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Defense is 8% of US government spending. Education 15%! Welfare is 47%!
This post claims that welfare represents 47% of US government spending, compared to 8% for defense and 15% for education. These figures significantly misrepresent actual federal budget allocations, as
This post claims that welfare represents 47% of US government spending, compared to 8% for defense and 15% for education. These figures significantly misrepresent actual federal budget allocations, as Social Security and Medicare (often conflated with "welfare") comprise roughly 50% of spending, but defense is approximately 13% and education is around 3% of the total budget. The post appears to selectively present budget data in a way that distorts the relative proportions of federal spending categories.
Source: Elon Musk (X) | 2026-07-09