What the Heritage Foundation Forgot to Mention

[MJ]

March 24, 2015
What the Heritage Foundation Forgot to Mention
Laurence M. Vance

In “ The Breakdown of Where Your Taxes Go,” a writer for the Heritage Foundation correctly says:

Major entitlements (Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare and Social Security) devoured more than half of the 2014 budget at 51 percent of spending. Other federal benefits took another 19 percent, meaning that 70 percent of government spending went to pay some sort of benefit to someone. These additional “income security” and other benefits include federal employee retirement and disability, unemployment benefits, and welfare programs such as food and housing assistance.

But the the fact that 17 percent of the budget went for offense spending (called defense spending) goes unmentioned. And of course, we know that the 17 percent figure is far too low. See the work of Robert Higgs on this. Conservatives love the warfare state. And don’t be deceived by their attacks on the welfare state. They love it too.

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