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To continue a conversation about bureaucracy below (JeffB)
Posted on: December 6, 2017 at 14:14:37 CT
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No, entitlement benefits are not 70% lost to bureaucracy. I dont care who you read that from. This is NOT an argument of whether or not we should provide these entitlements, however.
In 2016 the US spent $73B on SNAP benefits, as an example. There were ~45.7M people who received those benefits. The average payout per person is about $125 per month (according to https://www.cbpp.org/research/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits).
$125/mo payout per person times 12 months = $1500 per year. 1500 per year times 45.7M people = $68.55B
$68.55B/$73B = 93.9%
Edited by Badird at 14:15:02 on 12/06/17
In 2016 the US spent $73B on SNAP benefits, as an example. There were ~45.7M people who received those benefits. The average payout per person is about $125 per month (according to https://www.cbpp.org/research/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits).
$125/mo payout per person times 12 months = $1500 per year. 1500 per year times 45.7M people = $68.55B
$68.55B/$73B = 93.9%
Edited by Badird at 14:15:02 on 12/06/17
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