Welfare spending jumps 32 percent in four years

Welfare spending jumps 32 percent in four years

from The Washington Times stories: News by Stephen Dinan

Welfare spending has grown substantially over the past four years, reaching $746 billion in 2011 — or more than Social Security, basic defense spending or any other single chunk of the federal government — according to a new memo by the Congressional Research Service.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/18/welfare-spending-jumps-32-percent-four-years/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS