The US spends billions of dollars each year in welfare programs to poor people. Though it is the richest country in the world millions of Americans depend on the state for survival. According to the House Ways & Means Committee can astonishing $1 Trillion was spent on 80+ programs through various agencies and departments. The bureaucracy that has been built to spend this money is huge and inefficient as shown in the chart below:
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Source: House Ways & Means Committee
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