posts) Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:23 PM Jun 2015

Any one have some good links to reliable stats showing the reality of welfare numbers?

Percentages of able bodied people vs. elderly, disabled and children. How little social welfare costs and how much corporate welfare costs. That kind of thing. I have a few, but looking for more.

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Any one have some good links to reliable stats showing the reality of welfare numbers? (Original Post) Zipgun Jun 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author valerief Jun 2015 #1

We spend twice as much (2×) on corp welfare than social welfare: JaneyVee Jun 2015 #2

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JaneyVee

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2. We spend twice as much (2×) on corp welfare than social welfare:

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Sun Jun 14, 2015, 02:46 PM

Jun 2015

http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/corporate-welfare/corporate-welfare-statistics-vs-social-welfare-statistics/

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