How Much Do We Spend on the Nonworking Poor?
So the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities decided to add up the numbers and figure out how much money the federal government spends on the nonworking poor. The answer: about 10 percent of all federal welfare spending.
How Much Do We Spend on the Nonworking Poor? | Mother Jones
Cost of war at least $3.7 trillion and counting
Cost of war at least $3.7 trillion and counting | Reuters
More than 50% of US Government Spending Goes to the Military
More than 50% of US Government Spending Goes to the Military | Global Research
"The Solution in Afghanistan: Get Out"
The human and financial costs of the war in Afghanistan "are unacceptable and unsustainable":
This war has already cost us more than $450 billion; combined with the war in Iraq, it is estimated to account for 23 percent of our deficits since 2003. Where is the outcry from the Tea Partyers and the deficit hawks? Fiscal conservatives should be howling that this war is being financed with borrowed money. Those who support the war should be willing to pay for it.
Economist's View: Iraq and Afghanistan
Obama did not create a welfare state, the right did.