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Old 09-12-2010, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullseye 2620 View Post
Annual spending on welfare (TANF) — $4.5 billion — amounts to less than one percent of what was spent on the bank bailout (TARP) — $700 billion.
TANF is just one program. Total federal welfare spending is just under $500 billion a year. To date net TARP(payments less what has been paid back) is under $90 billion and falling.

Like Ladder13 says, infastructure doesn't vote and welfare recipients do. Also, infastructure maintainance doesn't make for good photo ops. Ribbon cutting for new roads and bridges does.

Bob