The Telegraph has a cool interactive graphic that shows how much social welfare spending has increased since 2000 in each of the nations that make up the OECD – the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The U.S. came in third with a 38.2% increase, behind Ireland (61.1%) and Portugal (39.6%). The average for the entire OECD was 16%:
More @ My Gov Cost
A great investment by the political class, along with government schools. After creating a dependent, ignorant, brainwashed underclass, the political class can stay in power forever without having to worry about anybody challenging their rule.
ReplyDeleteJust like England.
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