Closest estimates put the figure at 22 trillion spent.
Just wanted to make your day......
It would be 22 trillion well spent and certainly enough to get a minority element OUT of the cycle of poverty.
However, the money was squandered because to hear THEM, they are STILL uneducated, oppressed, poor...etc. Really?
You went to the same school that I did, you had the same books, the same classroom, the same teacher, the same instruction.... etc. WTF happened?
If you slept in class, skipped class, mocked education, dropped out, did drugs, got pregnant, etc. Well, where was that supposed to get you?
I think the recipients of the dole NEVER wanted to take responsibility for themselves and NOW they want MORE free stuff because they see they are going nowhere. I wonder why!