Per AI, and per info sourced to the House of Representatives, if accurate is this infuriating...
“Since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the “War on Poverty” in 1964, U.S. federal, state, and local governments have spent an estimated $22 trillion to $26 trillion (adjusted for inflation) on means-tested welfare and anti-poverty programs. Today, the combined government spending on these programs costs roughly $1 trillion annually.”
“Today, the combined government spending on these programs costs roughly $1 trillion annually.”
One president had a name for them: “Welfare Queens”.