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Agree with you there ;)




Not sure SS is a constitutionally supported program.  Believe it was one of the new deal initiatives (which really expanded the scope of the Gov)


Don't believe folks truly understand where their taxpayer $s go.  Roughly half (in the US) is non-discretionary (i.e. Medicare/SS), which means it's not legislated/appropriated by Congress.  Half of the other half is Defense.  And the remainder is everything else (FAA/DOT/Ag/HHS/etc).


[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/[/URL]


Also, think when people complain about the "Gov", they are aren't complaining about their local elected officials.  It's everyone else that's the problem


[URL unfurl="true"]https://taxfoundation.org/federal-aid-reliance-rankings/[/URL]


Don't get me wrong, i'm not defending the government, just trying to put things in perspective


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