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8. About 100 billion on corporate welfare & the top 8 2017 takers were

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 01:07 PM

Feb 2019

Boeing at 13.18 billion, Alcoa at 5.62 billion, Intel at 3.87 billion, GM at 3.58 billion, Ford at 2.52 billion, Chrysler at 2.06 billion, Royal Dutch Shell at 2.04 billion & Nike at 2.03 billion.

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If you think the country is going broke [View all] Arkansas Granny Feb 2019 OP

And the rich wants that 59 billion as well. Iliyah Feb 2019 #1

If you think the country is going broke just look at the bloated military budget. nt Autumn Feb 2019 #2

Yeah...$611 billion...per year? workinclasszero Feb 2019 #12

"As a percentage of GDP" is the only true comparison. In that metric, we're not at the top. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #13

I'm willing to bet next year they will get even more. They got 82 B more than Autumn Feb 2019 #14

$611 billion?!? Try twice that! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #15

Damn! workinclasszero Feb 2019 #16

I put the following up on FB the other day in response to a good friends post of a similar nature A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #17

It's morally bankrupt thegoose Feb 2019 #3

Medicaid spending alone is about $600B/yr. exboyfil Feb 2019 #4

Appears that the OP isn't close to being correct MichMan Feb 2019 #6

Thank you! Duppers Feb 2019 #7

K&R. Thanks for that simple, clean summary. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #11

Trump's tax cut made the rich much richer at140 Feb 2019 #5

About 100 billion on corporate welfare & the top 8 2017 takers were yaesu Feb 2019 #8

Kicked/Recommended BadgerMom Feb 2019 #9

I wish Democrats would understand how to use simple memes like this LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #10

Memes that are not true ? MichMan Feb 2019 #18

Obviously not LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #19